Welcome to Saxnot: a Butlins-inspired vision of post-Brexit Britain
Studio Voltaire’s latest exhibition takes the form of a trade show that is trying to sell the dream of a future society centred around a fictional holiday camp called Britlins.
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Design Museum announces Beazley Designs of the Year 2017 winners
Now in its 10th edition, this year’s awards saw the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture named as the overall winner.
5 important things that happened in design this week
WPP unveiled new super-consultancy Superunion, we looked at how creatives feel about Brexit and Leeds United came under fire for its new football crest – the news from the last
Leeds United unveils new club crest ahead of centenary
The football club’s new look has been revealed following a six-month consultation period with club staff and fans, and features a “Leeds salute” symbol.
Formula E rebrands to become more “relevant”
The new identity has been designed by Prophet, while the electric motorsport series has been brought to life on-screen by DixonBaxi.
MTV looks to “humanise” with new branding
The television channel’s in-house creative team has worked with a number of studios and artists on the new identity, which is inspired by different emotions.
The Swedish food retailer campaigning for “more sustainable groceries”
Sweden-based studio Snask has created the identity for Axfood’s #Mat2030 campaign, which features a series of fresh food items arranged into different words.
Suffragette-inspired school uniforms and colourful coding kits: design in education
Last week, publisher Oxford University Press Education was given a new look by Baxter and Bailey. Now, designers share some of their favourite examples of educational design.
Nintendo teaches kids to code with new cardboard gaming kits
The games company’s Labo kit features flat-pack cardboard sheets that can be transformed into pianos, motorbikes and fishing rods when combined with the Nintendo Switch console.
V&A Dundee reveals details of 2018 opening
The museum is set to open in September, and will include permanent galleries showcasing historical and current Scottish design and a temporary exhibition on the cultural impact of ocean liners.
London Transport Museum to open two engineering-themed galleries
The new permanent displays are part of a year-long, Department for Transport led initiative to get more young people to study engineering.
The exhibition commemorating forgotten heroines of the industrial age
Queens of Industry runs until 2019 at Leeds Industrial Museum, and tells the stories of working women who acted as industrial ambassadors for Britain throughout the 20th century.
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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.
