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There are some proposals from different authors. It seems that the proposals depend on the point of view of the authors. If authors write from the perspective of corporate consultants, then they develop a rough process that uses the business language and it should appeal to the boards of the corporations.Such a business proposal of a process approach in developing a corporate identity or other design fields to gain a competitive advantage usually include different steps:articulating the firm's competitive strategy;design requirements and resources;ensuring communication among design and other functions;the design brief;measuring performance (Olson et al., 2000). It is somehow obvious that designers themselves need some different and more specific information.The specific and different information could be presented in complex models or could be put in simple laws of corporate design that are the constitution of the...

“Champions may push from above, policies may sit off to one side, programs tend to be temporary and functions isolated, whether leading or lagging. In contrast, design as infusion works alongside, and especially within other functions. Managers whose responsibilities touch design do not merely accept it, but become part of it. Design thus becomes a way of life in the organization.” —Dumas and Minztberg, 1989Design Champion is according to one of the design consultancy approaches one of the most suitable ways for an organization to promote design. The champion could be the chief executive officer or other executives too or even an outside consultant. This person acts as a patron and even if he/she leaves the organizations there is the possibility to leave something important behind. The problems could occur when there are promoted beliefs...