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The Kiwis prove fruitful
Janice Kirkpatrick was wowed on a recent visit to New Zealand, where she found a country keen to forge a design-led society and international connections
Giant job for Design Council
The Design Council’s Design in Education Week is using promotional material by Giant. – The consultancy has come up with postcards, conference folders and banners and is working on a
Pride and Prejudice
It’s time deluded designers who think Britain is best woke up to what’s really happening in Europe. Jeremy Myerson dispels the British bulldog myth
Another brick in the wall
It’s only when you leave a place that you truly appreciate what it has to offer. That’s undoubtedly the case with London. The traffic, pollution and over-crowding wear you down,
Trade mark protection has a limited scope
What’s original? What’s in a name? Questions to keep you going round in circles. – Further to your correspondence from Paul Stratford (Letters, DW 24 January), perhaps your mailbag has
Face values
Typography is in danger of losing touch with its true purpose – to communicate effectively. This must be rectified argues Patrick Baglee
Rising by degrees
Graduating from an arts course in 1989 led to the dole for most students, but some bypassed the DSS, as Liz Farrelly discovers
Briefs
The Stamp Innovation category of the Royal Mail’s first Rowland Hill Awards, intended to promote stamp collecting, has been won by photographer Nick Knight for his work on the Olympic
High street hangover
Janice Kirkpatrick finds the shops jaded this January, selling nothing interesting. Indeed, fashion has changed so much that clothes for all seasons is an anachronism>
Product designers excel in teams
Product designers are not stubborn and temperamental and they excel when working in a team, according to a study carried out at Sheffield Hallam University. Results of the research involving
Designers by-passed in EMI celebrations
Design consultancies appear to have lost out in the centenary celebrations for record group EMI, with commissions going to advertising and marketing agencies instead. A centenary logo, EMI 100, has
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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.
