Designed Here, Made There? Project-based Design Work in Toronto, Canada

Tara Vinodrai

Chapter 6 in Industrial Design, Competition and Globalization, 2010, pp 117-140 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract In February 2004 the front cover story of The Economist highlighted the shift of white-collar work to offshore locations as firms responded to competitive pressures and lowered their production costs in a globalized economy. In doing so, The Economist asked the provocative question: what will be left if professional services relocate to offshore locations? How will cities, regions and nations in advanced economies remain competitive? According to a growing number of observers of the contemporary economy, the answer is very simple: creativity.

Keywords: Design Activity; Economic Geography; Design Work; Graphic Designer; Cultural Industry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230274037_6

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