Flying Scotsman is back on track with restored livery
The restoration saw 20 litres of undercoat, 30 litres of gloss and 20 litres of varnish used on the engine.
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Design Thinkers Academy launches in UK to “help organisations excel at design”
The organisation – led by former Design Council chief executive David Kester – offers training for business leadership teams wanting to learn about design thinking.
Big-name designers come out against Brexit
Design industry figures including Sir Martin Sorrell and Kelly Hoppen have signed a letter calling for Britain to remain in the EU – we want to know what you think.
New “visually striking” national newspaper The New Day set to launch
The newspaper features a cyan masthead and will be printed on “high-quality” paper. It is understood to have been designed in-house.
"It's about connections" – Wolff Olins on its new Met logo
The new identity for New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, which combines serif and sans-serif typeforms, is revealed in full.
“We started with a rectangle” – new crowdfunded smartphone Robin launches
The new Nextbit Robin phone has been designed by former HTC designer Scott Croyle.
Wolff Olins rebrands New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art
The new logo is described by the Met as “a hybrid that combines serif and sans-serif”. The museum adds: “There may be some debate about the logo, because it involves
How Wolff Olins aims to make Zocdoc the face of healthcare – literally
The new identity for the US healthcare company is based on a logo depicting an ever-changing face.
Branding Bhutan – how do you capture a country’s “Gross National Happiness”?
FutureBrand has created a new identity for the landlocked Himalayan country, which is known for its concept of “Gross National Happiness”.
Design revenues up but staff costs remain too high, report shows
The KingstonSmithW1 report shows that while revenues have grown at the leading design businesses, efficiencies and staff costs remain challenging.
IKEA and Space10 – innovating for the future
In this documentary we visit IKEA’s Space10 innovation lab in Copenhagen, to see how the business is using design and innovation to plan for its future and for the future
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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.
