Red hot responsibility
Graphic communication is no longer a question of clear typography and aesthetics. Conveying a responsible social message means hitting the right mark, often easier said than done. Peter Hall looks
Another free-pitch from Government department
THE Department for Education and Employment, last week revealed as running a free creative pitch for its identity (DW 18 August), ran another free-pitch for a training campaign. The free-pitch
Government in free-pitch storm
NEWS – The Government is under fire because its Department for Education and Employment is holding a free creative pitch for the design of a new corporate identity.
Scotland’s graphic courses win
Scottish graphic design education has been given top marks over other subject areas in a batch of reports into teaching quality by the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council. English colleges
Hong Kong job for Met Studio
NEWS – Met Studio will pick up design fees of more than 200 000 for designing interiors and exhibitions for a 3.75m health education project in Hong Kong.
Fame at last for Rowland-Hill
Things must be tough down in Bedford Square. It seems that Design Business Association chief executive Ian Rowland-Hill is reduced to begging for cash. The good news is that he
Star born for Edinburgh Festival
The Drambuie Edinburgh Film Festival starts next weekend, with an identity designed by the host city’s Shaw Marketing and Design. A red star combines the festival’s title and the sponsor’s
CSD starts professional development scheme
The Chartered Society of Designers has launched a new initiative aimed at encouraging designers to continue professional training throughout their careers. This follows a two-year enquiry by the CSD, with
Leeds plans multimedia centre
Leeds College of Art & Design is setting up a 1m Multi-Media Centre to provide state-of-the-art facilities and training in the new technologies.
New director at Design Council
Sean Blair, the 29-year-old founder of North East industrial design consultancy Octo Design, is to be the Design Council’s first design director. The keenly-awaited appointment leaves just one director post
Design ‘should copy RIBA lead’
The design industry should take its lead from the Royal Institute of British Architects and carry out in-depth research into its own future, claim members of the design industry. RIBA’s
Designers ought to follow the RIBA’s path
There’s much to be said for the design community taking a leaf out of the architects’ book and considering its future prospects (see feature, page 12). As an industry we’ve
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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
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