The week in design
Our most-read stories of the week
1. We talk to DesignStudio founders Paul Stafford and Ben Wright about building a 40-strong consultancy in five years, maintaining design integrity and rebranding Airbnb.
Video:
Rio
2. Marking two years to go until the Rio 2016 Olympics, the organisers have unveiled the ‘look’ of the games – showing how identity designs will work across venues, products and uniforms.
3. PriestmanGoode and SeymourPowell are among those shortlisted for the FutureRailway competition to design new passenger carriages for the UK rail network.
Our most popular Tweet of the week
If interested in Rio 2016 logo, you might enjoy this interview with its designer Fred Gelli: http://t.co/IzA5P0ppf2 pic.twitter.com/Mhk5MtvABt
— Design Week (@Design_Week) August 5, 2014
Our favourite Tweets of the week
We discuss @PenguinUKbooks’ unnerving Charlie and the Chocolate Factory cover. Does it work? http://t.co/FJAthCBT7m pic.twitter.com/2FUM7fAbgu
— Creative Review (@CreativeReview) August 7, 2014
In honor of John Venn’s birthday, I present to you the greatest Venn diagram ever created. https://t.co/Fw0MshEEYP pic.twitter.com/OFF1YF5rlz
— Saladin Ahmed (@saladinahmed) August 4, 2014
The @guardian wins infographic of the day: http://t.co/qW0iCXd5Ch pic.twitter.com/gY6lYMlebj
— Angus Montgomery (@AngusMontgomery) August 5, 2014
Image of the week
Video:
Penguin
Penguin has commissioned illustrators from around the world to create a fantastic series of covers for its Essentials collection. This is Jon McNaught’s cover for A Month in the Country.
Quote of the week
‘I remember the design department in school having an array of huge mysterious machines that no one as allowed to touch, and seemed terrifying. So instead we spent hours and hours sanding. Design in high school, for me, was making something really smooth.’ Recent graduate Ruby Davies shares her memories of being taught design at school.
Our favourite website
The Knitted Footballer is a brilliant knitted accompaniment to the World Cup and the Premier League.
Design stories in the national press
The Daily Mail reports on the Dead Prize, which honours designs that have harmed the planet.
Video:
Ident
The Guardian looks at how residents of south London’s Aylesbury Estate created their own version of the Channel 4 ident.
Dizzying optical illusions by Akiyoshi Kitaoka are featured in the Guardian.
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