Sensi, by Method
Method has worked with Sierra Leonne-based social enterprise Sensi to create an identity and help it define the organisation’s positioning. Sensi has used these assets to help establish itself and
Pick Me Up 2015 – “we want to be more energetic and restless”
As London graphic art festival Pick Me Up prepares to open its sixth edition, we talk to curator Claire Catterall about how the show and the graphics scene have developed.
RCA backs design-led solutions to global agricultural problems
The Royal College of Art’s education and research programme SustainRCA is looking at how design-led problem solving can address systemic problems in agriculture. We caught up with Sustain Talks curator
Ron Arad creates immersive theatre set from foam
Architect Ron Arad has designed a moveable, evolving set for an immersive dance performance, set to take place within caves in Margate.
Sir Peter Blake: “We should call up old skills in an age where they are dying out”
We speak to designer and artist Sir Peter Blake about his 60-year career, the power of bright colours and why it’s important to trade in Photoshop for a paintbrush every now and again.
All aboard Sir Peter Blake’s “dazzling” overhaul of the Mersey Ferry
The artist has designed his “first piece of public art” by decorating the exterior of a ferry with multi-coloured patterns, which replicate world war one “dazzle” ships that were designed to confuse the
Designers and creatives back Labour in open letter
Wayne Hemingway and architect Christophe Egret are among signatories of a letter backing the Labour Party for the next election, while business leaders including Lord Stuart Rose have come out
Paula Scher uses “revolutionary” typeface in rebrand of The New School
Pentagram partner Paula Scher has created a new identity for The New School in New York, which uses a custom typeface with regular, extended and very extended widths of the same
Melanie Archer: “Work needs to be done convincing people of the value of design”
This month we take a trip back to Trinidad to interview our first female designer from the region. Like many of her contemporaries, her work is multi-disciplinary, encompassing graphic design,
Next Government urged to put design at the heart-of decision-making
Ahead of the 7 May General Election in the UK, a cross-party group of parliamentarians has released a new manifesto calling for design to become central to the way the
New Abbey Road identity takes inspiration from Beatles record sleeve
Form has created a new identity for London recording studio Abbey Road, which takes its inspiration from the cover of the Beatles’ Abbey Road LP. Form partners Paula Benson and
Branding for Shakespeare’s Globe production of Othello, by Premm Design
Premm Design has designed the core marketing image for the Playing Shakespeare production, the 2015 flagship education project for the Globe Theatre. The brief was to create a First
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.
