Design tender by Sport England
Sport England is running a public tender for ‘design consultancy services’. The organisation declined to give specific details of the work, but is advising design groups to contact Jessica Smith
Inspired
One of the main reasons I wanted to write about design, as a journalist, early in my career, was an obsession with reading science fiction as a teenager. All those
Challenge and fulfillment can be motivation enough
David Bernstein questions the role of the creative director (DW 26 January). I feel the role of creative director is only partly to encourage and motivate staff, but is mainly
DBA and Nesta offer free training
The Design Business Association and the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts are launching the latest round of the S/M/L initiative, which will award £50 000 worth of
Form creates covers for The Modern single
Form has created the covers and launch campaign for electro pop band The Modern’s next single called Industry, released on 20 February on Mercury Records. Paul West’s design references industrial
Fmcg coalition to design a rival food label system
A single food labelling design, to rival the ‘traffic light system’, is being created by a loose ‘coalition’ of designers at five of the UK’s biggest food companies. The front
Voxpop
The Milan fair organisers have stalled their plan to bring an Italian furniture delegation to London for 100% Design. What might UK designers have learned from the Italian contingent?Much less
Design Week news stories appeal to schoolchildren too
I get Design Week every week at the school I teach at and, at the end of the month, I do my favourite job: I cut them up. Leaving them
VX Collective lures ‘hot’ talent with bursary
Vauxhall is looking to breathe new life into its VX Collective by enticing new members with a £5000 ‘bursary’. The General Motors-backed collective, which works on merchandising and advertising, is
All change for fast food giant
As McDonald’s plans a large-scale revamp, Sarah Balmond reveals how it is evolving the way it manages design in the process.
Inclusive design broadens reach in DBA Challenge
The practice of inclusive design is being adopted by a widening range of design groups, says the Design Business Association, which has unveiled the shortlist for its sixth annual Inclusive
Write your own commission
Adrian Shaughnessy talks to creatives who have developed their own ideas, nurturing the growing popular interest in graphic design.
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