Acid Lobby will protect IP rights
Anti copying in Design launches a lobby group this week, Acid Lobby, tasked with targeting Government and industry about the issues around designers’ intellectual property rights. Its focus will be
Upfront identity at Hackney Empire
Hackney Empire, the Grade II-listed music hall that once provided a stage for Charlie Chaplin and WC Fields, is planning a huge, eye-catching, exterior identity for its East London home
Wimbledon School of Art and Kingston University collaborate
Wimbledon School of Art and Kingston University are aiming to set up an innovative collaboration in the guise of a joint Higher Education Institute of Art and Design in South
Swiss role model
Swiss born graphic designer Bruno Monguzzi has just received the distinction Royal Designer for Industry.
Natural appointed by City Lit
Natural has been appointed by London adult education centre City Lit to undertake a review of its branding. The project will deliver a new-look identity, brand guidelines, a website, student
Vox Pop
British Design & Art Direction chief executive Michael Hockney has played his hand, with plans for a three-week D&AD Congress to be held in London in the spring. How can
CHNTO research aims to fill design skill gap
Training needs for designers across the UK are being audited, in a bid to gain Government funding to improve skill sets. An on-line survey of designers and design consultancies –
Close encounters with a Nessie-style monster
Close encounters with a Nessie-style monster, swarms of bug-like video game characters and memories of Friern Barnet Photographic Society all figure in graphic designers’ contributions to Day14, a curatorial and
Code package for Keele University
Manchester group Code has been appointed by Keele University to create two interactive aids, as the university’s Widening Participation division moves to promote higher education in the area. The digital
Redpath builds FourSquare identity
Edinburgh consultancy Redpath has squared up a name and identity for Scottish charity Edinburgh Campaign & Services for Homeless People, to be known from this week as FourSquare.
Vox Pop
The new chief executive of British Design & Art Direction, BDDH founder Michael Hockney, is about to announce the British Design & Art Direction’s agenda for his term of office.
There’s plenty of design business advice available
The London Institute read with interest Design Business (DW 30 October) on the Risk It initiative and the advisory service it provides to new and emerging creative businesses, and I
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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.
