News in brief round-up
A round-up of this week’s news in brief.
A round-up of this week’s news in brief.
When hack days throw the right people together, skills are shared, and new things are designed – often in quite a rudimentary way – that otherwise might never have been
This week sees the launch of a competition organised by the British Library to redesign the newspaper. Called Make the Front Page, the contest calls on entrants to come up
A cheeky adaptation of Thomas Gainsborough’s painting The Honourable Mrs Graham has been designed by Manchester consultancy Reform Creative to promote She Stoops To Conquer, which opened at the city’s
A pioneering scheme to help UK creative businesses forge links with foreign markets has been awarded £5m of launch funding by the Government. The Creative Capital – World City initiative
I read Geoff Gradwell’s letter (DW 11 May) with interest. At first, I was wincing at his apparent lack of empathy for our poor students, but, as I read further,
As the Government opens up the debate on the future of British design, Scott Billings discusses the challenges ahead
Robert Soar is not Fishburn Hedges Design’s first creative director as reported (DW 11 May). However, the consultancy has been without a creative director since the departure of Carl Ison
It was great to see Cadbury brands feature so prominently in your article on Easter egg packaging (DW 20 April), but I must correct your claim that FutureBrand was responsible
The Crafts Council’s exhibition space that gave many famous names their first break is no more. Pamela Buxton looks back and assesses its legacy Who gave Urban Salon its first
EXHIBITIONS l D&AD The Exhibition, from 27 May to 2 July, exhibits work nominated for the D&AD awards and gives an insight into the world of art direction. Expect to
London Design Festival has secured £300 000 of funding, but is still seeking a major sponsor and is charging exhibitors for the first time this year, director Ben Evans has