DBA Design Effectiveness Awards 2020 winners revealed
This year marks the first ever virtual edition of the ceremony, which has crowned five Gold-winning projects from the likes of Bompas & Parr and Coley Porter Bell.
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The 2020 Design Week (online) graduate show guide
Government restrictions may have outlawed physical graduate showcases this year, but many universities have moved celebrations online – here is our guide to what’s on offer.
Design inspiration: the best projects from May
From pub-scented candles, to Polaroid chemistry and a weekly cartoon strip inspired by the bubonic plague, this is what designers got up to last month.
“Even 45 years on it feels futuristic”: The return of NASA’s beloved Worm
The past weekend saw the return of NASA’s well-loved wordmark, after nearly three decades of retirement – to celebrate, publishing outfit Standards Manual have launched a new book.
Furlough and freelance schemes have changed: where does this leave designers?
More details have been finalised for the “tapering” of the Government’s furlough scheme, and a further (final) payment has been scheduled for self-employed workers.
Animated guides for asylum seekers avoid “dehumanising and patronising” tropes
The animated videos, created for charity Migrant Help, were designed by London-based studio Templo.
A graduate guide to navigating the job market during the pandemic
We speak to Lucy Painter of Studio Recruitment and Pip Jamieson of The Dots to find out how they’re advising the Class of 2020 to go about job hunting right
Coronavirus sick pay scheme opens for small businesses
The amount on offer from the government is worth nearly £200 per employee, according to a statement from HM Treasury and may benefit design studios with less than 250 employees.
UK Government announces Cultural Renewal Taskforce
Representatives from the UK’s arts and culture spheres will meet weekly to discuss ways to help get the sector “up and running again”.
UK will seek unregistered design rights protection across EU in Brexit negotiations
The move would give UK designers protection against copying across all EU member states, something that had previously not been assured in the withdrawal bill.
BFI invites designers and illustrators to reimagine classic films
Three new books and 17 reissued titles will be released later this month as part of the BFI’s Film Classics series, all with new cover designs.
The return to work – what design businesses should know about the law
As design businesses consider an eventual return to the studio, we explore the legal information that employers and employees need to know.
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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.
