Moves & changes – industry news
A round-up of moves, changes and appointments in the design world.
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The best talks to catch at D&AD Festival 2018
Returning to East London’s Old Truman Brewery, this year’s D&AD Festival boasts a line-up of speakers that includes graphic designer Craig Oldham and Pentagram’s Naresh Ramchandani. Here, we pick out
The toy robot teaching kids to code without screens
Mangobot has been created by tech start-up Little Tinkerer, and can be used to demonstrate basic coding principles to younger children as well as more difficult concepts as they get
How can clients get the best out of creative people?
Last week, we wrote about a new book by US graphic designer Bonnie Siegler called Dear Client, This Book Will Teach You How to Get What you Want From Creative
National Geographic draws from 130-year history for magazine redesign
The print edition magazine will put greater emphasis on “visual storytelling”, with more room for photography and two new typefaces that are named after historic explorers associated with the brand.
Milan Design Week 2018: installations, exhibitions and talks to see
From an exhibition of Vitra products and prototypes on display in an old sports hall, to the latest urban living-inspired installation from Mini Living, we round up the best bits
Battersea Dogs & Cats Home reveals “honest” rebrand by Pentagram
The animal charity has been renamed simply as Battersea, and its new identity features playful, watercolour illustrations that depict different breeds of cats and dogs.
New book draws back the iron curtain on the Soviet Union’s little-known design history
As Phaidon releases a new book featuring over 300 Soviet products and other designs dating from the 1950s, we speak to Moscow Design Museum founder and director Alexandra Sankova about
Superunion rebrands cryptocurrency crime specialist Elliptic
The company’s new identity sees a black and white colour palette, and words that are “hidden” within the branding to reflect the nature of its work.
Furniture brand Swoon unveils new, “living” identity
Zag has created a new logo and design system for the online retailer, based on the brand proposition “for the home obsessed”.
NB Studio creates “conversational” branding for African food delivery start-up
Jambo! is aiming to “raise the profile” of African cuisine in London, and has developed a colourful identity based around a speech bubble symbol.
Reddit’s head of design on how the site was redesigned
Following the online forum being given a new look by its in-house design team, we speak to Diego Perez about what they were trying to achieve with the redesign, and
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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.
