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membership throughout your career

CSD provides a membership category to suit every stage of a designer's career.

Applicants are required to demonstrate their competence and that they are suitably qualified to be awarded a particular category of membership reflecting the stage in their career development.

Regular assessments for Assoc.CSD, MCSD and FCSD are held throughout the year at a cost of £45. Members of CSD do not pay for upgrading in any membership category.

The Society welcomes lapsed members and provided your membership has not been closed for too long, the rejoining process simply involves completing a rejoining form - download form.

Details of the benefits and services for members can be found on this website but the main benefit as ever remains professional recognition.

CSD Membership Categories

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Member (MCSD)

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News
Chartered Designer final consultation

The Society’s final consultation in respect of Chartered Designer will give a further opportunity to individuals, who were unable to attend previously, and to the wider design sector to put forward their views for consideration when implementing the Register later this year.

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If Only Competition from the University of Bath

The University of Bath is currently running a competition for student who are......read more

WIPO Gold IP resource now active

The World Intellectual Property Organisation, of which CSD holds Observer Status, has launched WIPO Gold, a portal intended to be a dynamic and evolving tool, expanding over time to build a one-stop gateway for IP data.

Further deatails can be found by visiting the 'intellectual property' page of the CSD website
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New BIS Website

BIS have launched a new website aimed at entrepreneurs. The website is a port......read more

UK lags in innovation

The UK economy has experienced a ‘lost decade’ of innovation, with new evidence showing that businesses had a crisis of confidence in the 2000s, prioritising cash and concrete over investment in innovation.

The UK economy has experienced a 'lost decade' of innovation, with new evidence showing that businesses had a crisis of confidence in the 2000s, prioritising cash and concrete over investment in innovation. Read more ...

Make it in Great Britain

Business Minister Mark Prisk has today announced the finalists of a nationwide competition to seek out the UK's next big pre-market products, processes and concepts......read more

Chelsea course recognised

Congratulations to the Interior Design FdA course at Chelsea which has gained the first CSD Recognised award. Read more ...

CSD response to APGDI debate

The APGDI debate was interesting although some areas were no......read more

Make it in Great Britain

The Make it in Great Britain campaign has a competition to dispel the myth th......read more

Government publishes innovation and Research Strategy for Growth

Our Universities, Research Councils and businesses are national assets that form the foundation of the UK’s future competitiveness. However, if we are to realise our vision for the UK’s future we need to strengthen our innovative capability and encourage further investment in innovation. Read the strategy here ...

HM The Queen approves Chartered Designer

Her Majesty The Queen has approved an order giving the Chartered Society of Designers the power to set up and maintain a Register of Chartered Designers and to confer the title on designers.

The news follows over 10 years of development and two years of consultation with the membership and the design sector.

The Society now begins a period of consultation before determining how the Register will be developed and maintained. Read more ...

IPO launches free patent system

UK business could save nearly £100,000 per year thanks to a free patent system launched by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO). The new online service, called Ipsum, will remove the cost to businesses of requesting patent documents; instead they will now be available for free at the click of a button. Read more ...