Trio Discovers kids centre in East End
A three-way design collaboration worth £140 000 in fees has led to the creation of Discover, a £6m interactive children’s education centre, which opened in London’s East End last weekend.
Abbey Road church plays The Field
The Field will preach its strategy for repositioning London’s Abbey Road Baptist Church on 1 July, ahead of a complete rebrand due by the end of the summer. The project
D&AD’s career plan is still work in progress
Richard Clayton asks why Continuing Professional Development – an issue D&AD recently decided to raise – hasn’t been picked up sooner by the design industry
Merging universities to report to CLN for branding
Citigate Lloyd Northover has been appointed to create the entire brand architecture for the soon-to-be-merged Manchester University and University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, known as Umist. The
Scottish bodies fund Tayburn work
Edinburgh-based Tayburn Corporate has landed print, Web and exhibition design work from the Scottish Funding Councils in a deal likely to be worth a six-figure sum to the consultancy over
Syzrgy designs ‘e-learning’ initiative
Syzygy has designed an on-line ‘e-learning’ initiative for publisher Macmillan Education, called English Campus. Designed to enable people to learn English on-line, it launched on Monday at www.
Vox pop
According to the Financial Times, museums and galleries like the Guggenheim and Tate Modern are now ‘a low rent branch of the entertainment industry’, where ‘the contents are almost irrelevant
Paper-thin job prospects
Recent design industry research findings have substantiated the fear that too many graduates are chasing too few vacancies. Colum Lowe voices his concern
Events
The Design Council holds a regional event on 5 June in Newcastle. Responsible Design Practice – Necessity or Nirvana is discussion and debate looking at ethics, the environment and social
Managing the talent pool and keeping dry
Fortunately for designers, talent is often equated with creativity. But do we know how best to manage it? Simon John thinks getting it right is central to success
Purple Circle works on LSC’s nascent Entry to Employment scheme
Nottingham-based Purple Circle begins creative work honing an identity for the Learning and Skills Council’s Entry to Employment scheme for disadvantaged school-leavers this week, ahead of its national launch later
On with the show
The London Design Festival launches in September. Its director Ben Evans tells Hannah Booth why it will work and remembers life on the road with Tony Blair
Latest articles
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.
