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Words we love - pareidolia (am I seeing things?)

Web Summit 2024

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Five ideas from this year's Web Summit

set the agenda winter 2024

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Set the agenda - Winter 2024

D&AD x Red Setter Design Social

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D&AD x Red Setter - our first 'Design Social'

Henry Steiner

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My Life in Design with Henry Steiner - father of graphic design in Hong Kong

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My Life in Design with the co-founders of Wiedemann Lampe

Sonder words we love

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Words we love: sonder - the complex lives of others

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My Life in Design with Julia Beardwood of Beardwood&Co

Brand Design PR Spotlight Hayley

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Brand Design PR Spotlight on Hayley Hayes - Senior Editorial Consultant

D&AD Red Setter Design Social

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Join us at The Design Social with the D&AD

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My Life in Design with Dick Powell, co-founder of Seymour Powell

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My Life in Design with Fe Amarante, founder and principal Experimenta

Shapes

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Our first Meeting Room Presents in Brighton with Supermundane and Rejane Dal Bello

Ian Ritchie MLID

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My Life in Design with Ian Richie co-founder of JKR

Design Effect 2024 Red Setter insights

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A (design) night at the museum: 3 learnings from ‘The Design Effect’ 2024

Jolene Deslisle Working Assembly MLID

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My Life in Design with Jolene Delisle of The Working Assembly

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New event aims to put design in the spotlight in Brighton - Meeting Room Presents...

FRED GELLI of Tatil MLID

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My Life in Design with Fred Gelli co-founder and CEO of Tátil

Words we love Noodle

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Words we love: Noodle as in ‘having a noodle’

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My Life in Design with Joanne Chan CEO of Turner Duckworth

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My Life in Design with Domenic Lippa, Pentagram partner (& chair)

Red Setter set the agenda autumn design events 2024

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Set the agenda - Autumn 2024

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London Design Festival LIVE 'My Life in Design' event with Pentagram's Domenic Lippa

Brand Design PR  Ellie Harbinson

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Brand Design Spotlight on Ellie Harbinson - Account Executive

Amy internship

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Two Months at Red Setter: what I’ve learned!

Huit

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Brandspiration: Hiut Denim

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Claire Blyth speaking at HOW Design Live - September 2024

Emily Gosling design writer at Red Setter

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Brand Design Spotlight on Emily Gosling - Editorial Consultant

Nicer Tuesdays July 2024

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Five things we learned from July's Nicer Tuesdays

Words we love - Pebbling

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Words we love: Pebbling – a new love language

Cher Keane

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Brand Design Spotlight on Cher Keane - Associate Director

Brandspiration Pot Gang FINAL

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Brandspiration: Pot Gang

Set the agenda - summer 2024

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Set the agenda – Summer 2024

Red Setter at D&AD

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Five things we learnt at D&AD 2024

My Life in Design podcast LIVE Birmingham Design Festival

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My Life in Design LIVE at Birmingham Design Festival

What makes a good talk at OFFF?

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What makes a good talk at OFFF?

Claire Blyth brand design PR spotlight

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PR Brand Design Spotlight on Claire Blyth - Founder and Managing Partner

Words we love Red Setter - PR for design

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Words we love: glorious

Mauro Porcini - My Life in Design series 5

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My Life in Design - Mauro Porcini senior VP and chief design officer at PepsiCo

BRANDSPIRATION Lidl

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Brandspiration: Lidl

Ekaterina Solomeina MLID

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My Life in Design Podcast - Ekaterina Solomeina, co-founder of Future London Academy

Alex Moulton Trollback on My Life in Design podcast

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My Life in Design Podcast - Alex Moulton Chief Creative Officer at Trollbäck+Company

Brand Design PR Spotlight Lily

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PR Brand Design Spotlight on Lily Clamp - Senior Account Executive

Alex Center MLID

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My Life in Design Podcast - Alex Center, founder of CENTER

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TEDxBrighton 2024: ABBA, highlights & insights

Joshua Breidenbach MLID

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My Life in Design Podcast - Joshua Breidenbach, founder and ECD of Rice Studios

Day in the life of Claire Blyth, Red Setter, on Creative Bloq

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Day in the life - Claire Blyth (as featured in Creative Bloq)

Joy Nazzari MLID

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My Life in Design Podcast - Joy Nazzari, Founder DNCO

Hamish Campbell Pearlfisher talks to Claire Blyth, founder of Red Setter, PR for brand design agencies

