| There are many trade bodies, business support organisations and general interest sites offering information and advice on design related matters. Here are just some of them:
 Anti Copying in Design (design protection advice): www.acid.uk.com
British Design Innovation (promoting British design): www.britishdesign.co.uk
Business Link (UK business support agency): www.businesslink.gov.uk
Centre for Sustainable Design (eco-design site): www.cfsd.org.uk
Chartered Society of Designers (professional body for UK designers): www.csd.org.uk
China-Britain Business Council (China business portal): www.cbbc.org
CoolHunting (weblog of what’s hot in design, culture & technology): www.coolhunting.com
Core77 (industrial design super site): www.core77.com
Design Agenda (design think tank): www.design-agenda.org.uk
DesignBoom (Milan based design site): www.designboom.com
Design Council (promoting British design): www.design-council.org.uk
Design for the World (voluntary design for people in need): www.designfortheworld.org
Design Museum (modern and contemporary design exhibits): www.designmuseum.org
Design News (international design news): www.designws.com
Design Observer (writings about design and culture): www.designobserver.com
FreePatentsOnline (free patent information): www.freepatentsonline.com
GrantsNet (UK grants & funding information): www.grantsnet.co.uk
How Stuff Works (everyday things explained): www.howstuffworks.com
Inclusive Design (designing for people site): www.inclusivedesign.org.uk
Institute for the Future (futurism and emerging technology): www.future.iftf.org
Matweb (materials data site): www.matweb.com
UK Intellectual Property Office (UK intellectual property agency): www.ipo.gov.uk
Transgenerational Design Matters (designing for an aging population): www.transgenerational.org
UK Trade & Investment (promoting UK design export): www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk
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