Out of Place Studio designs playful identity for National Education Nature Park
For a Natural History Museum-led climate education scheme, the studio shaped an identity inspired by the joy of exploring nature featuring paper-cut style illustrations.
Government and industry-backed EV projects receive £89 million in funding
Winning design-led projects include an Aston Martin initiative, which is looking to reduce the weight of EV batteries, and a start-up’s plan to design and develop safer electric scooters.
Pentagram designs identity and packaging for Liberty fragrance range
Inspired by the discovery of “typographic shorthands” in the Liberty archive, a new LBTY logotype was designed to adapt the main Liberty identity.
Where is the design industry in terms of right to repair?
With right to repair rising on the agenda we spoke to the Restart Project, designers and the Design Council about barriers from understanding and skills to legislation.
Studio Arc designs Postal Museum’s Dressed to Deliver exhibition
Expansive fabric panels are used to section the space and display printed graphics which take influence from the fabrics used in postal uniforms through the years.
Should we take the skateboard seriously as a design object?
Looking to put the skateboard on the same level “as a Dieter Rams clock” Jonathan Olivares – and other skateboarders – piece together its design history for the Design Museum.
Fairphone signals “cultural transition” in designing out e-waste
Speaking at Design for Planet festival, Fairphone founder Bas van Abel reflects on the origin story of Fairphone and how it is working to tackle e-waste and inequalities in the
How London Underground and Transport facilitated the city’s “largest public art gallery”
The evolution of poster design across the London transport network will be revealed through a new exhibition and gallery, sharing the story of an industrious and creative endeavour.
What does it take to design a Nando’s restaurant?
A new restaurant in Limerick, Ireland, is an example of how Harrison works to reconcile the tension between local inspiration and the roots of the South African brand.
Athletics devises grid-system-based visual identity for IBM TechXchange
The identity mixes Paul Rand’s 1981 Eye-Bee-M rebus with archive pictograms and photography to “celebrate human interaction, collaboration and learning”.
Royal Mint reveals new set of coins inspired by UK flora and fauna
The designs feature a mix of endangered species and conservation success stories and are set for general circulation.
How difficult commercial spaces can be utilised for “dynamic” nurseries
Delve director and co-founder Alex Raher discusses the untapped potential of transforming empty commercial spaces into early years educational settings.
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