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My Life in Design Podcast - Hamish Campbell VP/ECD of Pearlfisher New York

Sian Disson Red Setter PR

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Brand Design Spotlight on Sian Disson - Senior Account Director

B&B studio My Life in Design Podcast with Red Setter

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My Life in Design Podcast - Kerry Bolt & Shaun Bowen of B&B studio

Account Manager

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We're hiring! Account Manager

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My Life in Design Podcast - Emily Rickard CEO of BUCK

BRAND

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Brandspiration: Who Gives a Crap

Making the case for investment in design

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Making the Case for Investment in Design

Mary Lewis My Life in Design Podcast with Red Setter

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My Life in Design Podcast - Mary Lewis of Lewis Moberly

Red Setter Set the Agenda - Spring 2024

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Set the agenda - Spring 2024

Brand Design PR Spotlight Kate

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Brand Design Spotlight on Kate Selley - Senior Account Manager

Design Writer Job 1

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We're hiring! Design Writer

Words we love POP

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Words we love: pop

AE 1

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We're hiring! Account Executives

Brand Design PR Spotlight Miriam

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Brand Design Spotlight on Miriam Chumbley - Senior Account Executive

The wisdom of Steven Bartlett

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The Wisdom of Steven Bartlett

Alex Blyth Transform Magazine

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Branding in tech - more vital than ever (in Transform)

Words we love Home

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Words we love: home - the more 'homes' we can find, the better

Brand Design PR Spotlight Carrie

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Brand Design PR Spotlight on Carrie Ellis - Senior Account Manager

Red Setter Christmas 2023

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Red Setter Year in Review – Our Top 10 Highlights

Words we love Ludicrous

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Alternative word of year (we love): ludicrous (because that sums up 2023 perfectly)

DINES Studio Blup on My Life in Design podcast

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My Life in Design podcast - Dines, Studio Blup

Marina Willer My Life in Design podcast

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My Life in Design Podcast - Marina Willer, Pentagram

Brand Design PR Spotlight Anna M FINAL

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Brand Design PR Spotlight on Anna McKie - Editorial Consultant

Design Events Red Setter

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Set the Agenda - Winter 2023

Cat How of How&How on My Life in Design

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My Life in Design Podcast - Cat How of How&How

Wired Impact Red Setter

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Five takeaways from Wired Impact

Words we love Verlan

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Words we love: verlan – when bonjour becomes jourbon - a celebration of French slang

Win pentaward

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How to win a Pentaward – the inside track from the judges

REJANE DAL BELLO

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My Life in Design Podcast - Rejane Dal Bello

Brand Design PR Spotlight Gemma

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Brand Design Spotlight on Gemma Maxey - Associate Director

Stefan Sagmeister

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My Life in Design Podcast - Stefan Sagmeister

PENTAWARDS

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Five Things We Learnt at the Pentawards Festival

NB STUDIO

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My Life in Design Podcast - Alan Dye and Nick Finney, NB Studio

Words we love Nice 1

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Words we love: nice - stop hating on nice! It's not nice

SEAN THOMAS JKR

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My Life in Design Podcast - Sean Thomas, ECD, JKR

Ellie Harbinson Red Setter PR for brand design agencies

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Five things I've learnt in one year working in brand design PR

Flock Brighton's Design Gathering

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FLOCK - Brighton's Design Gathering

DESIGNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY

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Designing for Sustainability: five pieces of advice from the experts

Robert Brunner

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My Life in Design Podcast - Robert Brunner, Ammunition

Denomination

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My Life in Design Podcast - Ro and Margaret from Denomination

Beth Marchant PR Red Setter

Brand Design Spotlight on Beth Marchant - Senior Account Executive

Jim Sutherland

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My Life in Design Podcast - Jim Sutherland of Studio Sutherl&

Neuroscience of design

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Jeremy Lindley on Neuroscience in Design - 5 things we learnt

Red Setter Team

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Red Setter x Design - London Design Festival day out

Words we love Kerfuffle

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Words we love: kerfuffles and inconsequential blunders

Dieline Forum

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Nursery rhymes, goblin hills, and the birth of Venus – two days at Dieline Forum

Brand Design PR Spotlight Josh

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Brand Design PR Spotlight on Josh Johnson - Account Executive

Nicer Tuesdays 1

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This Tuesday was a nice one – It’s Nice That’s September ‘Nicer Tuesdays’

Set the agenda - design events autumn 2023

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Set the Agenda – Autumn 2023

Words we love Banger

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Words we love: what an absolute banger!

