“We felt a responsibility to go ahead”: 5 minutes with LDF’s Ben Evans
As London Design Festival gears up to open tomorrow, we sat down with its director to chat about obstacles, giving designers a stage and breathing life back into the city.
Behind the scenes of new Netflix STEAM kids’ show Emily’s Wonder Lab
Host Emily Calandrelli talks diversity in science TV, experiments and why arts and science are inextricably linked.
D&AD Awards 2020 reveals winners including four Black Pencil awards
Two of this year’s top prizes were design awards, including the first ever Black Pencil for a typography entry from a London-based foundry.
Why flowers have “seduced” artists and designers for millennia
A new book from Phaidon charts the history of flowers as a medium for creativity, from the frescoes of antiquity to the product designers of today.
Could this “third space” concept be the office of the future?
A design solution from consultancy Seymourpowell hopes to combine the best of office life and working from home after the pandemic.
Brentford FC reveals new bee-inspired visual identity
Following a sleek crest redesign and a recent move to a brand new stadium, the West London club now has an updated look from Thisaway studio.
A Bond-inspired identity for the world’s first AI-powered insect mini-farm
Ascend Studio has branded a Cambridge-based biotech company which hopes to reduce waste in the food production industry.
Gay Times redesigned as it switches to quarterly publishing schedule
The “untraditional” new look, created by its in-house design team, includes bigger page dimensions, updated Pantones and “unapologetic” typography.
Could dissolvable packaging be the key to ending our reliance on plastic?
Innovative designers are working to create packaging materials that simply disappear in water — here, three of them talk methods, potential and uses, from tampons to noodles.
Things to see and do at London Design Festival 2020
As the festival returns to the capital in both online and offline forms, Design Weeks picks the best of the line-up from talks to year-long installations.
A new logo to help the world understand electronics recycling
Creative studio Truant has designed a mark which aims to unify the efforts of councils and retailers to get consumers recycling their electronic products.
This tech brand takes aim at the “disposable culture” of phone accessories
Nolii wants to change the way people buy and view tech accessories through an emphasis on smarter design and sustainable materials.
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