Shades of efficiency
It will come as no surprise to designers that CDT Design’s new identity for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has cost less to reproduce on stationery than the
CSD needs a solid foundation to support design professionals
Well done to Maxine Horn, for expressing her views on the need for a solid professional base in the design industry (DW 12 February). However, I think we should be
Prince Charles makes a stand on fag packets
In recent years Prince Charles has proved himself an expert in both architecture and education. He now appears to be limbering up to conquer packaging design. The Prince is rumoured
March launch planned for new DCMS identity
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has hinted that its new identity could appear for the first time in its annual report, due to be released in March. CDT
The Big Blue
The Lend Lease team’s vision for Bluewater is driven by an almost evangelical zeal. Everything it says exudes commitment and belief. I sincerely hope it achieves its aim; a wonderful
Synergy creates new magazine
Synergy has designed and produced a new magazine, Teachers, to replace Schools Update. The new magazine, launched by Education and Employment Secretary David Blunkett, will be published twice a term
All the fun of the fare
Four of the ten food and beverage retailers appointed by The New Millennium Experience Company to operate in the Millennium Dome say they will use the project to try something
Digest
Essex group Piranha uses recent tabloid reaction to the lowering of the age of consent for gay men as its inspiration for a six-strong poster range advertising a new gay
Government faces design overhaul…
The Design Council has kicked off a major new initiative to improve the Government’s design management in all aspects of its operation. Design management consultant Jane Priestman will act as
Sottsass honoured
Octogenarian industrial designer Ettore Sottsass is to receive the 1999 Sir Misha Black Memorial Medal for Distinguished Services to Design Education, awarded by the Royal College of Art. Sottsass, who
Exhibitions
Made in Scotland exhibits the work of design graduates of the Nineties from Glasgow School of Art. The event demonstrates that design education contributes to a productive and creative partnership
Broadcast views
If the theory that interests formed in our youth are often the strongest holds water, an educational initiative launched last week by the BBC could do much to recruit the
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.
