Break the ice (but not the bank) at the Freezing Art Fair
First, there was Frieze. But the chilly demeanors of the art world have nothing on the Freezing Art Fair, launching on 6 December with a delightful range of limited-edition signed
JKR creates Penhaligon’s Christmas packaging
JKR has designed the theatre-going-themed Christmas Gift packaging for perfume brand Penhaligon’s.
A new identity for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award has been rebranded by Dragon Rouge, which has worked with illustrator Brian Grimwood on a single unifying identity.
Football club Wolves opens new museum
Mather & Co has designed an interactive museum at football club Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Molineux Stadium, which opens this weekend.
Pete Fowler’s Oceans of Fantasy
Within ten minutes of stepping into Pete Fowler’s east London studio, we’ve got both hands on a hirsute man’s antennae, triggering a barrage of noise and a hell of a
Figtree rebrands Arup Associates
Figtree London has created a new identity for architectural practice Arup Associates.
A clowder of lolcats
If a Lolcat is ‘an image combining a photograph of a cat with text intended to contribute humour,’ then LOLCAT: Teh Exhibishun at The Framers Gallery is what happens when
Education in the age of rising fees and speed learning
In a controversial essay published on the Core 77 website in 2010 (‘Why Design Education Must Change’), the author and design commentator Don Norman wrote: ‘New skills are required, especially
MiddleBoop’s charity music festival graphics
Illustrator and designer Gordon Reid, aka MiddleBoop, has created the visuals for Freedom From Torture’s upcoming music festival, bringing pop-orientated graphics to seven different posters, as well as the charity’s
Ghost in the machine
There’s a shadowy creative presence that ghosts its way between the lines of neatly demarcated league tables like these. It’s the shifting network of freelance writers, photographers, illustrators, developers and
A new look for New Look
Retailer New Look has unveiled a new identity and a retail concept based on interaction and added content at its store at London’s Marble Arch.
Learning from web design trends through the years
Fashions and fads are transient but principles behind good design don’t change. Though many designers are sceptical when it comes to trends, a lot can be learnt from them as
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