Built on shaky foundations
Client failures are starting to undermine the financial well-being of design consultancies. Gina Lovett looks at how they can protect themselves
North East design festival kicks off
The fourth North East annual design festival, Design Event, continues this weekend, following yesterday’s launch and previews of product design and graphics exhibitions. Over the next 18 days, through
Rising stars – Matt Judge
Even though Matt Judge has always liked art, what he really enjoys is restriction. ‘I’ve always liked a brief,’ he explains. ‘That’s what appealed to me and why I took
Rising stars – Ab Rogers
The most risen of the rising stars, Ab Rogers, has been around the block a few times. He left school at 15, picked up hammer and chisel and trained as
Design Embassy to go overseas
The London Design Embassy is to travel overseas to bring designers together with greater numbers of foreign buyers. LDE project director Christine Losecaat is also considering making the embassy a
Vibrandt’s Sandom on eco-innovation
Reduce or reinvent? Why choose when you can do both, and help clients innovate with a clear conscience at the same time? says John Sandom
Mobile Gaming
The numbers speak volumes. Within 20 days of its App Store launch, Sega sold 300 000 copies of Super Monkeyball, while Tap Tap Revenge from Palo Alto start-up Tapulous was
Interface design
TV used to be easy. There were just two broadcasters and three channels, and they decided what we watched, when we watched it. Now there are umpteen content providers and
Wayfinding
The importance of time and place information, and its propensity to change, make airport wayfinding an ideal candidate for digital signage. Basic systems now exist in many departure and arrival
Digital money
Despite a gloomy economic outlook, interactive designers are better placed than many of their offline colleagues. Nurturing digital clients requires both creative and tactical thinking, plus an awareness of how
Commercial boom time?
A slew of property ventures is launching in the face of a recessionary storm, and it’s all good news for branding consultancies, says David Benady
A ten-point design business plan for recession
Unsure about downsizing, as you prepare for the hard times just around the corner? Ian Cochrane has a ten-point plan to help you make the best of the situation
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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.
