It's hard to work in a large design team without getting at least somewhat involved in how the group is organized. During my time within such teams, I've been a part of many discussions and iterations of different organization models.
From these experiences, I've developed a model that seems to be able to sustain a large amount of distinct project work and simultaneously support the diversity of the designers within the team.
The model is under laid by the fact that in addition to different skill-levels, designers also have unique strengths and interests in particular types of design work. In particular: product design, strategic design, and design management.
Read the rest of the explanatory text that accompanies this diagram here.
Luke Wroblewski, a prolific writer and design strategist, has written a series on the organizational structure of a corporate design department. He has kindly permitted DD to reblog three of his posts on the topic here.
