How Brexit Could Impact The Creative Industry
The United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union. Fast Company discuss how design might change as a result.
24 June 2016
| Lacey Glave
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Fast Co.Design
On June 23, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union in a referendum known as Brexit.
As a result, markets have plummeted and a general sense of uncertainty has spread around the world. Could Brexit also negatively impact the creative industry?
The answer is a resounding "yes," according to several designers we interviewed and previous reports.
"Today is a sad day," says Marina Willer, a partner in Pentagram's London office. "We are closing doors, to clients, friends, talent, economical growth and generosity. We are turning our backs to the open arms that created the European Union. That cannot be good for design, for business, for culture, or for our futures."
Of course, it's still too early to know the vote's full repercussions. But there are the big concerns that leaving the EU brings up for British professionals in a variety of creative fields, including motion graphics, interaction design, branding, furniture, and publishing.
Design education could suffer Benjamin Hubert runs the experience design studio Layer. Some 95% of his employees come from mainland Europe. "As a studio, we're growing fast at the moment," he says.
"To continue to get more and more creative people is going to become more and more difficult if it becomes hard for people to come over, to have that freedom of movement, and to also feel secure about coming to work in the U.K."
As a result, markets have plummeted and a general sense of uncertainty has spread around the world. Could Brexit also negatively impact the creative industry?
The answer is a resounding "yes," according to several designers we interviewed and previous reports.
"Today is a sad day," says Marina Willer, a partner in Pentagram's London office. "We are closing doors, to clients, friends, talent, economical growth and generosity. We are turning our backs to the open arms that created the European Union. That cannot be good for design, for business, for culture, or for our futures."
Of course, it's still too early to know the vote's full repercussions. But there are the big concerns that leaving the EU brings up for British professionals in a variety of creative fields, including motion graphics, interaction design, branding, furniture, and publishing.
Design education could suffer Benjamin Hubert runs the experience design studio Layer. Some 95% of his employees come from mainland Europe. "As a studio, we're growing fast at the moment," he says.
"To continue to get more and more creative people is going to become more and more difficult if it becomes hard for people to come over, to have that freedom of movement, and to also feel secure about coming to work in the U.K."
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