Multimedia Blog

I read an interesting article today about Nottingham announcing a bid to become the World Design Capital. The award aims to encourage the use of design to further the social, economic and cultural development of the world's cities. From what I can make out Nottingham is in a position to make a strong bid. If Nottingham is successeful it could attract investment and encourage economic development. It would give Nottingham a certain status and the city would gain global recognition.

I found this article and all the related websites really interesting, I knew Nottingham had a growing creative industries sector but I wasn't aware of all the networks and partnerships that exist. I don't know a lot about the creative industries sector 3 year growth plan but it's being backed by the city council and it seems like it's going to encourage further growth. It will be interesting to see if Nottingham can put itself on a par with cities like London and Manchester in the future.