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Crana Handknits among design
graduates
21.02.08
INISHOWEN entrepreneurs
were among 14 people who graduated last week with
certificates from the Institute of Leadership and
Management.
The recipients all completed the Donegal Design
Directorate Accel Project training to help them
realise the value of good design in promoting their
products and services. |
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Among them were
Rosaleen Hegarty of long-standing Buncrana knitwear
company, Crana knits; Grace Ann Downey of Sharp
Design; Lee Gooch of AudioWorks; Catherine Sproule
of Guava Juice Bar; Maeve Dunlevy of Dunlevy
Distributors and Liam Foy of Foy & Company
“The training programme was great," said Catherine
Sproule. “Our old company brand didn’t |
portray the company the
way we wanted. The training programme took me
step-by-step through re-branding the business, and
simple design tips like clearly marking the health
benefits of our products on the packaging have had
an immediate impact on sales."
Liam Foy said he found the course great value. |
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“Most training
programmes I’m interested are either very expensive
or based in Dublin or the UK, and in retail, taking
time off to travel for training is difficult," he
said. “The Design Directorate has provided a really
high-quality course at low cost and delivered it
here at home.” |
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The Donegal Design
Directorate is looking forward to capitalising on a
very successful and eventful first year. It is now
gearing up for Donegal Design Week from March 7 to
March 14. It will include a series of events to
celebrate and showcase the work of Donegal designers
while the main event of the week will be 'Show Off',
a design exhibition highlighting the new work of
local designers in areas such as fashion, textiles,
product design, photography, media and visual
design. This event will take place at the Regional
Cultural Centre in Letterkenny.
For more about the Donegal Design Directorate or
Donegal Design Week, please contact Aisling Lynch,
Donegal Enterprise Board design programme manager on
074 9160735 or email
alynch@donegalenterprise.ie . |
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