Quentin Blake
Quentin Blake has been drawing for as long as he can remember, having had his first illustration accepted by Punch magazine when he was a 16-year-old schoolboy. Half a century
Government funds dry up for The Design Trust
The Design Trust, a non-profit making organisation that is dedicated to helping young designers establish successful businesses, is to close at the end of July after failing to secure further
Association of Colleges hires Design House
Design House has been appointed by the Association of Colleges, the representative body for further education in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, to create its new identity. The design group
PSD identity secures Radicchio’s position
Surrey design consultancy PSD Associates has created a new identity and communications material for Radicchio, a global initiative promoting security in wireless e-commerce. Radicchio was founded by wireless e-commerce group
Digest
Communications group Redhouse Lane has produced a report for the Department of Education and Employment, which aims to help teachers learn what conditions they can expect from the classroom of
Zoo
Glasgow-based Zoo Architects is nothing if not eclectic. Open to most challenges, it designs furniture, interiors, buildings, landscapes and even boats. ‘We’re architects who’ll do anything within reason. We don’t
Events
Art Criticism – what’s it for anymore?; The role and value of design in e-commerce; DBA Presentation Skills workshop
Voxpop
The college gates are about to open, unleashing hordes of fresh design talents on to the scene. What is your advice to the next generation of designers as they embark
Clean emissions
Consumers and the Government are becoming more interested in environmental reports. Design groups are creating some original solutions.
Character building
Mike Exon looks at an exhibition which is a retrospective of the work of English letter cutter and typographer David Kindersley, who died in 1995.
Partisan style
While Milan’s Furniture Fair raises its international exhibits’ profiles, Italy remains modest about fresh domestic talent.
Come see the sites
It appears that museums and art galleries have finally realised that a decent website can yield high dividends. Bridget Stott surfs the home pages of some prominent institutions
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.
