How will designers be affected by changes to IR35?
Changes to the tax legislation, which controls off-payroll working situations like freelancing, will come into effect from 6 April – here Design Week breaks the issue down.
Sponsored content
Become a better designer with these UAL short courses
University of the Arts London (UAL) offers vocational short courses such as interior design and others that offer a grounding in key skills such as service design.
How to become a: creative producer
As part of our series looking at jobs in design studios, we speak to Hannah Scally, creative producer at Without, about transferable skills, being a people person and keeping multiple
How to become an: experience designer
As part of our series looking at jobs in design studios, we speak to Chloé Morris, founder at Edible Stories, about constantly looking for inspiration, bringing brand stories to life,
How to become a: visual effects designer
As part of our series looking at jobs in design studios, we speak to David Sheldon-Hicks, co-founder of Territory, about storytelling through visual effects, moving into real life car
Graduates: How to land a job at a dream studio
PepsiCo’s former design director of global beverages Paul Woodvine is now managing creative director at design consultancy Vault49. Here he shares his best tips on standing out and finding the
How to become a: lighting designer
As part of our series looking at jobs in design studios, we speak to Tim Routledge, founder at his own company, about the art of “painting with light”, dealing
How to become a: studio marketing manager
As part of our series looking at jobs in design studios, we speak to Oliver Bingham, marketing and new business developer at Studio Output, about creating compelling pitches, disproving
How to become a: wayfinding designer
As part of our series looking at jobs in design studios, we speak to Pelin Morris, wayfinding graphic designer at Endpoint, about her fascination with human behaviour, why she
How design businesses can help mums return to work
Alice Darbyshire, a mother and former HR professional at studios such as Landor, BrandOpus and Start, shares her advice for design leaders on how they can support those who have
How to become a: product developer
As part of our series looking at jobs in design studios, we speak to Nikki Stuart, production manager at Here Design, about creating everything from pop-up restaurants to tote
How to become a: sound designer
As part of our series looking at jobs in design studios, we speak to Luc Van Stiphout, head of music and brands at MassiveMusic, about the joys of working
How to become a: motion graphics and realisation designer
As part of our series looking at jobs in design studios, we speak to Fahud Ahmed, realisation designer at Design Bridge, about the need to be constantly curious, how
How to become a: 3D packaging and structural designer
As part of our series looking at alternative jobs in design studios, we speak to Mike Beauchamp, associate creative director of 3D and experiential design at Pearlfisher, about how
How to become a: studio account manager
As part of our series looking at jobs in design studios, we speak to Jorijn Harms, group account director at Jones Knowles Ritchie (JKR), about how she went from
How to become a: copywriter
As part of our series looking at alternative jobs in design studios, we speak to Sam Pollen, head of digital writing at Reed Words, about how he got to
How to become a: brand strategist
As part of our series looking at alternative jobs in design studios, we speak to Marc Solomon, brand strategist at Bulletproof, about how he got to where he is,
How to do creative work in a studio without being a graphic designer
Sean Thomas, executive creative director at JKR, talks about the other roles and desirable options available in studios when design positions are hard to come by or don’t appeal.
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
Top 100 deadline – extended
We’re giving you an extra week to get your figures over and enter the Design Week Top 100, which is a ranking of the UK’s most successful design businesses.
Design Week Top 100 opens for entries
The Design Week Top 100 is a ranking of the UK’s most successful design businesses and you can be part of it by entering today.
Tips on getting paid fairly as a freelance illustrator
The Association of Illustrators recently launched its #priceitright campaign, to encourage creatives to demand the right fees – the organisation shares its advice for freelancers.
Great ideas sell themselves… or do they?
John Scarrott, trainer and coach to design and creative businesses explores why is it that when it comes to pitch presentations, design agencies seem to spend little time practicing the
Sponsored content
Data visualisation tool created for designers who don’t code
Kiln has designed a data visualisation tool which anyone can use to tell rich data-driven stories
