The week in design
Our most-read stories of the week and other goings on in the design world.
Our most-read stories of the week
1. Yahoo is launching 30 new logos in the run-up to its rebrand on 4 September.
2. Turkey producer Bernard Matthews has unveiled this new identity (likened by one of our readers to ‘the rear end of a dog wearing a tutu’).
3. These typographic football chants have been created by a host of top designers including Hat-Trick, Margaret Calvert and Experimental Jetset.
Our most popular Tweet of the week
Really great work by Zimbabwean graphic designer Sindiso Nyoni: http://t.co/1CMOc9xdYM
— Design Week (@Design_Week) August 5, 2013
Our favourite Tweets of the week
The voxpop question from @Design_Week (http://t.co/aZ4qyEpmFl ), answered by Yahoo! three weeks on (http://t.co/mbMhVHSKUm ).
— Marc Atkinson (@marc_atkinson) August 7, 2013
Great quote in this @Design_Week story about World Design Capital only getting one bid. http://t.co/CexRCxmC9q pic.twitter.com/Lqut7fie90
— Asbury & Asbury (@asburyandasbury) August 7, 2013
I drew a more accurate map of the Northern line. pic.twitter.com/ofCI4Vbg2e
— Benedict Salter (@bensalter87) August 8, 2013
Quote of the week
‘Work like a bastard.’ Michael C Place offers his advice to people starting out in the design industry.
Image of the week
Ghosts, Underpants and Stars. This exhibition in Japan lets children interact with the exhibits to terrify each other…
Our favourite website of the week
It’s the Graphic Design Trends Generator. ‘Write down some trendy headline!’, ‘Helvetica, frame, zigzag…’
Design Stories in the national press
The Times interviews Jordan Hatch, a 19-year-old developer working on the award-winning Gov.uk website, who joined the Government Digital Service at 17 with no A-Levels.
The Independent takes a look at Ikea’s update to its augmented reality catalogue app (originally developed by McCann and Allofus) that lets you ‘view’ furniture in your own home.
A report on the BBC says online game designers are being warned that they need to do more to prevent gamers becoming addicted.
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