Packaging design and branding consultancies are this week in the process of presenting to Sainsbury’s ahead of final appointments to the supermarket giant’s design roster, Design Week can reveal.Sainsbury’s confirms
It Was So Quiet I Could Hear a Pin Drop, a new children’s book about the sounds we hear around the house, has been designed and written by Fivebargate creative
High street retailers are in the credit crunch front line, but it’s not all doom and gloom, says Julie Oxberry.
Adding value to the shopping experience will keep tills ringing
Harry Beck it ain’t, but maps created over the years of the Paris Metro system have a beauty and interest all their own. Here is a selection from a book
I can’t comment on the ‘experience’ per se, because I have not yet visited Westfield London (www.designweek. co.uk, 31 October). What I can say, however, is that whoever chose that
It is the morning after D&AD’s ‘How the hell did that get in?’ event, and I can’t figure out if my head is spinning from drinking too much Guinness or
When the Government first passed the London 2012 Olympic bill, which was partly aimed at protecting official sponsors of the event, there was a whole debate as to whether the
London lights the way with its cutting-edge creative sector, but it is so easily snuffed out in times of recession. Boris Johnson should use us, not lose us. He should
US President-elect Barack Obama owes much of his success to his command of the Internet as a fundraising and organising tool. Both Obama and Republican rival John McCain relied on
The economic downturn is really an opportunity,
argues Jim Davies – it could free us from some of
our burdens and give us a chance to take stock
Finnish illustrator Kustaa Saksi will present his new book of retrospective work, and show a new series of war-hero characters and large-scale, never-before-seen prints as part of The Heroes exhibition
A lack of co-ordination across projects and initiatives to support the creative industries is hampering growth in the Coventry region, according to a report produced by Coventry University for Coventry
Embarrassment and shame have long been associated with menstruation, but new trends in packaging design are looking to change this with bold colours, eye catching patterns and empowering messages.
In the first of a new series spotlighting design in different countries, we look at Germany’s diverse creative culture, from industrial to graphic design, which is both forward-thinking and respectful
From the unseen subterranean world of London’s Tube network, to flying’s 5.7 million tonnes waste problem, here are the year’s most popular exhibition stories on Design Week.
DixonBaxi co-founder and executive creative director Aporva Baxi warns streaming services that prioritising content over brand and a well designed experience could be “catastrophic”.
