Taking a Lotto on
Clare Dowdy speaks to Camelot commercial director Phil Smith about Landor Associates’ Lotto naming and co-ordinating a £26m rebranding programme
Jim Sutherland, Hat Trick Design
Stefan Sagmeister
Inner workings
David Littlefield visits three London studio interiors, designed to inspire their creative workers and reflect the individual companies’ work
Cornerstone
Sarah Gaventa browsed the British Council’s touring book-design library. She says it helps our designers to see how they’re portrayed abroad
A move abroad need not be a culture shock
Expat British designers need to understand the local culture to succeed, says Mike Platt, a case of learning what you don’t know, but also unlearning what you do
Wilkinson Eyre Architects
Design Week award winner 2002 in the leisure environments category and D&AD 2002 silver winner: The Magna Project
Showing support for health service design networks
The recent article on design in the healthcare industry highlighted an important and neglected area of design practice (News Analysis, DW 25 April). A mention of the many designers, communication
6A Architects
Design Week award winner 2002 in the retail environments category and D&AD 2002 silver winner: Oki-Ni
Just pull the chain if you can’t plumb into your client
The last three paragraphs of David Bernstein’s Private View should be etched on the boardroom walls of every company contemplating a ‘makeover’ (DW 25 April). They certainly won’t make popular
On a Mission
Hannah Booth visits the British Council’s design team to find out how it promotes British design abroad
British Council set to unveil rebrand
The British Council is close to unveiling a revamped identity, which has been designed by Citigate Lloyd Northover in conjunction with the organisation’s in-house team. The revamp is understood to
Spinning His Web
Next month sees the release of another comic book superhero live-action film. Nick Smurthwaite looks behind the scenes at the special effects and original artwork
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.
