Gifted background
Jeremy Newton has been given the power to help finance and nurture creativity and innovation through his role as chief executive of Nesta. Mike Exon reports
Brazil creates website for Johnson & Johnson
Brazil Design has started work on a five-figure on-line project for pharmaceuticals giant Johnson & Johnson.
Tackling industry apathy
Ruth Nicholas finds out what the Chartered Society of Designers is planning for the future and how it intends to become the lead body in the design industry
Chemical balance
Mike Exon speaks to the level-headed Superdrug design team manager Neil Pedliham about his role in dealing with internal and external design talents
Digest
Premium TV’s educational website, www.footee.net, has launched an on-line cartoon series called Footee Junior High. Designed in-house, it went live last week and is accessible via the core site.
Voxpop
In light of recent moves by London and New York mayors Ken Livingstone and Rudolph Guiliani to combat the dearth of visitors to their cities’ tourist attractions, what can design
Forum
The third in a series of events for the Interiors Forum looks at Future Trends and how they affect interiors and the way we live in general on 6 November.
Fizzing with ideas
Andrew Marsden, UK marketing guru for brands such as Tango and Pepsi, talks to Mike Exon about maximising a product’s commercial potential
DBA awards effective design
Brandon Cheevers rounds up this year’s winners of the Design Business Association’s International Design Effectiveness Awards in the aftermath of the DBA’s contentious hike in the award’s entry fees
Showing direction
Lynda Relph-Knight speaks to the new directors at the Design Museum and the V&A Museum
Financial finesse
Mike Exon spends time with Bloomberg’s internal design team and talks to creative director Kirsten Schellenberg about the creative impetus of the group.
A smaller company is a smarter company
The future belongs to small, agile consultancy businesses, according to a new book by Martin Farncombe, who explores the effects this will have on designers
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.
