How Swarovski’s rebrand inspired a “candy-like” store redesign worldwide
An octagonal framing of the crystal company’s swan logo will be accompanied by 28 new store openings and an associated brand campaign.
Studio Minerva creates chocolate company to “break through glass ceiling”
As part of our IWD 2021 coverage, the designer and chocolatier behind Cartografie discuss shared empathy, succeeding in male-dominated fields and working together.
Transport for London reveals “greenest ever” Piccadilly line trains
Designed by Siemens Mobility, the Inspiro boasts in-train air conditioning and will consume 20% less energy than the existing fleet from the 1970s.
Going at it alone: independent female designers share their tips – part one
As part of our IWD 2021 coverage, four women discuss their tips for working alone, from reinvesting in yourself, to being prepared for dry spells and staying motivated.
When EAT design studio celebrated identity and diversity it flourished
As part of our IWD 2021 coverage, EAT founder Renata Amaral Morris discusses embracing difference and what stopped her and her business partner Gabriel Seibel from it doing it sooner.
Design Week Awards 2021 opens for entries
This year winning work will be given a bigger platform than ever before, we are assembling our biggest ever judging panel and categories have been tweaked for maximum relevance.
Going at it alone: independent female designers share their tips – part two
As part of our IWD 2021 coverage, four more women discuss their tip for working solo, from avoiding the “side-hustle” mindset to catering your portfolio and communicating properly with clients.
“It can come together within 24 hours”: using social media for social design
As part of our IWD 2021 coverage, we speak to B&B senior designer Maisie Benson about using social media to seek out and share social design side projects.
London Design Biennale: Es Devlin to install 400-tree forest at Somerset House
The greenery, named the Forest for Change, will be used to highlight the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
The identity for a disability-inclusive housing group resists “outdated perceptions”
Landscape has created the illustrative new look for the organisation, with details that aim to “reflect the diversity of disability”.
What does the 2021 Budget mean for design?
Chancellor Rishi Sunak pledges more support for the self-employed, introduces a new loan scheme and promises more money for culture.
World Book Day: designers reveal their favourite children’s book designs
To mark this year’s World Book Day – which celebrates reading for pleasure among schoolkids – we asked designers to pick their favourite children’s books.
Design inspiration: the best projects from February
Some of our favourite projects from the month included a cinematic identity for the Glasgow film festival and an interactive literary journal.
The American Library rebrands to mark a new chapter in its history
The Click has redesigned the Norwich-based memorial library, which was founded to honour Americans’ contributions to World War II.
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Picks of the month: the best design events in March 2021
With an end to lockdown in sight, the online-only events in our March round-up could be some of the last. Here’s what’s going on.
Editorial platform Glorious aims to give female sport a “new creative aesthetic”
The platform is using cultural exploits like photography, film, illustration and music to “elevate women’s sport and carve out more space for female voices”.
Baxter & Bailey designs “joyful” identity for sustainable lens brand Sunglass Fix
The studio’s work for the Australian brand includes a recyclable packaging solution, with “a little bit of theatre built in”.
Moving interface aims to provide hygienic solution for supermarket touchscreens
Special Projects has designed the Moving Buttons concept, which could allow 50 people to use a screen every hour without touching the same spot.
High streets need to find their “appetite for design”
In this call to action, Freestate global creative director Adam Scott is asking designers to help high streets become flexible, theatrical, community spaces.
How Bruce Blackburn and Richard Danne designed the NASA Worm
Following the news of Bruce Blackburn’s passing at the age of 82, we look back on how the ubiquitous red logo was developed.
D&AD partners with Google to expand education programme
Shift Agency will allow past and present students of the Shift education programme to work on client briefs and add to their portfolio.
Design Council and Mayor of London seek pandemic recovery “innovators”
The Design Council will work with the Mayor’s office to seek out and develop “innovation teams” to help the city bounce back from Covid.
Peugeot reveals new logo in “upmarket” rebrand
As part of major redesign, the established French marque has unveiled its latest logo: a pared-back coat of arms adorned with its lion’s head.
Ambitious Oxford Street “reinvention” plan launched
Proposals include a temporary visitor attraction at Marble Arch, play-oriented public realm interventions, a zero carbon push and wildlife habitats.
Moynihan Train Hall: branding New York’s “biggest civic infrastructure project in decades”
New York-based design studio Watson & Company is behind the identity, which aims to be a “love letter” to the city.
Network Rail launches competition for in-station exhibition concept
A budget of £12,000, including a £4,000 fee, is being offered for the winning design of the Curating Concourses competition.
Online safety platform Just Ask Max rebrands to show the internet is a jungle
Among Equals has created the new animal-themed identity for the family-safety platform, based around the character of Max the elephant.
Miller Genuine Draft hopes to regain relevance with “hand-crafted” rebrand
BrandOpus has redesigned one the biggest US beer brands from the 1990s, which it says had been lacking a memorable identity.
National Gallery seeks design team to work on £30 million bicentenary project
A suite of projects are slated to celebrate the gallery’s 200th birthday in 2024, including a new research centre and a redesigned welcome area.
The identity for second-hand search platform SrchPop resists “fusty preloved clichés”
Supple Studio has designed the visual identity for the American second-hand search site, finding inspiration in the search bar icon.