Events
Talent Match; National Association of Shopfitters
Czech guaranteed market
Until just over a decade ago, free enterprise didn’t exist in socialist Czechoslovakia. Clare Dowdy investigates today’s maturing Czech market and the client opportunities for UK design groups
Fresh Bisset Adams flavour for bagel chain
London design consultancy Bisset Adams is creating the concept for a New York deli-style bagel shop, which is due to open in January adjacent to London’s former GLC building, County
Tim Rich: School of hard-knocks
Finding a job can often be a frustrating experience for design graduates, but, despite the inevitable rejections, young talent shouldn’t get too disheartened
Stay flexible to ride the cycle
Leaner, fitter design consultancies that can quickly reduce their overheads survive fluctuations in the economy.
Image makers
The exhibition Brand.New examines consumer culture, but is also part of a wider attempt to revitalise the Victoria & Albert Museum’s reputation
Take an original idea and then run away with it
After a while in this business you get used to similarities between your projects and other people’s. You get cross for a bit, then you calm down. In short, you
Microsoft to unleash its ‘Stinger’ mobile phone
Microsoft has unveiled plans for its prototype mobile Internet phone, code-named Stinger, to 150 industry experts. Designed to extend Microsoft’s position in the Internet market, Stinger is a smartphone with
Image for a good cause
In a deepening pool of charities, many struggle to keep their heads above water as they compete for the same donated pound. Newly released research questions the proportion of income
Package deal
Travel companies have realised that their image must be consistent, whether it is a retail shop or a website.
Dome charges denied by Pyne
Tim Pyne, founder of events consultancy Work, has hit back after newspaper reports that David James, chief executive of Millennium Dome organiser NMEC is investigating the consultancy’s appointment to design
Lloyds TSB on-line bank to follow AKQA formula
AKQA has been appointed by Lloyds TSB Group to develop the bank’s on-line marketing strategy for Evolvebank.com, which launches later this year. AKQA won a seven-way strategic pitch and credentials
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.
