Design Council and Mayor of London seek pandemic recovery “innovators”
The Design Council will work with the Mayor’s office to seek out and develop “innovation teams” to help the city bounce back from Covid.
Moynihan Train Hall: branding New York’s “biggest civic infrastructure project in decades”
New York-based design studio Watson & Company is behind the identity, which aims to be a “love letter” to the city.
Network Rail launches competition for in-station exhibition concept
A budget of £12,000, including a £4,000 fee, is being offered for the winning design of the Curating Concourses competition.
Online safety platform Just Ask Max rebrands to show the internet is a jungle
Among Equals has created the new animal-themed identity for the family-safety platform, based around the character of Max the elephant.
Miller Genuine Draft hopes to regain relevance with “hand-crafted” rebrand
BrandOpus has redesigned one the biggest US beer brands from the 1990s, which it says had been lacking a memorable identity.
National Gallery seeks design team to work on £30 million bicentenary project
A suite of projects are slated to celebrate the gallery’s 200th birthday in 2024, including a new research centre and a redesigned welcome area.
The identity for second-hand search platform SrchPop resists “fusty preloved clichés”
Supple Studio has designed the visual identity for the American second-hand search site, finding inspiration in the search bar icon.
Kate Moross: “Create spaces to share work, gain experience and get paid”
After mentoring a group of designers from around the world in 2020, the founder and creative director of Studio Moross talks about supporting young talent.
The Crown Estate’s redesign aims to integrate “people, place and purpose”
Saffron has designed the new identity for the Crown Estate, which manages some of London’s best known addresses including Regent Street and St. James’s.
Coca-Cola tests paper bottle but is it the answer?
The bottle is made by Danish company Paboco and features an extra strong paper shell, 100 per cent recycled plastic enclosure and liner inside.
Pride in London’s new identity hopes to usher in a more inclusive future
The UK’s largest Pride organisation has rebranded ahead of its 50th anniversary next year with inspiration from the exclamation mark.
£16 million offered for sustainable plastic packaging design solutions
Innovate UK is looking for “bold and ambitious” projects that tackle the sustainability challenges related to plastic packaging.
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As part of our series on design in 2024, Studio Arc director Lyndsey Bowditch offers her view on what exhibition design might look like next year.
Why 2024 will be the “year of creative emergence” when it comes to AI
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