Designers remember the magazines of their youth that influenced them
A relaunched NME designed by Kate Moross was unveiled last week, so we ask designers, which magazines inspired them the most when they started out?
New Zealand flag contest – Red Peak design back in after government U-turn
Following a petition and a political row, a popular fifth design has been added to the shortlist in New Zealand’s hunt for a new flag.
LDF at Somerset House – virtual reality, a £14,000 tree and a Twitter exhibition
At this year’s London Design Festival Somerset House exhibits, you can peruse tree-shaped furniture priced at £14,000, be transported into outer space while straddling a virtual reality pod, and watch
Philippe Starck – “I hate laziness. We are, before everything else, workers”
Iconoclastic French designer Philippe Starck delivered the D&AD President’s Lecture this week, with a talk covering dreams, the pursuit of happiness and the very meaning of life. Starck delivered an
Lumiere festival heads for bright lights of London
The Lumiere light festival, noted for its ambitious installations, has announced that it will be coming to London and has already commissioned the likes of Julian Opie and Janet Echelman.
Opera browser rebrands with DixonBaxi and Anti
The new “O” identity represents “a portal to the web”, according to the company.
Imperial War Museum plans new Second World War galleries
The Imperial War Museum in London is planning new galleries dedicated to the Second World War and the Holocaust. The museum has launched a search for a project and design
100 years of Hans Unger
The centenary of the poster artist’s birth is being marked with a retrospective of his work.
Stella McCartney designs double mastectomy bra
McCartney designs “stylish and feminine” product that offers support and compression to women who have undergone double mastectomy operations.
Design Week Creative Survey – moves and changes from the 2015 BIMA Awards
Following the results of the BIMA Awards, we’ve updated the Design Week Creative Survey awards ranking table – see who has risen and who has fallen.
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