Kidd’s stuff
Dedicated New Yorker Chip Kidd tells all about his early career, John Updike and big red book covers. Emma O Kelly also discovers his disdain for the Internet and a
C’est la ‘Vie’ for Virgin store
Virgin has confirmed the brand identity of its cosmetics chain as Virgin Vie (DW 20 June), created jointly by Revolution and in-house visual design manager Allison Miles. Virgin Retail is
New York’s new history
An archaelogical find on a building site in New York has resulted in a sensitive design competition. Peter Hall tells the story of what lies beneath Manhattan’s Federal building
Call for a creative coup
Janice Kirkpatrick maps out her plan for design supremacy in the next millenium, which includes sending out dynamic and youthful creative guerillas to the front lines.
Going down the Tube
As a (Greater) Londoner, born and bred, I always get a pang of joy whenever I hit Heathrow after a journey. But whether you’re returning or visiting, there’s always a
Briefs
The Scarlet Tunic, on show at the Cannes Film Festival, is a romantic tragedy adapted from Thomas Hardy’s short story The Melancholy Hussar. Beaconsfield consultancy Milestone created the poster for
Wolff Olins wins GMG Brands job
Wolff Olins has been appointed to design the corporate identity for the food and drinks giant which will be created from the 24m mega-merger of Grand Metropolitan and Guinness. Wolff
Notional lottery
Print and corporate literature is one of the hardest sectors to crack. Competition is rife and clients and designers don’t always connect, discovers Jane Lewis
Mersey beats
The common image of Liverpool is of a city steeped in nostalgia, the poor neighbour of Manchester. But in reality, times have changed, discovers Liz Farrelly
The hard sell
As activity on the high street moves up a gear, DW goes client-side for some tips from two forward-thinking customers
Practice makes perfect
With the evolution of doctors’ surgeries into multi-purpose medical centres has come a new design brief, which has led to big improvements, finds Nicky Churchill
Labour’s Create The Future document for creative industries
Labour’s commitment to design as a creative industry and as a predominantly small business has been spelt out in a number of manifestos, particularly in its Create the Future document,
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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.
