Paper-thin job prospects
Recent design industry research findings have substantiated the fear that too many graduates are chasing too few vacancies. Colum Lowe voices his concern
Word association
Typography’s illustrative potential has existed almost since man began to write, says Jim Davies
Purple Circle works on LSC’s nascent Entry to Employment scheme
Nottingham-based Purple Circle begins creative work honing an identity for the Learning and Skills Council’s Entry to Employment scheme for disadvantaged school-leavers this week, ahead of its national launch later
Fashion house
As the Museum of Fashion and Textile opens with the exhibition My Favourite Dress, Sara Manuelli gets the low-down from the designers involved in the project A pink building with
D&AD dealing with identity crisis
Corporate identity eluded D&AD’s award nominations – has the discipline lost its soul? asks Richard Clayton
Vox pop
While marketing services conglomerate Cordiant Communications Group is suffering financial woes, The Chase is rumoured to be planning a merger deal with ad agency BDH/ TBWA. What benefit can smaller
Modernist modernising
Paul Murphy takes the day off and admires the Modernist De La Warr Pavilion at Bexhill-on-Sea before the building braces itself for renovation
The NI increase will become a burden to freelances
Further to Design Business (DW 24 April), for employees and employers there was next to nothing in the Budget to compensate for the combination of the freezing of personal allowances
Taxing questions need firm business answers
How will the hike in National Insurance contributions hit the design industry? Richard Clayton asks the question. Additional research by Maeve Hosea A cartoon in one of the newspapers neatly
Disclosing the fees would have put piece in context
Restricted budgets are very often the order of the day, so it was with interest that I read your feature on budget graphics (DW 3 April). It would have been
It’s their business to have great model looks
I found your Vox Pop (DW 27 March) on independent small consultancies versus groups with a global reach very interesting. We have worked with clients from Slough to Sapporo and
Airlines make plans to get passengers back on board
Beleaguered airlines struggling with the effect of the war in Iraq are beginning to turn to design to help their ailing fortunes, and prepare as many marketing drives to encourage
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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.
