Understood rebrand by Wolff Olins aims to “shape the world for difference”
The social impact organisation, which supports people with learning and thinking differences and disabilities, has been given an “accessible” yet “dynamic” new look.
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Design Trust launches online festival to highlight “creative women with purpose”
The Make a Difference festival will showcase women from across the design industry, with the intention of demystifying what they do, why they do it, and how.
In the age of coronavirus, how are universities teaching design at a distance?
With many design disciplines relying on physical pieces and tactile feedback, university course leaders are having to refocus their teaching as lockdown continues.
Zines, quarantine maps and rave suits: design inspiration from lockdown
Put the world’s designers in lockdown and this is what they come up with.
These designs help women carry out their own smear tests
Three new concept designs from Bath-based studio Matter aim to engage more women in positive cervical screening experiences by taking the process out of the doctor’s surgery and into the
Picks of the month: the best design events to catch (indoors) in May
As we enter another month in lockdown, it seems the design world has got creativity at a distance down to a fine art – this month, watch out for virtual
89% of design businesses have or are contemplating furloughing staff
Businesses are also increasingly thinking about redundancies, and other design firms are using the coronavirus pandemic as an opportunity to take stock of operations.
Designers share the best advice they’ve ever been given
As has been proven throughout the coronavirus pandemic so far, the UK’s designers are ready and willing to do their bit for their communities, be that through awareness-spreading campaigns, innovative
V&A aims to inspire “mini-designers” with kids’ lockdown challenges
The museum is using its extensive collection of artefacts and exhibits to inspire #LetsMakeWednesdays creative challenges.
What are Bounce Back Loans? What designers need to know
The latest coronavirus support package announced by the government aims to help the country’s smallest businesses with “fast-track finance”.
Pentagram’s Natasha Jen gives Esprit an “effortless” new look
The fresh identity for the retailer includes its first ever monogram, a redrawn logo, a new approach to colour and a considerate reimagination of the “ground-breaking” stencil typeface developed in
How Femme Type found the hidden women of typography within a year
Amber Weaver, the designer behind the organisation, speaks to Design Week and reflects on a year of celebrating women in typography.
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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.
