New look for Ionity – the electric car charging company backed by automotive giants
The visual system created by SomeOne is based on movement patterns of birds gliding on thermal columns, which allow them to travel long distances with ease.
Branding
The latest news, analysis and opinion on visual identities, rebrands and logo design, from sports brands to start-up tech companies.
Designer van to travel US capturing people’s stories in tourism campaign
Etienne Bardelli has created the graphics for a Chevrolet Impala and Volkswagen camper van, which move around the vast country collecting local people’s experiences to be shared online.
D&AD Festival 2019 has a pencil-free brand identity
The three-day design festival’s campaign for this year has been designed by Village Green and focuses on an eclectic range of colourful shapes rather than the pencil icon best associated
Pentagram’s Michael Bierut gives Slack its first ever rebrand
The collaborative working tool, used by employees to chat and share projects, has a new “simplified” logo with a smaller colour palette, that does away with the brand’s characteristic slanted
National Theatre of Scotland reveals "raw and gritty" branding refresh
Music has created a new look that aims to unify the brand, using a monochrome colour palette and a bracket framing device derived from the existing logo that lets imagery
Will Mastercard's new nameless logo become the next Nike swoosh?
Michael Johnson, founder at studio Johnson Banks, discusses whether the new branding, which drops the Mastercard name and keeps only its two overlapping red and yellow circles, will work better
Emily Oberman on branding J.K. Rowling’s magical universe
The Pentagram partner created the identities of both Fantastic Beasts films, as well as the overarching brand for the Wizarding World, which encompasses the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts franchises.
What to look out for at Design Indaba 2019
Ann Crabtree, Alice Rawsthorn, David Droga and John Pawson are among the international speakers at this year’s Design Indaba festival, which takes place next month in South Africa.
Branding LEAF: a wildlife organisation protecting endangered animals
Manchester-based studio Superfried has given the new conservation initiative for orangutans, rhinos, elephants and tigers an identity that reflects the species it is trying to protect.
Comedy Central rebrand looks to be a “blank canvas” for its TV shows
The 28-year-old channel has a new look co-created by an in-house team and US-based studio Loyalkaspar, which aims to show off the brand’s range of “comedic voices” and content.
Community Organisers gets “striking” new look in drive to attract more members
Yoke has created new branding, a website, print and digital materials for the membership body as part of a “co-creative” process with the organisation’s staff and members.
High speed boat race SailGP gets new brand identity to “redefine sailing”
The designs by GBH.London include a “bold” wordmark, contrasting colours and patterns which reference the boats’ movement on the water.
ITV lets 52 creatives mess around with its logo for new on-air look
The in-house design team at ITV has curated a year-long project, which will see different artists, designers and photographers reinterpret the TV channel’s branding.
Duolingo owl receives makeover as language app becomes more “gamified”
The redesign, which was carried out in-house, features many updated illustrations and new animations throughout the app, which is aiming to offer a richer user experience.
Design in 2019 – what will branding design look like?
As part of our series on the future of design in 2019, Without creative director Roly Grant looks at what will happen in branding design over the next 12 months.
Take Design Week's Quiz of the Year 2018
Think you know what happened in design this year? We’ll be the judge of that. Test yourself with our quiz, then send a screenshot of your score to sarah.dawood@centaurmedia.com. The
New look for Sushi Daily aims to be “creative” and “artisanal”
Graphic illustrations and cartoon characters feature heavily across the new branding which has been used for the company’s first “grab and go” London restaurant.
Sara Jones: Why are we still designing pink toys for girls?
As Christmas approaches, designers, manufacturers and retailers should stop reinforcing outdated gender stereotypes by giving glittery unicorns to girls and dinosaurs to boys, and opt for gender-neutral products instead.
The 5 biggest exhibition stories of 2018
Design Week’s most popular pieces on illustration and design exhibitions from the past year, from shows on protest poster graphics to place branding.
Design Week’s 10 biggest stories of the year
From controversial opinions on “design thinking” to the most influential female designers from the last 100 years, we look back at our most popular long-reads of 2018.
Design Week's Top 100 2018-2019 launches
Look at the rankings and find out how you can access the full report and analysis, which spotlights key metrics in detail such as growth and efficiency — fee income
The 10 biggest rebrands and new logos of 2018
We look back at our most popular stories across branding, logos and identities from the last year, many of which caused a stir — both good and bad.
WPP rebrands as it undergoes major business shift to focus on “creativity”
The global advertising group, which owns the likes of Superunion, Ogilvy and AKQA, has a new identity that aims to reflect how the company is “changing”, as it looks to
Making the world greener: a rebrand for “living wall” specialist Scotscape
Designhouse has created a new visual identity and defined three sub-brands for the business, inspired by the curves of leaves and petals.