On the sunny side
With an impressive track record, Egg chief marketing director Nick Cross hopes to build on the financial services provider’s success.
Banking on a brand
Clare Dowdy talks to Abbey National head of marketing communications Keith Moor about fresh flowers, coffee and the process of rebranding a high street bank
Blast
Blast has created an ‘interactive letterhead’ for educational software resource, Nesta Futurelab, set up by the National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts. The scheme aims to bring together
Designers should innovate and communicate ideas
I handed a copy of Jim Davies’ feature (DW 11 April) to one of the brand voice specialists I’m working with. ‘It makes some interesting points about verbal identity,’ I
Hampstead Theatre stages rebrand
Venture 3 has begun research into the brand positioning of London’s Hampstead Theatre, as part of a wider rebranding exercise. The group is revamping the theatre’s visual identity, signage, marketing
Clive Grinyer: Educating the educated
Clive Grinyer thinks the UK needs to follow the US lead of holding design workshops that aim to restore passion and creativity in the design workforce
Restructure co-founder to educate Design Museum
The Design Museum has appointed Restructure co-founder Helen Evenden as its first head of educational activities since 1998, as part of its commitment to increase the emphasis on its education
Sound Off
Designers must be more aware of the power of language when creating a brand
Design events could come together for London festival
Last week it was Yorkshire, now it’s London that is in the spotlight as a centre for design. But while Yorkshire still has to earn its spurs, through Design Yorkshire’s
London Pride
London is the creative capital of the world, says John Sorrell, and it’s time the city celebrated with a festival
Giving graduates a break
Student product designers struggle more to get started than their peers in other disciplines. Brandon Cheevers reports on the latest awards scheme to help them
Driven to attraction
Hannah Booth talks to Land Rover design director Geoff Upex about nurturing icons and the award-winning, newly-launched third generation Range Rover
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.
