New platform launches to help web designers navigate accessibility guidelines
The website is intended to offer web designers and developers clear instructions to make websites accessible for as many people as possible.
Ben Tallon: “Will selling my creativity ever feel natural?”
As part of his series reflecting on the nature of creativity, Tallon finds that once you dare to put a price on your skills, your creative peers are often willing
Koto overhauls music streaming service Deezer’s identity with pulsating logo
The heart logo has two “dynamic states” to mirror the experience of listening to music and is made up of rounded forms that inspired bespoke headline typeface Deezer Sans.
Science Museum seeks lead designer for major gallery and exhibition project
The new Horizons Gallery has been afforded an estimated budget of £3.3 million – £3.7 million, with a fee of £274,000.
Soapbox refreshes brand and website for The National Centre for Social Research
The type-led identity and new website looks to foreground the organisation’s purpose as well as key findings from its published research.
G&A completes 18-year-long exhibition project for America’s National WWII Museum
The Liberation Pavilion is “the final puzzle piece” of a design plan that started almost two decades ago and looks to represent both global and personal experiences.
Es Devlin on “30 years of engaging in audience, performance and ritual”
The designer and artist discusses how mapping an ephemeral practice for her monograph An Atlas of Es Devlin gave her better understanding of her own persistent “lines of enquiry.”
“A discovery issue”: how creative careers app ERIC is increasing access to the industry
ERIC co-founder Samantha Hornby explains how the app is looking to make the creative industries more accessible to the next generation and how designers can help.
Royal Mail reveals 2023 Christmas stamps that nod to “old carol books”
Each stamp features lyrics from a well-known Christmas carol and was created with watercolour to add “depth and richness”.
Blond devises “intuitive” design system for start-up Electric Air
Reconfigured internal components and labelled panels aim to make repairs easier for engineers, while a “stripped back, simplified” app and thermostat look to facilitate a smooth user experience.
V&A East reveals new visual identity ahead of 2025 opening
The museum also announced the start of a new ambassador programme as well as information about its inaugural exhibition, The Music is Black: A British Story.
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