Snapchat separates “professional” and “personal” lives with app redesign
The app has been redesigned in-house, and now has different sections for photos and videos from users’ friends and content created by publishers such as the New York Times.
Kingston Hospital Charity ditches “ineffective” identity with rebrand
The charity’s new identity has been designed by Offthetopofmyhead, and features a “starburst”-inspired “K” symbol and vibrant colour palette.
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This month, you can visit an exhibition on Medieval graphic design at the University of Oxford, and buy artwork from emerging and established designers at the London Illustration Fair.
Creative sectors worth £92bn to UK economy, Government research reveals
Statistics from DCMS indicate that the creative industries – which include crafts, design, fashion, publishing and advertising – are healthy and growing, and provide increasing value to the wider economy.
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Kickstarter rebrand looks to reflect how crowdfunding has “matured”
New York-based studio Order has created a new visual identity for the crowdfunding platform, which sees a “bulkier” word marque and a darker green and black colour palette introduced.
Wolff Olins gives child abuse charity Thorn “optimistic” rebrand
The global design consultancy’s New York office has given the charity a new visual identity, in a bid to help its mission of protecting children from sexual abuse online.
Government industrial strategy: a “missed opportunity” to invest in creativity
The white paper, which looks to boost UK business and the economy, has “positive measures” but does not give creative skills the same space as science, tech and maths, say
Designers create totem poles to support Amnesty International
The colourful creations from the likes of Bompas & Parr and Morag Myerscough will be sold as part of an online raffle, with all the profits being donated to the
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Formula 1 given new race car identity by Wieden+Kennedy
The ad agency has created an identity, which takes on the form of an F1 car and has been designed to evoke “speed, attack and control”.
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