Robot Food kicks off anti-free pitch drive
Driven by a request for an unpaid creative pitch to a petfood company, consultancy Robot Food is launching its No Free Pitching campaign.
Open market
In the quest for the perfect image, designers may spend hours trawling picture libraries and the Web, but often the design process is what makes imagery so successful. Anna Richardson
National Museum Wales brings in Sumo to revamp site branding and deliver publicity material
National Museum Wales has appointed Newcastle-based consultancy Sumo to create new marketing materials for its visitor attractions.
Dementia care needs better design input
Mainstream designers are needed to create furniture, leisure activities and interiors for care homes for people with dementia, according to Kingston University’s Design Research Centre.
UK designers’ combined fee-income reaches £15bn
The combined fee-income of UK design consultancies, in-house teams and freelances came to an estimated £15bn in 2009, according to the forthcoming Design Industry Research survey, from the Design Council.
Be Collective works on luxury Caribbean hotel
Be Collective has been appointed by Levera Resort Development to create the masterplan, design and branding for a sustainable boutique hotel in the Caribbean island of Grenada.
A new balance
Rattled by the recession over the past year, many in the industry have had to reduce their expectations and reassess their objectives. Anna Richardson unpacks this emerging sense of realism
Billboard blues
Michael Johnson fears a decline in the quality of poster design in the commercial and cultural arenas, as print skills are edged out by digital design. But there’s hope on
Creative Concern unveilsbranding for new Lancashire Wildlife Trust nature reserve
Creative Concern has branded a new £8.6m nature reserve and visitor centre called Brockholes, which is due to open next spring.
Identity challenge
The BBC’s 12-week period of public consultation, which follows a much-publicised strategy review, will overlap with a design-roster review pencilled in for the end of May. The strategy review proposals
Design isn’t just the icing – it’s the cake
Clients can spend money on marketing or manufacture, but without design at the heart of a project it’ll surely fail, says Roger Mavity
British Design Innovation works on ‘device’ to monetise design’s contribution to the bottom line
British Design Innovation is working on a piece of technology which will be capable of tracking the financial benefits of design thinking for client companies.
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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.