Charlotte Blog

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From in-house to agency

Brian Collins FINAL

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My Life in Design Podcast - Brian Collins, co-founder of COLLINS

Brand Design PR Spotlight on Anna RT

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Brand Design PR Spotlight on Anna Richardson-Taylor, Editorial Consultant

Synoptic Office My Life in Design Podcast

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My Life in Design Podcast - Caspar Lam and YuJune Park, founders of Synoptic Office

Vicky Stoakes PR Week

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Is there room in agencies for employees with a chronic health diagnosis? (as featured in PR Week)

David Johnston Accept Proceed

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My Life in Design Podcast - David Johnston, founder Accept & Proceed

Brand Design PR Red Setter

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Brand Design PR Spotlight on Alex Blyth, Managing Partner

VICKY TRANSFORM

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Hiring a PR agency? How to set it up for success (as featured in Transform)

PR job Red Setter Account Manager Brighton

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We're hiring! Account Manager

Paula Scher

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My Life in Design Podcast - Paula Scher, partner Pentagram

Craig Black

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My Life in Design Podcast - Craig Black, visual artist

John Glasgow FINAL

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My Life in Design Podcast - John Glasgow, co-founder Vault49

Sarah Boris My Life in Design podcast Red Setter

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My Life in Design Podcast - Sarah Boris, artist & designer

By Design Post

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Unexpected Connections in Bratislava - ByDesign Conference

Red Setter set the agenda summer

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Set the Agenda - Summer 2023

Dave Palmer LOVE

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My Life in Design Podcast - Dave Palmer, ECD and Owner of LOVE

Harry Pearce My Life in Design

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My Life in Design Podcast - Series 3 Launch - Harry Pearce, Pentagram

MY LIFE IN DESIGN Claire Blyth Red Setter

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My Life in Design Podcast - Series 3 Launch 8th June 2023

Red Setter D&AD

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Red Setter Perspectives from D&AD Festival 2023

Paula

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An evening with Paula Scher (Typocircle event)

Hayley blog

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We’ve got in-house copywriters. Why would we need a journalist to write our PR stories?

Cher Linked In FINAL

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Five things in five years (advice to my younger self)

Vicky PR Moment

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What to advise clients and your team about posting on social (as featured in PR Moment)

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Red Setter Selects - Brand Stories

Jack Renwick FINAL

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My Life in Design Podcast - Jack Renwick, Founder & Creative Director, Jack Renwick Studio

Red Setter Brand Design PR

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Surprising Stories - Your agency has more stories to tell than you think (as featured in Transform)

MT Cassidy PepsiCo Red Setter

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My Life in Design Podcast - Marie-Thérèse Cassidy, VP Design Europe at PepsiCo

Words we love Malarkey

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Words we love: the unassuming power of 'malarkey', and an ode to cringe

Red Setter in-house writer

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We're hiring! In-House Journalist / Writer

ASTRID STAVRO Social Media

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My Life in Design Podcast - Astrid Stavro COLLINS

Select the agenda spring 2023

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Set the Agenda - Spring 2023

CRAIG OLDHAM FINAL

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My Life in Design Podcast - Craig Oldham founder Office of Craig

LILY INTERN TO AE FINAL

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Intern to AE – How getting a PR admin role as a student kick started my career

TONY SPIN

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My Life in Design Podcast - Tony Brook, Spin

Alex Blyth brand design agency PR

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The one thing that makes a branding agency stand out (as featured in Transform)

Vince Cover

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My Life in Design Podcast - Vince Frost, founder, CEO and ECD of Frost*collective

Starting a career in design? 5 things design leaders want you to know

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Starting a career in design? Here's 5 things design leaders want you to know (as featured on Creativepool)

JEREMY LINDLEY MY LIFE IN DESIGN PODCAST

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My Life in Design Podcast - Jeremy Lindley Global Design Director at Diageo

words we love serendipity

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Words we love: a snippet of serendipity please

LIZA ENEBEIS NEW COVER REVISED

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My Life in Design Podcast - Liza Enebeis of Studio Dumbar

APORVA BAXI My Life in Design FINAL

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My Life in Design Podcast - Aporva Baxi of DixonBaxi

Baxter Bailey

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My Life in Design Podcast - Baxter & Bailey

My Life in Design podcast Red Setter DBA

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It's back! Season Two - My Life in Design podcast with new partner, the DBA

