Dundee students represent UK at Microsoft Expo
Microsoft is inviting a handful of design schools from around the world to exhibit at its annual Design Expo this summer. The University of Dundee is the UK’s sole representative
Great North Museum seeks wayfinding group
Tyne & Wear Museums is on the hunt for a wayfinding consultancy for its Great North Museum and is set to begin tendering next month.
Beware the ‘D’ word
It seems everybody’s in the design business now, says Adrian Shaughnessy, although many of those who use the word have little to do with creativity Don’t be surprised if some
Learning & Skills Council names college architect roster
The Learning & Skills Council has named the architects that will masterplan higher education building projects in the UK over the next five years.
Word pictures
When the Wellcome Collection wanted to develop the potential of its website, a group of interactive designers suggested running a competition that exploited the gallery’s ‘word achieve’ to generate ideas.
Call for entries for Slovenia design biennial
The 21st Slovenian Biennial of Industrial Design will open at the Architecture Museum of Ljubljana in October, and has announced a call for entries.
Tassier honoured with Sir Misha Black Medal
Professor Gonzalo Tassier, Mexican teacher of design, is to be awarded the 2008 Sir Misha Black Medal for distinguished services to design education. The prize will be awarded on 5
Hillman turns THE into a quarto magazine
The Times Higher Education underwent a redesign last week, when it received a new look and rebrand by Studio David Hillman.Formerly a tabloid newspaper, it will now publish as a
UK product design industry needs to change
The UK’s product design industry is ‘over-confident, overpaid… and in danger of being left behind’, according to Pearson Matthews director Jim Dawton. Writing in Design Week tomorrow, Dawton lists domestic
Sorrell nets knighthood in honours list
John Sorrell, chairman of the Sorrell Foundation, Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment and the London Design Festival, has been knighted in the New Year’s Honours List. Sorrell chaired
Time to raise our game in 2008
Last year’s launch of the Apple iPhone was arguably one of the most successful product stories of the decade. And yet some say that the world of product design is
Art for all
As a medium for preserving and promoting access to art, the Internet has great potential. Yolanda Zappaterra takes a look at four websites that harness user-generated content to create debate
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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.
