Design Week

Positive News print design, by Studio Blackburn

By Sarah Dawood August 3, 2016 3:25 pm August 3, 2016 3:25 pm

Studio Blackburn has designed the most recent issue of Positive News, a print magazine based on the concept of “slow journalism”.

The 86th issue takes on the theme of “Re-imagining utopia”, and aims to portray news in a positive light.

The magazine is graphics-led, including a variety of typography, illustrations and infographics, and a copper-foil logotype on the front cover.

It uses the typefaces Colchi, Miller and Neuzeit, has a palette of four colours and is 84 pages long.

Zaha Hadid in Italy exhibition, by various

Maxxi museum in Rome, Italy has opened a new exhibition to mark the one-year anniversary of architect Zaha Hadid’s death. Made in Italy has been curated by the museum in collaboration with Zaha Hadid Design, Zaha Hadid Architects and the Zaha Hadid Foundation, and explores the architect’s long-lasting relationship with the country. It features conceptual […]

Le Drugstore, by Tom Dixon

Designer Tom Dixon’s Design Research Studio has redesigned the interiors of the brasserie in shopping and entertainment complex Publicis Drugstore in Paris, France. The studio has renamed the restaurant as Le Drugstore, and added oxblood coloured upholstery and brass fixtures to complement the existing timber walls and marble bars in the space. The interiors take […]

Hulu rebrand, by Troika

California-based brand consultancy Troika has created a new visual identity for US streaming site, Hulu. The new design looks to “unify” the brand’s look across the site’s user interface and print and digital touchpoints such as marketing campaigns. The existing, square-shaped logotype has been retained and appears in white, while a bright mint green has […]

Bonde festival identity, by Leo Porto and Felipe Rocha

Leo Porto, a designer at New York agency Collins, has worked with Felipe Rocha on the branding and orchestration of Bonde, a new Brazilian design conference launching next month in New York. The designs use a simple typography led approach and a yellow and black colour palette. The Maar Sans typeface by foundry Commercial Type […]

The Pets Factor animations, by Brass agency

Leeds-based studio Brass has created 40 animations for new CBBC show The Pets Factor, a children’s documentary series that goes behind the scenes of UK veterinary practices. Brass was brought in to work on the project by production company True North, and created animations of each of the animals, the four vets featured in the show […]

Leap branding, by Menta Picante

Mexican studio Menta Picante has created the branding for Leap, a Guadalajara-based school teaching web development and programming. The branding uses an illustration-led approach, with various elements appearing across the identity’s applications for different courses being taught at the school. According to Menta Picante, it aims to create a “fresh” look to attract young people, and […]

Iford Opera Festival material, by So Design and Charles Emerson

So Design Consultants has teamed up with fine art photographer Charles Emerson to create a selection of images for this year’s Ilford Opera Festival. As the event is set in the Peto Garden at Ilford Manor, the focus of every image is flowers. Each chosen to symbolise the musical performance they represent, the flowers were […]

Philographics, by Genis Carreras

Solipsism is the philosophical idea that only the direct mental experience is certain, as things external to one’s own mind cannot be known. In other words: you are the only thing that definitely exists and everything else in the world, from family to forests, might just be your hallucinations. Four years ago, London-based designer Genis […]

Penguin Random House Student Design Award winners, by various

For the last 11 years, Penguin Random House UK has put on the Student Design Award, an opportunity for young designers to take an imaginative pop at some of the most timeless book covers ever published. This year, the gauntlet was set across three categories: Adult Fiction Cover Award was To Kill a Mockingbird by […]

Rightmove advert, by Trunk Animation, Layla Atkinson and Anna Kövecses

Director Layla Atkinson has worked with illustrator Anna Kövecses and animation studio Trunk to create a new advert for home renting and buying company Rightmove. The advert is aimed at renters, and follows the story of a young couple as they go house-hunting, and chancing upon many properties before finding the “perfect” one, says Trunk. […]