Things to do in June: the best design events happening this month
Our picks this month include a festival in Birmingham, the fourth London Design Biennale, a book on the history of dyes and a digital experience celebrating the Minimoog.
D&AD reveals the winners of its 2023 awards
A device designed for a congenital heart disease charity to produce musical rhythms from children’s ECGs won one of this year’s top prizes.
Design Council positions industry-wide diversity as remedy to “bad design”
Design Council CEO Minnie Moll led a discussion at Clerkenwell Design Week on the role of design education in implementing diverse thinking into projects.
Templo designs identity for British Pavilion inspired by diasporic rituals
For the British Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale Templo has crafted an identity referencing celestial light and featuring “portals” that invite audiences into the pavilion.
Rugby Borough Council launches place branding tender for town centre
Rugby town centre’s new brand should look to attract investors as well as appealing to its local demographic through two separate brand identities.
Channel 4 masterbrand revealed by 4creative and Pentagram
Pentagram’s Hudson-Powell brothers and Channel 4’s in-house team have reintroduced the original Lambie Nairn-designed logo and transformed All 4 to Channel 4.
Dyson launches workplace air purifier HEPA Big+Quiet
Dyson’s lead research engineer Tim Jones explains how Dyson’s most effective and “quietest ever” air purifying product was designed.
Justified Studio brands “Linkedin for sustainability” Holi
The idea of “where ideas meet action” shaped the studio’s simple, action-led branding for a platform connecting people working in climate and social action.
What to expect at Clerkenwell Design Week 2023
Conscious consumption, innovative sustainable forestry and designing from waste are on the agenda at this year’s Clerkenwell Design Week.
ODA overhauls Which? identity with an “actionable” red thread device
In a bid to improve the consumer advice organisation’s appeal, ODA designed a visual system that takes the user through their query with simple graphic devices.
2026 FIFA World Cup identity introduces new design system
The new identity system has been designed to spotlight the World Cup trophy and represent 48 participating nations, while providing a template for the 16 host city logos.
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Introducing Design Week’s new editorial team
We’re excited to announce the new Design Week editorial team ahead of the platform’s relaunch this autumn. Rob Alderson joins as Editor, with Clare Dowdy as Senior Writer.
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.
