Top 5 design things to look out for in April
A conference in Dublin, a festival in London and a trade fair in Milan – April is set to be an exciting month for designers.
Four trends shaping the future of print design
We look at how new technologies are allowing print designers to do more – while craft skills remain in demand.
New Zealanders reject new flag design
Kyle Lockwood’s Silver Fern proposal has been voted down in a public poll, meaning New Zealand’s existing flag will continue to fly.
How designers can get the most out of Kickstarter
We catch up with Kickstarter senior director of design and technology communities John Dimatos to find out how designers can ensure that crowdfunding is right for their project and how
Airbus announces new interior concept for best-selling aircraft
The A330neo cabin design contains a host of new features and will be adapted to fit the brands of major carriers around the world.
Designers – has Twitter helped or hindered your work?
As the social media giant marks its ten year anniversary, we ask designers whether they have found Twitter a productive resource or a destructive influence…
How did you get to where you are today? Naomi Cleaver
In this film, designer and broadcaster Naomi Cleaver tells us about how she made her way in the design world.
Tesco overhauls own label range to take on value supermarkets
Tesco has created a suite of own-brand, value product ranges, each with their own identities as it bids to take on the likes of Aldi and Lidl.
London Design Biennale will tackle “real world issues”
London Design Festival sister event London Design Biennale is bringing designers from six continents to the capital to take on the world’s biggest problems.
Rotating mannequins and LED tickers – inside UNIQLO’s new London flagship
The Japanese clothes store has reopened its global flagship in London after a two-year closure, and has almost doubled its retail space.
Apple launches smaller, cheaper iPhone
The new iPhone SE features a 4-inch display and retails at £359.
£37 million Chester Storyhouse designed as “modern civic space”
Truenorth has named and branded Storyhouse, which will “connect people and communities through storytelling” on the site of a redeveloped 1930s Grade II listed Odeon in the Cheshire city.
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