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How to get over the 'boss complex' - by being one (as featured in We Are the City)

Red Setter Year in Review 2022

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Red Setter Year in Review – Our Top 10 Highlights

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Words we love: Zeitgeist - spirit of the times and pop culture moments of 2022

Title Page

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Set the Agenda - Winter 2022

Sian We Are the City

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Tips for the anti-quiet quitter - how to show initiative in your career (as featured in We Are the City)

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Words we love: Eureka! And other 'Aha!' moments

Gem Coverage

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Tips for staying positive (as featured in PR Moment)

Red Setter PR

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Red Setter Selects - Brand Collaborations

Bowie7 Credit NEON

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BOWIE: what can creatives learn from Moonage Daydream? (as featured in Creativepool)

Dutch DW2

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Our Red Setter Dutch Design Week Experience

Day in the life of Account Manager Jack

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Day in the Life of Account Manager Jack

Words we love ellipsis

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Words we love: ellipsis - the anxious ellipsis and other YA stories

PR Moment

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Is PR a better employer than it used to be? (as featured in PR Moment)

Set the Agenda - Autumn 2022

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Set the Agenda - Autumn 2022

Designing for designers

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Designing for Designers - a head-to-head on a rebrand to appeal to designers

Lind and Lime

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Red Setter Selects - Drinks Brands

Red Setter Account Executive

Careers

We're hiring Account Executives!

Buzzsprout Ian Wharton ep 9

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My Life in Design Podcast - Episode 9 (last in series)

Buzzsprout cover Jos Harrison ep 8

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My Life in Design Podcast - Episode 8

Set the Agenda - Summer 2022

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Set the Agenda - Summer 2022

My Life in Design podcast Nat Mayer Kerning the Gap

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My Life in Design Podcast - Episode 7

Graham Wood My Life in Design Podcast

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My Life in Design Podcast - Episode 6

Gush Mundae 'My Life in Design' podcast part two

My Life in Design Podcast - Episode 5 PART TWO

Gush Mundae Bulletproof 'My Life in Design' podcast

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My Life in Design Podcast - Episode 5 - PART ONE

Words we love Spoonerism

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Words we love: spoonerism - a ‘half-warmed fish’ and other slip ups

Stuart Watson Nomad My Life in Design Podcast

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My Life in Design Podcast - Episode 4

How to double your LinkedIn followers

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How to double your LinkedIn followers in a year (as featured in Vuelio)

My Life in Design Heidi Lightfoot Together Design

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My Life in Design Podcast - Episode 3

Sporadically

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Words we love: sporadically - a 'Clueless' word

My Life in Design Podcast Mother Design

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My Life in Design Podcast - Episode 2

My Life in Design podcast Max Ottignon

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My Life in Design Podcast - Episode 1

My Life in Design Podcast

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My Life in Design Podcast Launch

Red Setter PR jobs editorial consultant in-house journalist

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We're Hiring - In-House Journalist / Editorial Consultant

Red Setter Nostalgia Brands

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Red Setter Selects - Nostalgia Brands

Is y2k PR

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Is Y2K PR making a comeback? (as featured on PR Week)

Gemma Maxey PR

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The return of in-real-life client meetings - why we need them

Red Setter - Set the Agenda Spring 2022

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Set the Agenda - Spring's Must-See Design Events

words we love: arise

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Words we love: arise – the Wordle-busting blinder

Red Setter Great Place to Work

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Red Setter is officially a Great Place to Work

How 1

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Top tips for selling in (as featured on PR Moment)

Chelsey Pippin Red Setter

Careers

A Day in the Life of an In-House Journalist at Red Setter

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Words we love: plethora - 'Would you say I have a plethora of piñatas?'

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5 minutes with Claire Blyth (as featured on Transform)

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How to get the most out of your PR internship (as featured on Vuelio)

Fun

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What's the prediction for PR in 2022? (as featured on PR Moment)

Cover of brand book

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Lantern Reveals New Identity for Red Setter ("Designing for Designers") (as featured on PRINT magazine)

Alex 2 PREFERRED

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Doing things differently. How Red Setter is tackling the PR recruitment crisis (as featured on Vuelio)

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Red Setter rebrand by Lantern (as featured on Transform)

Goldcan

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The best PR stunts of 2021 (as featured on PR Moment)

Red Setter - Set the Agenda

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Set the agenda – Red Setter’s Top Design Events December 2021

Claire PREFERRED crop

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Balancing the Grind interview with Claire Blyth (as featured on Balance the Grind)

Sian PREFERRED

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Curious, creative and collaborative? Perhaps a career in PR is for you (as featured on We Are the City)

Red Setter Design Events November 2021

Events

Set the agenda - Red Setter's Top Design Events November 2021

Red Setter words we love

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Words we (would) love: a word to solve the question ‘heat hot or spicy hot?’

