Go forth and multiply
Richard Murray mourns the decline in creative fertility in packaging design and suggests designers should take the initiative and get those creative juices flowing. Richard Murray is the “suit” at
Hasbro arm becomes Deep Red
High Wycombe design group Blazon has created the identity for Deep Red Games, a spin off from board games giant Hasbro. – Deep Red, a developer of computer games rather
Nim educates London borough
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is launching a set of logos to promote its community education programme. The holding brand and seven sub-brands have been designed by Nim
Cash boost to BAA/RIBA venture
The Design Council has donated 22 000 from its special projects fund in order to help develop a cross-sector forum following the BAA/Royal Institute of British Architects’ initiative Agenda for
The towering folly of monuments
Millennium fever is leading to monuments being erected around the country at a frightening rate. Michael Evamy calls for more power to the people if they are to mean anything.
A new breath of life for the CD-ROM
The much-maligned and already dismissed CD-ROM is ready for a renaissance. Yolanda Zappaterra looks at a new breed of CDs which are backed by websites.
A touch of glass
The National Glass Centre is the UK’s first permanent housing for glassmakers’ work, and the building itself showcases the use of glass in architecture. Jessica Cargill Thompson pays a visit
DEGREE SHOWS
Furniture and product design students from Nottingham Trent University exhibit their work from 10-13 June… – Venue: Waverley Street, Nottingham NG1 4BU.
Down to earth
The name JCB is synonymous with the bright yellow excavators and lifters it manufactures. Chairman Sir Anthony Bamford tells Tim Rich a common sense approach to product design is vital
Brief
The Tate Gallery Liverpool reopened last week after a 7m refurbishment. Phase II of the development was carried out by architect Michael Wilford & Partners.
Wolf Olins puts Odeon on-line
The Odeon cinema chain unveiled its website, which allows customers to book tickets on-line, on Tuesday. The site, designed by Wolff Olins, goes live next week and is the first
How to make clients proud of using design
Why does design fall into two extremes when it comes to receiving the credit for it? In fashion and furniture, the known label or “name” piece commands a higher price
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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.
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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.
