Brighton Digital Festival
Brighton Digital Festival has announced its full line-up – a vast month long programme set to run throughout September. Look out for dConstruct held on 2 September which is billed
Easy as ABC
Twords are, according to designer and illustrator Mr Gresty, words ‘that contain two others’, each with a different meaning to the original word. So – to use his example –
Voxpop – which design issues would you put before Government?
The Creative Industries Council has been set up by Government to examine issues in the creative sector. What design-related issues would you like to see it tackle?
Design issues raised at Government’s Creative Industries Council
The Government’s Creative Industries Council, which includes design representatives from the Design Council and the Sorrell Foundation, has met for the first time to discuss issues to put to Government.
Time for school
Design education – we are told – is in grave danger in the UK. At the same time as Chancellor George Osborne says he wants the words Made in Britain,
Government launches Creative Choice procurement framework
A new framework which will supply creative services, including design, to all Government departments and public sector organisations, has been launched by the Department for Education.
Making in film
In a year where Design Week has campaigned for drawing and making to be a staple of design education, it seems we are not alone, with the Victoria & Albert
Visual design students today
Guest blogger Adrian Shaughnessy shares the ten things he thinks you should know about today’s visual design students.
Do laws pack clout?
With sustainable packaging regulations set for an update, Angus Montgomery discovers that many packaging designers feel that current legislation is ’passive’ and doesn’t take their needs into account
Voxpop
D&AD president Simon ’Sanky’ Sankarayya named Neville Brody as the recipient of the President’s Medal last week. Who would you give the award to if you were in his place?
Vive La Revolution
Art inspired by the world’s first socialist revolution will be coming to Newcastle later this month, courtesy of the Revolution on Paper: Mexican Prints 1910-1960 exhibition at the Hatton Gallery
Typo London takes its place on the conference calendar
Print and moving image specialists will explorethe relationship between people and their surroundings in the first Typo London graphic design conference, to be held in October, which will build on
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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.
