Picks of the month: the best design events to catch in October
Designers have a pop-up garden, a deep dive into British logos, the Beazley Designs of the Year exhibition and more to see them into the autumn months.
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Branding a company that turns humans into soil
Design studio Civilization has given “natural organic reduction” company Recompose a new identity based on “family trees and route systems”.
Pantone unveils new shade of red to tackle stigma around menstruation
The deep red colour is called Period, and has been launched in partnership with Swedish menstrual care brand Intimina.
Top tips from leading illustrators on adapting style for different clients
From sticking to different building blocks, to reserving the right to say no, we talk to illustrators with unique styles to find out how they work in different commercial contexts.
Take our latest coronavirus business impact survey
Now six months into the coronavirus pandemic, Design Week wants to know how your design business is faring, and how you view the future of your work.
DesignStudio wants its AO brand refresh to raise smile with customers
Alongside a custom typeface, the new look for the online electrical retailer also includes a rethought colour palette, and a redrawn smile logo.
First look: designing the IWM’s exhibition on the lives of refugees
The show, designed by Nissen Richards Studio aims to tell “the wider story of displacement alongside individuals’ narratives”.
What designers need to know about the government’s Winter Economy Plan
In a statement to the commons the chancellor has announced the successor to the furlough scheme, as he urged listeners to “learn to live without fear”.
RSA brand refresh focuses on a “commitment to impact”
Design outfit Studio Texture has led the redesign, keeping the previous Pentagram-designed logo but introducing new colours, typography and tone of voice.
Space10 unveils “ever-evolving, democratic” visual identity and microsite
The Danish design innovation lab has collaborated with several studios to create a typographic identity that is as “neutral as possible”.
Winners of Penguin Student Design Award 2020 revealed
The 14th edition of the competition saw more than 2,000 entries from students designing covers for The Night Manager, A Short History of Nearly Everything and Goodnight Mister Tom.
“Think Lego or Minecraft”: Designing a school in 15 minutes
Seismic, a collaborative construction project funded via Innovate UK, looks to speed up the process and reduce the costs of school building.
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Urge launches to “enact radical responses to the climate emergency”
The multidisciplinary group of creatives bring a range of talents and experience to the challenge of how organisations react to the climate crisis.
Design inspiration: the best projects from September
Some of the most inspiring projects from the month include heat-reactive stamps with a hidden message and a mycelium “living coffin”.
Thisaway’s rebrand of a casting agency is inspired by rolling credits
Kahleen Crawford Casting has worked with a wide range of directors, with recent highlights including I Hate Suzie and His Dark Materials.
“Our isolation makes us resourceful”: a New Zealand design guide
As part of our series exploring countries’ design cultures, we look at how the island nation’s close-knit community is intent on challenging tradition.
