Motion pixels
Paul Murphy browses this year’s Onedotzero digital film festival and finds a host of work waiting in the wings to get its screening This May it’ll be seven years since
Hotel group nestles down with softer Vibrandt look
Vibrandt has refreshed Travel Inn’s identity, as the hotel group seeks to put daylight between itself and rival chains in the increasingly cut-throat budget hotel sector. The group is also
Breakaway
A new generation of travel guides aimed at the discerning, design-conscious traveller are hitting the shelves. But Sara Manuelli asks if their promise is as good as their word There
Work rated
Jim Davies finds out how a designer’s creative output is affected when a project has to work within a restricted budget Money may make the world go round, but it
Writing’s on the wall even at design’s briefing stage
Thank you for your comment last week pointing out the growing appreciation of the writer’s craft, both in its importance to business communications and the way it complements graphic design
Royal Mail set to deliver roster cuts
Landor Associates and Wolff Olins will go head to head next month for the post of brand guardian to Royal Mail, as the organisation moves to dramatically cut the number
Decorative touch
Clare Dowdy visits the Victoria & Albert Museum’s exhibition Art Deco to surround herself in the movement’s geometric designs and bold colours
Paws for thought, DotY
While David Redhead supports the Designer of the Year award in principle, he thinks the Design Museum’s pet scheme could learn a few tricks from Crufts Anyone who braved the
Graphics a great equalizer
Graphics groups are seeing an upsurge in gallery and museum work, says Hannah Booth, and though the budgets are generally low, creativity is high
Call for entries
Refocus is calling for entries to a competition open to all areas of creative media, including digital imaging, photography and mixed media based on the theme Originate. The deadline is
Visitor attraction
Exhibition display design in museums is testing the boundaries with new materials, formats and methods. Pamela Buxton explores how audio visual installations, virtual technology and the use of light, sound
Model behaviour
Andy Davey looks at how rapid prototyping technologies are driving the product design process Imagine a future where a printer can produce virtually any object you desire – from cutlery,
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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.
