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BAA’s one-time design director Dick Petersen once said to Minale Tattersfield founder Brian Tattersfield that it “would be lovely to create a building so well-designed that it didn’t need any
Activists materialise
Are eco-warriors and warlords more than a rebellion against the hangover of Eighties’ Thatcherism and materialism? Gaynor Williams thinks they are pioneers of a new social order, where motor-ways are
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The exhibition continues at the RCA, Kensington Gore, London SW7 until 20 March.
Taylor made
Appointed as Under-Secretary of State for Science and Technology last summer, Ian Taylor outlines his portfolio and goals for design to Lynda Relph-Knight
ICIG plans corporate strategy
A year of talks among academics and identity specialists has lead to the formation of the International Corporate Identity Group to promote better understanding of corporate identity. The group, launched
Logo donated to Big Issue charity arm
Shaw Marketing and Design has created a new identity for The Social Iceberg Foundation Scotland, the north-of-the- border charitable arm of the newspaper for homeless people, The Big Issue. The
Kenji Ekuan honoured
Japanese industrial designer Kenji Ekuan is to receive the Sir Misha Black medal for his contribution to design education. Ekuan co-founded GK Industrial Design Associates in 1957, when it was
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CBI could prove to be an unlikely design ally
Designers were up in arms last year at the audacious free pitches set up by two Scottish local authorities seeking new identities. Even if a schoolchild, eligible as any to
College design teachers given top marks
Further education and sixth form colleges are delivering high quality design teaching, according to a report published by the Further Education Funding Council. Inspectors visiting colleges over a two-year period
Valuing Generation X
What’s happened to integrity and honour in our profession? It’s all very well specifying recycled paper, but not when it’s at the expense of human beings and certainly not when
‘Laughable’ Links hit
The quality of design and other services offered by Business Links advice shops will come under fire in this evening’s (Thursday’s) House of Commons debate on the network. Labour’s attack
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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.
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.
