Will design studios embrace the four-day work week?
A four-day week can lead to afternoon epiphanies and an improved life-work balance, though there are complexities for designers considering the transition.
Should interior designers be paying attention to the metaverse?
We consult designers working to produce digital furniture, lighting and spaces to find out where the opportunities are.
Design, Climate, Action: how to help clients set sustainable briefs
For many clients, working sustainably can be a red flag signalling an outlay of time and money – here is how designers can challenge these beliefs.
Designers on International Women’s Day: “I have to unlearn what a leader ‘should’ look like”
For International Women’s Day 2022, we spoke to women in the design industry about their main challenges and opportunities in the workplace today.
Design studios are struggling to influence clients at the top level
Though design studios are trusted to tackle topical challenges, very few can penetrate the top levels at a client’s company, according to a new report.
In-house teams: how Nothing is hoping to build an ecosystem to rival Apple
Nothing’s design director Adam Bates discusses the company’s ambitions and how global design teams delivered its latest Phone (1) product.
How will the 2022 Autumn Statement impact design?
Industry leaders and financial experts weigh in on an Autumn Statement which offers some stability amid an economic forecast that makes “grim reading” for designers and design businesses.
What can designers do to help tackle the climate change crisis?
We talk to graphic, product and industrial experts about the responsibilities the industry has in helping to save the planet, from designing persuasive visual campaigns through to better public transport
In-house teams: How Brompton is folding new innovation into bike design
Brompton chief design and engineering officer Will Carleysmith reveals the changes taking place at the British bike brand as it looks to an international future.
Credit where credit is due: the importance of recognition
Big Fish founder Perry Haydn-Taylor on how a formative pitch experience led him to always seek accreditation for any design work.
Have global and domestic factors affected designers’ supply chains?
International supply chains have been disrupted by global and domestic factors in the last few years, but how has this affected designers and where do they source materials from now?
How is the cost of living crisis impacting designers?
As inflation soars, we speak to designers about how current living conditions are affecting their work and practice.
“It’s put us on the map”: why design studios are becoming B Corps
We speak to designers about all things B Corp – from the challenging application process to how the certification has changed studio work.
Ben Tallon: “Designers must embrace idiosyncrasies to reach their potential”
As part of his new series reflecting on the nature of creativity, illustrator and author Ben Tallon considers the creative’s psyche and what personal acceptance looks like, even if it
Is AI a threat or an ally to designers and the industry?
Last week the Communications and Digital Committee met to discuss the future of AI in the creative industries so we have asked designers if they think AI is a friend or