Channel vision
Identity is the name of the game at this year’s Guernsey Photography Festival, held in June, with 20 exhibitions from some of the world’s most renowned photographers as well as
Designs on art heritage
How do budding creatives find out about design? Lucky kids have family in the business, but until now for most the introduction has come through school. Art and design and
Editor’s blog
Picture the scene. Sea Design co-founder Bryan Edmondson and The Brand Union’s executive creative director Glenn Tutssel are huddled round a piece of exquisite artwork, glass of wine in hand,
We mustn’t allow craft skills and typography to drop off college curricula
Dalton Maag’s Nokia Pure and Johnson Banks’ client-specific typefaces notwithstanding, there’s nothing new about custom-designed fonts. They’ve been with us for years, with seminal examples including the Nat West font
Stay on the fringe
Of course we have to understand our clients’ businesses, but it’s vital to maintain an outsider status to give our talent for ’design thinking’ free rein, argues Adrian Shaughnessy
United voice
The merger of the Design Council with the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment marks huge changes. Lynda Relph-Knight reflects on the new charity’s broader remit and implications for
CSD marks anniversary with new identity
The Chartered Society of Designers has unveiled a new visual identity to mark its 80th anniversary and a major strategic review.
Me & Dave homes in on Singapore market
Me & Dave has named and branded E City, a new luxury apartment complex based on east London’s Old Street that is being marketed to the South East Asian market.
Hyper Island training academy launches Manchester offshoot
Applications are currently being accepted for the Hyper Island Interactive Media Design and Management programme, a Manchester-based pilot of the Swedish industry-led educational model that aims to help young people
Let’s think carefully about the aim of design events
I support wholeheartedly the principles of Design Indaba (DW 3 March). For some ten years now, I have chaired a conference called Four Designers, set up with Quentin Newark. We
Voxpop
Futurebrand has created a new identity for Peru. Which country would you like to rebrand and why?
Government funding cut for arts institutions
The University for the Creative Arts has had its annual central Government funding slashed by 7.8 per cent in the latest round of grant allocations from the Higher Education Funding
Latest articles
Introducing Design Week’s new editorial team
We’re excited to announce the new Design Week editorial team ahead of the platform’s relaunch this autumn. Rob Alderson joins as Editor, with Clare Dowdy as Senior Writer.
Remembering Sir Kenneth Grange – 1929-2024
It is with great sadness that we heard about the passing of the hugely influential British designer, Sir Kenneth Grange.
From the archives: Picture Post
As we head back into our archives, here’s a gem from March 1990. Jane Lewis looks at the creative ways design firms promoted their services through mail-outs.
From the archives: Driving back to the future
During our pause, we’re re-publishing the occasional article from deep in our archives. This March 1990 column by our founder, Jeremy Myerson, looks at car design trends.
Design Week is resting, and we’ll be back soon
In December 2023, it was announced that Design Week was closing its doors. However – good news! We’re reopening by the end of summer 2024!
Design across five decades: from the editors who brought you Design Week
As the design industry propelled itself forward, we were always there to champion, inform, analyse and guide the way.
Design Week quiz: a look back through the ages
Have you been paying attention for the last four decades? Only one way to find out.
Design Week: 1986-2023
Design Week closes, having championed design excellence for the past 38 years.
What will retail and experience design look like in 2024?
As part of our series on design in 2024, WeWantMore creative director Ruud Belmans offers his view on what retail and experience design might look like next year.
What will exhibition design look like in 2024?
As part of our series on design in 2024, Studio Arc director Lyndsey Bowditch offers her view on what exhibition design might look like next year.
Why 2024 will be the “year of creative emergence” when it comes to AI
As part of our series on design in 2024, Mia Blume – founder of Design Dept. and Designing with AI – tells us that next year will be a “paradigm
Using VR to break outdated taboos around women’s health
Taking the form of a ‘vagina-like’ tent, INTER/her by Camille Baker uses cutting edge tech to open up conversations around issues like ovarian and cervical cancer, endometriosis, and menopause.