Careers at Red Setter

Careers

Wanted Freelance SAE/AM to join our team

Anna Richardson Taylor

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Considering the 'dark side'? Advice for those looking to switch from journalism to PR (as featured on journalism.co.uk)

Design events October 2021

Events

Set the agenda - Red Setter's Top Design Events October 2021

Best PR advice you've ever been given

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What's the best piece of PR advice you've ever been given? (as featured on PR Moment)

Red Setter's Walking Map by Sarah Holland

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Q&A with Sarah Holland on Red Setter's Walking Map

Day in the life of PR account manager

Careers

A day in the life of a Red Setter Account Manager - Carrie

Red Setter is hiring

Careers

We're hiring an SAE

Red Setter is hiring a PR Account Manager

Careers

We're hiring an Account Manager

Kappa Logo 1984

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Brand shout out to Kappa

Red Setter Design Events

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Set the agenda - Red Setter's Top Design Events September 2021

Roisin Art PR to Design PR

Careers

What I've learnt switching from Art PR to Design PR

Freelance to in-house journalist

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Freelance to employed: What I learnt moving from independent journalist to permanent PR role (as featured on Creativepool)

Red Setter in-house journalist

Careers

We're hiring - in-house journalist / editorial consultant

Red Setter favourite galleries to explore

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Set the agenda - Red Setter's favourite museums and galleries to explore

Petrichor - words we love

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Words we love: petrichor - the sweet smell of summer rain

Claire Blyth Design Community Hub

Our thinking

Why the design industry needs the Design Community Hub right now

Vicky Stoakes

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Is having a niche your agency's superpower? (as featured on New Digital Age)

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The Design Community Hub - a New Angle (as featured on It's Nice That)

What PRs can learn from Harry Kane

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What PR pros can actually learn from Harry Kane (as featured on PR Week)

Red Setter's Top 5 Design Events in July 2021

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Set the agenda - Red Setter's Top 5 Design Events in July 2021

How to get in the top 1% of LinkedIn engagement

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How to get in the top 1% of LinkedIn engagement

Words we love: Portmanteau

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Words we love: portmanteau - a beautiful mash up

Design events June 2021

Events

Set the agenda - Red Setter's Top 5 Design Events in June 2021

Instagram saturation

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Instagram saturation: how design agencies can stand out in a sea of creativity

The case for 'ain't'

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Words we love: the case for 'ain't'

Design events May 2021

Events

Set the agenda - Our pick of May's design events

Day in the life of a PR account executive

Careers

A day in the life of a Red Setter Account Executive

words we love bubble

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Words we love: bubble - who doesn't love a bubble?

TikTok for design agencies

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What's the real value of TikTok and should your design agency be on it?

Design Community Hub

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Design Community Hub launches to “keep the industry alive” (as featured on Design Week)

How

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How, when and if PR is returning to the office post pandemic (as featured on PR Moment)

Deborah Dawton interviewed on Sky News

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Design Community Hub interview on Sky News with DBA Chief Executive Deborah Dawton

words we hate normalcy

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Words we hate: normalcy - the virus within the virus

Vicky Stoakes PR

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How the pandemic changed PR (as featured on PR Moment)

Words we love alone

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Words we love: alone but not lonely

why webinars work

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Why webinars work and ceviches destroy good ideas

How branding agencies get noticed by property firms - 7 steps

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How branding agencies get noticed by property firms - 7 steps

How to grow your creative agency in the Covid-19 downturn

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How to grow your creative agency in the Covid-19 downturn

2 Brighton

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The agency pivot - when to do it and how to get it right

Harry Pearce Pentagram

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You'll never be a fine artist - what Harry Pearce of Pentagram did next

Words we love malapropisms

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Words we love: malapropisms and other verbal bloopers

Guide to Agency Growth through Social Media

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Guide to Agency Growth through Social Media

words we hate utilise

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Words we hate: one word never to utilise

A Guide to Agency Growth through Thought Leadership

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A Guide to Agency Growth through Thought Leadership

Guide to Agency Growth through Award Wins

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Guide to Agency Growth through Award Wins