Changes to IR35 are approaching (again) – here’s what designers need to know
Changes to the tax legislation for freelancers and employers will come into effect from 6 April 2021 so designers and design businesses will need to be ready.
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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”.
Barbara Stauffacher Solomon: “I designed because I needed to eat”
The 93-year-old graphic designer, who began her career in the 1950s, talks type, luck and forever seeking Armin Hofmann’s “prima”.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
