F*ck Being Humble launches graduate programme for the class of 2020
With students graduating into uncertainty this year, founder Stefanie Sword-Williams has devised a curriculum that promises to be “relatable and achievable”.
London Design Festival 2020 reveals first installations
The annual festival has revealed the first of its line-up, which explores circular design and the possibilities of growing mangos in London.
Design Week Poll: 71% of design businesses worried about surviving into 2021
Three months on from our first business impact survey, we once again asked readers how they were weathering the pandemic.
Behind the Royal Academy of Music’s “gritty” rebrand
Johnson Banks has created the new identity for the music conservatoire, which takes a more “forward-thinking” approach to its competitors.
This “darkly poetic” identity for a data rights agency is inspired by Orwell
Design studio Accept & Proceed and poet Tom Sharp have created the branding for a newly-established data consultancy group.
Dyson devises more design and technology activities for kids in lockdown
Following on from the success of its lockdown challenge cards earlier this year, the company has released a new set of learning resources this time focused on air pollution.
Currys PC World’s visual refresh aims to create a “bright world” of branding
The new appearance looks to give the retail brand a more consistent and “ownable” identity across both physical and digital spaces.
Redesigning surfaces for a COVID-proof future
These designers are rethinking the surfaces we touch and turning them into COVID-killing materials, which can be fabricated as familiar objects.
DixonBaxi gives Regent’s Place a brand to celebrate “radical softness”
The identity for the neighbourhood centres around a graphic “R” logo, which the studio says is designed to “almost disappear” when applied.
Nissan reveals new logo for the “digital world”
The company’s first new logo in 20 years was created by an in-house design team and looks to embrace both physical and digital platforms.
A typeface to bring the emotion of Black Lives Matter protest placards online
Developed by Vitamin London, the typeface uses letterforms taken from protest posters found at Black Lives Matter demonstrations.
“World’s first” plastic-free paper-based spirits bottle unveiled by Diageo
The bottle will be made from sustainably sourced wood, and will debut with the Johnnie Walker whisky brand in 2021.
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