Clients need better understanding of what designers do
Though I wasn’t at the Meeting of Minds event, from the article (News, DW 1 May) it seems like a lot of the same old issues were brought up. The
Brown underlines need to ‘skill up’
Prime Minister Gordon Brown repeated the call last week for UK businesses to ‘skill up’ to meet the global challenges of the future, which for the UK involves a policy
Innoversity centre for Kingston
A new centre for design and innovation is being established by Kingston University and St George’s Medical School, University of London.
Radley Yeldar design opens up whole new world for Pearson
Media group Pearson has launched a virtual world designed by Radley Yeldar.Taking its inspiration from networking environments such as Second Life, Active Worlds and Kaneva, Pearsonville (pictured) aims to tell
Skills Alliance brand up for grabs
A design consultancy is shortly to be appointed to create the name and branding for the Design Council-backed design skills initiative. This week saw the first prac – tical step
Lloyd Northover begins Ravensbourne rebranding
Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication has appointed Lloyd Northover to lead the first phase of a strategic rebranding programme, ahead of the opening of the college’s new £50m campus
Top designer in call for action over bad design
Former Pentagram partner Kenneth Grange is calling for British designers to be as willing as their French cousins to make a stand and fight on issues they care about. Speaking
…and Scotland will surely benefit from such innovation, too
As a group of designers covering a wide range of skills and disciplines, we’ve been pursuing for more than two years the idea of a design innovation school in Scotland,
Industry links help create world-class designers…
The Dyson School of Design Innovation has been given the go-ahead for Bath, awaiting a final decision from the Government (News Analysis, DW 3 April), and JCB is pushing forward
Suffering for their craft
A romantic illusion has always been attached to the notion of those with a creative talent. Pablo Picasso was supposed to have created his best work while starving in a
Chaloner renovates Dutch hero’s museum
Interior designer David Chaloner is to renovate and redesign a gallery dedicated to one of the Netherland’s cultural heroes in the coming months. The Jopie Huisman Museum in Workum, in
Top designers create Liverpool 08 pavilions
The first in a series of community arts pavilions by international designers launches in Liverpool’s Kirkdale area on 27 April, as part of the city’s European Capital of Culture 2008
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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.
