Voxpop
Conservative Party leader David Cameron told the CBI conference last week that Britain doesn’t have strong regional identities. Do you agree or disagree, and why?
Digital blooms
You might think you know your digital design, but even hardcore fanatics will want to visit Decode, the Victoria & Albert Museum and Onedotzero’s collaborative exhibition on ‘digital design sensations’.
It’s tough, but you’ll find cash
Next year could be the year you take back the reins and buy out your business – so don’t let negative publicity about borrowing put you off, says Stuart Avery
Community support
Product development is one way for designers to help communities in the Third World, whether it’s by addressing specific needs or creating employment and income. Anna Richardson talks to designers
Eastern edge
Poland is rightly famous for its poster art, but what’s the latest generation of creatives up to? Trish Lorenz catches up with three graphic artists whose subversive work reflects a
Profile – Robert Brunner
Working on cool products for cool brands isn’t always enough – industrial designer Robert Brunner discovered his inner client and now enjoys the entrepreneurial life. Clare Dowdy talks to the
Rodney Fitch move will see no change of emphasis at Fitch
Following Rodney Fitch’s departure from the consultancy there was a suggestion that under my leadership the nature of the Fitch offer would change in emphasis (Comment, DW 26 November). Nothing
A request for help for The Sorrell Foundation’s club
In response to your piece about the National Art and Design Saturday Club (Comment, DW 19 November), I wonder if I could ask any Design Week readers who attended Saturday
The difference between six and 11? A COI brief
So, the Central Office of Information is reviewing its roster of consultancies for design services, splitting it into three new frameworks (News, DW 24 September). COI creative director Fanny Sigler
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Designers on British Rail’s logo update: “The worst sustainability-by-numbers thinking”
National Rail raised eyebrows this week with a green revamp of its logo – we spoke to designers including Astrid Stavro and Matt Baxter about the change.
Gospel organisation Mama Foundation’s new identity designed with “joy in mind”
ThoughtMatter has rebranded the New York music and cultural space with details inspired by the local area’s arched windows.
Fashion illustrator Gladys Perint Palmer: “How many ways can one draw a blazer?”
The illustrator talks to Design Week ahead of a new exhibition about breaking into the industry and why it’s more fun to draw haute couture than “wearable clothes”.
Design Council announces Design for Planet festival to coincide with COP26
Plan set out to engage designers with key climate change issues as part of two day festival, which looks to forge better links between designers and leaders in sustainability.
