Miller Sutherland changes tack
Miller Sutherland is pulling out of mainstream design to focus on projects not directly related to packaging design. – The seven-year-old London group has resigned from the Superdrug roster and
Design team broadens horizons
Lynda Relph-Knight finds out why design team Miller Sutherland decided to swim against the tide and test unknown waters
A unified voice would be the most effective
You’d be forgiven for thinking of this as Design in Government Week, given the number of events that have borne the stamp of 10 Downing Street. We’ve had the Powerhouse
Contest for architect’s identity
The Architects Registration Board is holding an open competition for students of all disciplines to create its new identity. An ARB spokeswoman says the competition is a way of supporting
Programme for a cleaner future
A web of projects and initiatives along the River Wandle is going under the name of the RENUE Millennium Initiative. The river flows from the North Downs through Carshalton and
No accounting for taste
Tim Rich ponders the growing gulf between designers and account handlers, and puts forward a few helpful tips on how they can better work together
Collaborative group tackles disability issue
Design groups are to be offered a new resource, aimed at helping them to understand the needs and desires of disabled consumers. Design for Ability, a collaborative group formed by
CHAMPIONS’ LEAGUE
We all love league tables because they tell the participants just how well they are doing in comparison to one another and they tell outsiders the same sort of thing.
Challenging disabled stereotypes
In a bid to encourage designers to re-examine the aids provided for disabled people, a collaborative group has launched a CD-ROM providing research and information about what this consumer group
Wales to see legendary all-weather complex
The world’s first all-weather covered theme-park is planned for Wales at a cost of 500m. – The resort, which is yet to be named, is being developed by US theme
My own private IDEO
Ideo has added Design Week’s Best of Show award to its clutch of trophies. Michael Evamy visited its London offices to discover the secret of its success.
Creative taskforce asks design experts for help
The Government’s Creative Industries Taskforce is to appoint the Design Business Association and the Design Council to a new advisory group. The two bodies will advise the taskforce on its
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From the archives: Picture Post
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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.
