UAL students help redesign regional NHS mental health services
UAL students have acted as consultants to the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust and delivered recommendations which will form the basis of a design brief to improve services.
Aberdeen Art Gallery’s £30 million overhaul takes shape
Hoskins Architects is leading the redevelopment of the Aberdeen Art Gallery and Studio Arc is working on exhibition design in 21 new permanent galleries.
British Fashion Council Annual Review 2014-2015, by Music
Music has designed an annual report for the British Fashion Council, which features techniques such as foil blocking and gilt edging in a bid to create a “confident and
Rama Gheerawo replaces Jeremy Myerson at Helen Hamlyn Centre
Gheerawo has been HHC deputy director for the past five years, and replaces the centre’s co-founder Myerson.
Fight for Peace charity goes global with new branding
We Launch has rebranded the young person’s charity Fight for Peace, with a “universal” logo that aims to be “positive and uplifting”.
Carnegie’s Old Manor Park Library to become work space for creative businesses
Architects Nicholas Lobo Brennan and Astrid Smitham want to bring back the building’s Edwardian features in the context of an adaptable public space where collaboration and community projects can be
Moves & Changes
A fortnightly round-up of moves, changes and appointments in the design world.
New Designers Part II award winners announced
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Q&A: What The Telegraph’s creative director has to say about the paper’s redesign
This week, The Daily Telegraph underwent a redesign of its print edition, bringing back a rustic masthead and filling the pages with more reader-friendly typefaces. We catch up with the paper’s creative
Going global: how to take your design business overseas
Many consultancies aspire to expand internationally – but how can you ensure your work is not lost in translation? We speak to four of the highest-earning international consultancies featured in this
What do design graduates want from the industry?
Research by the D&AD New Blood Academy identifies what creative graduates want from the industry they are preparing to enter.
Croydon College identity, by Blast
Blast has created the identity for Croydon College, one of London’s largest further education institutions, which provides courses to more than 8,000 students. The consultancy says: “Having just completed major refurbishment,
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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.
