Sleeve notes
Conservative record companies and retailers want all record and CD covers to look the same, but some designers dance to a different tune, says Mike Exon
Set Piece
With the dance version of the classic opera Carmen, The Car Man, due to preview in London’s West End next week, the spotlight falls on its revered set designer, award-winning
Tate Modern’s signage catches the eye.
Sign designer Alex Wood explains how she created a sign system for the cavernous Tate Modern.
Voxpop
With Richard Seymour becoming external design director at Elida Fabergé, and Hutchison Whampoa taking on Doug Hamilton as a consultant, we might expect more clients to take this sophisticated approach
You’ve got to be in it…
While the practice of subsidised pitching is becoming more commonplace, it’s time clients realised how counter-productive it is.
Digest
The former head of marketing and business development at Buzz, the budget subsidiary of airline KLM, has joined KSDP UK as business development director. John McMahon joined the design group
Duo buys Benjy’s sandwiches
Benjy’s, the budget London sandwich shop chain, has been purchased by two businessmen seeking to expand the 34-strong chain beyond London’s West End and City to the wider area within
Chance in a millennium
Fierce criticism of the Greenwich Dome started well before its doors opened to the public, so why should anyone want to inherit the troubled attraction?
Stack high, sell cheap
Asda Wal-Mart opened the first of its Supercentres – in Bristol – earlier this week, a move that’s sure to send shockwaves through the supermarket and retail sectors
The domination game
As the giant corporations expand and dominate the world markets the homogenisation of global brands diminishes all forms of cultural diversity
Winning formula
It is no coincidence that eight of the top ten most bullish companies in Design Week’s 2000 Top 100 survey (DW 31 March) specialise in the digital media sector. With
Raw talent
As organic products take root in the high street, Clare Dowdy talks to the visionary who introduced the organic experience to the UK market
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.
