At the same time inventor, artist, technician and ergonomist, the designer is distinguished by a desire to improve his environment and to take a fresh look at the objects that surround him. In France, the number of designers would amount to more than 33,000 professionals, for an estimated turnover of 5.3 billion. For a long time considered as the final touch of a process, the design is today integrated at the earliest into the development of a product , as a factor of innovation and differentiation. In this context, the report "Design in Tech 2017" is without appeal: the future of business through design , including digital design. Investment in design continues to grow ( 16.6bn in 2015) with double-digit growth in digital design.