Securing your financial future and unlocking support – a design business survival guide
Rufus Leonard chief executive Laurence Parkes on where to find investment money, how to secure it and how to grow your design consultancy.
The video game which is changing the way doctors work
Level Ex gives doctors the chance to practice complex and often rare medical situations via their smartphones, and now it’s landed a sponsorship with Philips.
Designing for the cinema renaissance
With cutting edge technology, new experiences and grandeur driving it, we speak to experts who say the face of cinema is no longer the multiplex.
Nature magazine redesigns for the digital age
For its 150th birthday, the scientific journal hits refresh by rolling out a new custom typeface, logo and style guidelines across its print and digital platforms.
Lovehoney competition asks designers to imagine sex toys of the future
According to the sex toy retailer, previous winners of the worldwide design competition have gone on to earn hundreds of thousands from their ideas, on top of the £5,000 cash
Design Museum reports a £1.2 million “operating deficit”
The museum has launched a new strategy in response, including an exhibition programme with broader appeal, in the hopes of “developing new audiences for design”.
Illustrators unite behind fundraiser to save world’s rainforests
Breathe Easy is a month-long fundraiser dedicated to giving people a tangible way to do their bit to save the rainforest.
How did arcade games impact typography?
A new book, from Monotype designer Toshi Omagari, celebrates the underappreciated world of arcade game typography.
The Wellcome Collection’s new exhibition looks to understand play
Play Well will look at how play is an integral, but often overlooked, part of a well-functioning society.
UKRI’s rebrand promotes “knowledge with impact”
The new look was developed by Dragon Rouge and aims to bring together the nine councils that form the body.
Paris 2024 Olympic logo revealed
The logo, a combination of the country’s heritage, will be shared by the Olympic and Paralympic Games for the first time.
How to become a: creative producer
As part of our series looking at jobs in design studios, we speak to Hannah Scally, creative producer at Without, about transferable skills, being a people person and keeping multiple plates
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Remembering Sir Kenneth Grange – 1929-2024
It is with great sadness that we heard about the passing of the hugely influential British designer, Sir Kenneth Grange.
From the archives: Picture Post
As we head back into our archives, here’s a gem from March 1990. Jane Lewis looks at the creative ways design firms promoted their services through mail-outs.
From the archives: Driving back to the future
During our pause, we’re re-publishing the occasional article from deep in our archives. This March 1990 column by our founder, Jeremy Myerson, looks at car design trends.
Design Week is resting, and we’ll be back soon
In December 2023, it was announced that Design Week was closing its doors. However – good news! We’re reopening by the end of summer 2024!
Design across five decades: from the editors who brought you Design Week
As the design industry propelled itself forward, we were always there to champion, inform, analyse and guide the way.
Design Week quiz: a look back through the ages
Have you been paying attention for the last four decades? Only one way to find out.
Design Week: 1986-2023
Design Week closes, having championed design excellence for the past 38 years.
What will retail and experience design look like in 2024?
As part of our series on design in 2024, WeWantMore creative director Ruud Belmans offers his view on what retail and experience design might look like next year.
What will exhibition design look like in 2024?
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
As part of our series on design in 2024, Mia Blume – founder of Design Dept. and Designing with AI – tells us that next year will be a “paradigm
Using VR to break outdated taboos around women’s health
Taking the form of a ‘vagina-like’ tent, INTER/her by Camille Baker uses cutting edge tech to open up conversations around issues like ovarian and cervical cancer, endometriosis, and menopause.
What will hospitality interiors look like in 2024?
As part of our series on design in 2024, Run for the Hills co-founder Anna Burles offers her view on what hospitality interior design might look like next year.