Invest in your talents
Product design groups are feeling the pinch at the moment, but creative joint ventures can enable you to weather the storm, says Patrick Hunt
Mark-making designs brand identity for Redcliffe College
Oxfordshire-based graphic design company Mark-making has designed the brand identity for Redcliffe College, a mission-training education centre that provides teaching and learning facilities. The visual identity is composed of three
Phage to rebrand Tower Hamlets Lifelong learning programme
London design group Phage has been appointed to work with the London Borough of Tower Hamlets to rebrand its Lifelong Learning programme. The initiative will be renamed Idea Store and
Playground learning experience
Swings and roundabouts play no part in Government plans to stimulate children, says Scott Billings
Design Project paints Situation Leeds’ branding
Situation Leeds, a forthcoming arts festival that has been two years in the pipeline, has unveiled a brand identity created by Leeds-based consultancy Design Project. The event is the first
Nesta Futurelab launches Engage
Nesta Futurelab is launching a new introductory brochure entitled Engage, designed by Bristol design consultancy Qube Design, to promote its educational digital resources.
Misha Black win for Kelley
Ideo co-founder Professor David Kelley of Stanford University has been named winner of the 2005 Sir Misha Black Medal for distinguished services to design education. Kelley recently founded Stanford’s ‘d-school’
Classroom makeover
Can ambitious Government plans to bring students, teachers and designers into the design process improve the image of schools?
Critical state of writing
When are we going to get some more graphic design critics? asks Adrian Shaughnessy. It seems they could be too busy listening to boy bands…
Funding boost for Coventry University
Coventry University has received a £2.5m boost from the Higher Education Funding Council for England to plough into its School of Art and Design and develop a National Centre for
Vox pop
Following the furore over Prince Harry wearing Nazi insignia in public, should there be an EU-wide ban on the swastika symbol, which is already banned in Germany?
Nordic countries helping society with More Design
Nordic design is famed for its blond woods and clean-look typified by Swedish Modernism, but the region wants to promote another aspect of the industry that focuses on the contribution
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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.
