New Manchester cultural centre planned
A new arts and cultural centre is planned for central Manchester to house the Library Theatre and international centre for contemporary visual arts and film Cornerhouse.
Pearcing thoughts
Whatever was happening in Trafalgar Square last night, the student protests didn’t deter creative stalwarts from heading down to London University’s Bloomsbury campus to hear Pentagram partner Harry Pearce’s thoughts
Fonda works on girls’ school network brand
London consultancy Fonda has been appointed to rebrand the Girls’ Day School Trust network of independent girls’ schools, creating a new visual identity and guidelines.
Sheffield conference aims to explore the art of sketching
Sheffield Hallam University will host a conference next month which aims to explore the different ways in which designers use drawing as part of their creative process. The Working Drawings
A rebalancing act
The Mayor of London has previously championed the role of public investment in developing the capital’s cultural life, but a new strategy document hints at a cost-driven change of approach.
Unfettered play
Fortune Star, by Good Wives and Warriors The French psychologist Jean Piaget recommends that, ’If you would be more creative, stay in part a child, with the creativity and invention
Design Museum to go ahead with move as Government grant slashed
The Design Museum says its future is secure and it will go ahead with its planned move to the Commonwealth Institute in 2014, despite the Government cutting the grant it
COI head of creative services takes redundancy as organisation awaits its fate
Fanny Sigler, head of creative services at the Central Office of Information, has taken voluntary redundancy as the organisation anticipates a decision on its future, Design Week understands. Sigler was
Fold 7 creates identity for paediatrics body
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health launches a new identity today, designed by Fold 7, which positions the charity as ’Leading the way in children’s health’. The RCPCH
Creative graduates face long-term recession effects, report shows
While many recent graduates from creative courses are using flexible freelance work to ride out the effects of the recession, the long-term impact of this could be career stagnation, a
Parental guidance
Bright colours and cartoon characters might seem key to branding products for children, but Emily Gosling discovers designers are just as keen to employ clarity and nostalgia to appeal to
National School of Furniture set to launch
A National School of Furniture is set to launch next week, as a partnership between Bucks New University and Oxford & Cherwell Valley College.
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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.
