HOT 50: DRAWING AND MAKING
Surely the best way to generate ideas is to put pen to paper. So the alarm was raised in design when the coalition Government cut funds to arts and humanities
HOT 50: D&AD
There’s a lot going on at D&AD, since new energy was brought into the regime in 2009 when Tim O’Kennedy was appointed as chief executive. Though survival is no longer
Pupils awarded Design Museum prize
Year 10 pupils from Haberdashers’ Aske’s Hatcham College in London have won the Design Museum’s Design Ventura initiative – and will see the bunting they designed sold in the Design
Editor’s blog
What do you think about when you think of England? A thrusting creative force on the world stage? A dodgy football team? A cricket side that too often leaves fans
World Economic Forum puts design issues in spotlight
Issues of design and its wider importance will be under debate at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting at Davos, Switzerland, which runs from today until 30 January. The theme
Branding with spirit
Within the drinks industry visitors’ centres are gaining a higher profile and renewed investment. Laura Snoad discovers that they can tell a brand’s story authentically, while creating a closer bond
D&AD could tackle moral and ethical issues and promote higher ed
With regard to its ’campaigning’ aims, D&AD should think about the morality of games promoting killing, which fall into the hands of children. It should ban consultancies and packaging companies
Voxpop
D&AD says it is aiming to become a more ’campaigning’ organisation. What issueswould you like to see it tackle and why?
We can unite from the outside to the core
The design industry needs to speak with one powerful voice that resonates nationally, regionally and locally, says Roger Proctor
Ed Vaizey confirms Design Council merger with Cabe
Culture Secretary Ed Vaizey has indicated that the mooted merger between the Design Council and the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment is set to go ahead. Speaking at
Design debated at Davos meeting
Issues of design and its wider importance will be under debate at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting at Davos, Switzerland, which runs from today until 30 January. The theme
Northumbria University in RSA design tie-up
Northumbria University’s School of Design is launching a partnership with the North East Regional Network of the Royal Society of Arts that will aim to set up projects to tackle
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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.
