How to live with a designer without killing them
Designers and their many neuroses are the subject of a new book by Alan Long, who was inspired to write it after his wife “kept on telling [his] friends how
Sexism in design: “I have been cowed, intimidated and embarrassed”
Allegations around harassment scandals are rife, with Westminster and Hollywood currently under fire. We ask female designers to discuss their experiences of sexism in the workplace.
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Creative control, now in the hands of designers
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5 important things that happened in design this week
An app to identify fonts in photos, AIGA’s print magazine and the James Dyson Award winner – the news from the last seven days.
What Mazda's new direction tells us about the future of car design
We head to the Tokyo motor show to learn about Mazda’s design philosophy, built around “elegance” and “simplicity”, and to find out why Mazda is sticking with the internal combustion
EU initiative looks to join up international designers and tech brands
The Worth Partnership Project is calling for applicants to a new fund that will see collaboration between technology and textile, fashion, furniture and jewellery design.
“Inexpensive” device that detects skin cancer wins James Dyson Award 2017
A team of four undergraduates from Canada have been given £30,000 to make their product a reality, while two runners-up have also been awarded £5,000 each.
How New Boosbeck is teaching unemployed people to make furniture
An RCA graduate has started a social enterprise in Middlesbrough to teach young people, offenders and people recovering from addiction crafts skills that aim to help them get a job.
Crimestoppers encourages people to “speak up, stay safe” with new identity
The Team has created the new branding for the anti-crime charity, which aims to disassociate it with other organisations such as the police in order to avoid confusion among the
Monotype launches app that identifies typefaces in world around us
WhatTheFont uses image recognition technology that enables people to discover what fonts are being used in real life, simply through snapping a photo of an object or sign.
NB Studio creates “non-corporate” branding for The Gin Hub
The studio collaborated with illustrator Paul Davis to design the identity for Pernod Ricard’s specialist gin brand, which includes Beefeater and Seagrams.
The Gourmand Editions: art prints for the culinary and culturally curious
To celebrate its 10th issue the creators of the biannual food magazine have launched an online shop featuring prints from its archive, along with illustrated tote bags and t-shirts.
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