Successful challenger brands share key values and methods
You might not think of Jesus Christ as a ’challenger brand’, but, says Contagious magazine editorial director Paul Kemp-Robertson, he displayed all the traits.
Editor’s blog
Before the silly season kicks in – and the World Cup finally ends – it’s worth a moment’s serious thought about the future of the design profession. Big stuff for
The new political landscape
Finance and tax gurus Mandy Merron and Tim Stovold of Kingston Smith W1 presented their take on the budget and the coalition Government’s initial policies at the Design Business Association’s
College projects must avoid the self-indulgence trap
In his role as external examiner to three universities and through his willingness to offer portfolio advice and lectures at a further five design courses, Adrian Shaughnessy (pictured) should be
We’ll need the industry to lend a helping hand to design education
New Designers opens its final show at London’s Business Design Centre this week amid predictions from the Association of Graduate Recruiters that graduates generally will need at least a 2.1
Dutch courage
Some hotels develop a reputation for exquisite food, class and excellent service. Some hotels gather a reputation, but of quite a different kind. The Hans Brinker Budget Hotel in Amsterdam
Civic strategy
Where next for public-sector design, in the dawning age of cuts and austerity? In fact, design is now more crucial than ever to help deliver user-friendly and efficient services for
A harsh lesson
Today’s design students are inured to the economic pressures of professional life, but Adrian Shaughnessy wonders why our education system fails to prepare them for its creative realities.
Good for business?
Only time will tell whether the tax cuts announced in last week’s Emergency Budget will offset the impact of the draconian spending restrictions also put in place by the Chancellor.
Editor’s blog
Two issues have dominated the week – World Cup football, and particularly England’s faltering if successful performance which put much of the country on hold last Wednesday afternoon, and the
Ignite works on branding and interiors for proposed education centre
Ignite Retail Design is working on the identity and interiors for a proposed new education centre in Lancashire.
Voxpop
Who would you like to have seen honoured in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list, and why?
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Introducing Design Week’s new editorial team
We’re excited to announce the new Design Week editorial team ahead of the platform’s relaunch this autumn. Rob Alderson joins as Editor, with Clare Dowdy as Senior Writer.
Remembering Sir Kenneth Grange – 1929-2024
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.
