Moving Pictures
Middlesex print and Web consultancy Hey Moscow took part in a three-way paid pitch to create an identity and supporting promotional material for the British Film Institute’s new exhibition, Moving
Digest
In Design Week 13 December we wrote that Casson Mann’s design fee for the Manchester Gallery was £500 000 and for designing the gallery of Craft and Design £1m. That
Contagious relaunch for Match logo
Match, the bar group, is to relaunch its identity, designed by Contagious, and open a bar in Leicester, with interiors by Skakel & Skakel and branding by Contagious, next year.
Play the negotiators at their own game
Clients appear to have wised up to the creative process, or is it, as Simon Rhind-Tutt believes, that designers don’t have the power to negotiate contracts?
Groups have designs on Manchester
Manchester is investing more than £7.5m in design for three museums, the Manchester Art Gallery, the Imperial War Museum North and the Urbis Museum, all of which will open next
Equality is the key to a successful marriage
Keith Dear believes strategic partnerships provide an effective, holistic response to the needs of clients, but they also need to be managed carefully to succeed
Proof positive
Liz Grahame looks at how design consultancies are getting to grips with digital printing and also knowing which specialised paper stocks to specify
Fuse lights up identity for G Baldwin & Co
Fuse has given London’s oldest herbal supplier its first corporate identity revamp for 157 years, which launches this week. G Baldwin & Co is a herbalist and health food specialist
Switching yourself on to the warning signs
Jim Surguy advises keeping a very keen eye on your clients, your finances and your staff in order to help you to guard against any unforeseen problems
Industry can benefit from existing funding sources
You might think we’re over-egging it devoting two sections this week to the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts. To write a News Analysis could be seen as
Euro 2008 bid shortlists four groups
Four consultancies have been shortlisted for a second round pitch to create the supporting documentation for Scotland’s bid to host the European Football Championships in 2008. Elmwood, Redpath, Navy Blue
CLN on-line for Welsh start-up drive
Citigate Lloyd Northover has been appointed to develop the on-line strategy for the Welsh Development Agency’s Entrepreneur Action Plan for a design fee of £125 000. The consultancy will research
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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.
