The Design Week Awards 2016 – the winners in full
All of the winners from the Design Week Awards, project profiles and reaction from the judges.
New Tate Modern interiors unveiled ahead of open date
London’s Tate Modern museum will see a new building – The Switch House – open this week, which makes way for more digital, interactive elements and international art.
Monotype transforms TfL’s London Underground Johnston typeface
Updated typeface Johnston100 includes two new weights and symbols used on social media, including the hashtag and “@” sign.
Margaret Calvert and Johanna Basford among those recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours
Designers including Margaret Calvert, Johanna Basford and Lady Frances Sorrell have been recognised in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours. We’ve rounded up the full list of recipients selected for their
Refurbished £14.1 million National Museum of Scotland set to open
Hoskins Architects and consultancy Metaphor have transformed ten gallery spaces in Edinburgh’s National Museum of Scotland, making room for more science, technology and design exhibits.
Roundhouse rebranded by Magpie to promote venue and charity work
The new Roundhouse identity is set in a roundel lock up, which is both a “symbol of transformation” and a “cyclical messaging device”.
D8 gives Newspaper Club a new look, including paperboy mascot Russell
The redesign also makes it simpler for users to navigate the website and online production tool, ARTHR.
“Willy Wonka” inspired rotating lift could be the future of London Underground
German company Thyssenkrupp Elevator has developed the motor-powered “circular shuttle” lift concept, which may appear on the London Underground one day.
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