COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY
Community is the cornerstone of Design Truth.
It allows us to nurture a new wave for industrial design to thrive as a fair, inclusive, diverse and transparent industry bursting with talent, opportunities and ideas.
From listening to the realities of industry life on our podcast to making genuine connections at our sold-out nationwide events, our unique network is growing and flourishing all the time.
Keep scrolling for more on Training, Events & Podcast.
Events
Training
Podcast
Events
Events form the foundation in bringing the community to life.
From bus or by Brompton, 150 designers turned up to the inaugural launch event #001 during a Tuesday-night tube strike in London, and we have not looked back ever since.
Since then we have sold out all of our first 10 events across four cities in Manchester, London, Cambridge & Bristol.
Over 1000 designers attended a Design Truth event in 2023.
Whether it is a catch up with old colleagues, a hazy trip down memory lane with alumni to forming new connections for that student placement, design internship, freelance contract or career opportunity - a Design Truth event provides the perfect backdrop for you to make things happen.
A ticket to a Design Truth event continues to be the most sought after ticket in the calendar.
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#020
July 11 / London
Capacity [350] / TICKETS OUT NOW.
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We call it an award celebration.
Money behind the bar. The fancy seeing you here.
Have fun. Enjoy the company of people who know what you actually do for a living.
Celebrate the hard-work of design students all over the UK who have decided that entering the Design Truth awards was too good to turn down.
4 paid internships and a £1500 cash prize.
New Designers turns 40. We can toast to that.
Stu Cole survived South London. We should toast to that.
Close out ND in style.
Welcome to Design Truth #020.
#019
March 13 / London
Capacity [250] / SOLD OUT.
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Call the chiropractor as guess who is back.
Welcome to Design Truth #019.
#018
November 20 / London
Capacity [150] / SOLD OUT.
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The final Design Truth event of 2024, brought to you by Suri.
About time we went East.
Tickets went inside 24 hours. Sold out. One day we will sell out.
Welcome to Design Truth #018.
JOBS FAIR.
August 5th / BRISTOL.
Capacity [280] / SOLD OUT INSIDE 24 HOURS.
For new beginnings.
For old stories.
For the design & engineering talent that has been unfortunately made redundant at Dyson.
Local, national & international employers in the building.
Dyson made over 1000 redundancies.
Not on our watch.
It is called community. You look out for one another.
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Suri
Industry of Us
Prototype Projects
Design Truth training is gold for your professional development.
Real-life, genuine insight from industry experts helping you or your industrial designers becoming the best they can be.
We understand the complexities and nuances of the profession like no other, providing a rich depth of training encompassing both the commercial and creative elements the industry desires.
Our training is delivered face-to-face in small, likeminded groups designed for maximum impact. This allows you to experience the insight from the trainer facilitating but also the peer-level perspective in the room.
TRAINING
YOUR FACILITATOR
From setting up or scaling a design agency to mastering industry-essential software like Keyshot or Solidworks - the depth of topics we cover on a Design Truth training combined with the access we have to industry is an exciting evolution to what is currently available on the market.
The next Design Truth training will be ‘The Industry Guide to Ai’ facilitated by Rupert Warries:
Our industry guide series - including ‘The Industry Guide to KeyShot’ facilitated by Liam Martin has been purposefully built to improve the professional development of industrial and furniture designers - a training that has been completed by designers from the likes of Brompton, British & American Tobacco, Herman Miller, Pentagram, DCA Design and more.
Our next session with Rupert (for one group of up to 10) will be taking place on Tuesday 29th July.
Click + for more info on course content & pricing.
To book your slot for the training / contact hello@designtruth.co.uk.
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Unlock the full potential of A.I. in design with "The Industry Guide to A.I. for Industrial and Product Designers": a one-day immersive workshop transforming your approach to design ideation, visualisation, prototyping and presentation delivered by Rupert Warries, an Industrial Designer with multi-sector expertise and specialist in integrating A.I. into cutting-edge design workflows.
As an experienced design consultant working with global leaders across industries, Rupert uniquely blends hands-on industry insights with advanced design methodologies, leveraging A.I. to amplify creativity and efficiency in everyday design work.
This one-day workshop is designed specifically for senior designers and creative directors aiming to explore the integration of powerful A.I. tools into their, and their team's, daily workflows.
This workshop is not aimed for beginners.
You'll explore core A.I. capabilities such as crafting high-quality imagery through tightly controlled generative techniques that leave creative vision in the hands of the designer, transforming and reimagining imagery and visuals, creating dynamic concept videos, rapidly prototyping 3D models from ideas, and innovatively leveraging large language models to unlock advanced insights, drive creative ideation, and enhance strategic decision-making beyond conventional use.
Companies benefiting from Rupert’s insights include multinational corporations and leading design studios across Consumer Electronics, Industrial Hardware, Aeronautical, FMCG and Furniture sectors.
Rupert was also heavily involved in Blond’s recent Ai-driven exhibition at Milan Design Week.
After this workshop, you'll confidently utilise state-of-the-art browser-based A.I. tools to dramatically accelerate your design process, enhance your creative outputs, and efficiently communicate visionary concepts to clients and stakeholders whilst retaining tight creative control. You'll also position yourself to adapt to the rapidly evolving landscape of A.I. and the ever changing tools that drive it.
You will need your own laptop or tablet. Attendees must sign up for recommended browser-based A.I. subscriptions.
This exclusive one-day session takes place on [Tuesday 29th July], from 9:30 AM until approximately 4:30 PM. Our training venue is held in Russell Square, London. Lunch is also provided.
Next Session: Cost: £650 + VAT
SUBSCRIPTIONS NEEDED:
Note – Final list is TBC
Required: Vizcom / Midjourney / LLM of choice (ChatGPT Free is fine) / Kling A.I / Hyper 3D Rodin· Vizcom
· Kling AI: Next-Generation AI Creative Studio
Optional : Runway ML / Adobe Suite / Higgsfield A.I.
PODCAST.
Design Truth started as nothing more than a podcast back in April 2020.
A creative outlet designed to keep industrial designers connected during periods of lockdown, uncertainty and isolation.
Over 60,000 downloads later, the podcast is a vehicle to keep the community engaged with our initiatives and industry life.
We have spoken to the likes of Arrival, Blond, Morrama - covering topics about becoming a BCorp, starting a design agency, transitioning to service design, design education through to The Apprentice.
There is something for everyone.
This is a project we stopped at over 60,000 downloads - but we hope the conversation remains timeless.