Learn To Move On – Voxpop
What do you perceive as the current scenario with regard to professional development in design? Where are the gaps and which organisations do you think might best plug them –
Learn to move on – David Godber
We asked senior industry figures from the consultancy world – and one former client – for their take on what designers need to do to prepare for the difficult years
Gaining an edge
Our research shows clients value design expertise above strategic input, so why – with increasingly strong foreign competition – is professional development still not being taken seriously in the UK?
Heinz shortlists for babyfood brief
Heinz has shortlisted two consultancies for a major babyfood brief, following its packaging design roster pitch held at the end of last year.The shortlisted groups are thought to be Pearlfisher
Videogame culture celebrated at Urbis
British videogaming culture is the subject of a new interactive exhibition, Videogame Nation, at Manchester’s Urbis centre this summer, designed by Axis Graphic Design.Urbis appointed the Manchester-based exhibition and graphics
A new wave of start-ups is turning the recession into an opportunity
A new wave of agile and market-aware start-ups, keen to target challenger brands, is turning the recession into an opportunity, says Gina Lovett
Sanitary ware is experiencing a period of rapid product development
The housing market may be going down the pan, but sanitary ware is experiencing a period of rapid product development, thanks to demand from the healthcare sector and increasingly stringent
There’s method in our madness
A downturn is the worst time to launch a new business, right? Wrong, says Dave Allen. He’s done it twice, so he should know
Paper catwalk
Karl Lagerfeld demonstrated his love of paper in his latest Chanel Haute Couture collection, with 7000 handmade paper flowers adorning the show. But paper plays a part in many fashion
Environment Agency prepares design briefs
The Environment Agency is set to brief consultancies appointed to its newly formed roster on internal and external communications projects concerned with the move of its headquarters next year. Environment
Pentagram brands World Palliative Care Alliance
Pentagram has created the marque, identity and brand guidelines for the Worldwide Palliative Care Alliance, which launches this week.
Survey gives the lowdown on supermarket packaging
Waitrose has the heaviest packaging and Tesco the lightest of all the major UK supermarkets, according to research by the Local Government Association. The LGA’s War on Waste Food Packaging
Latest articles
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.
