UK Parliament gets new logo and visual identity to be more digital
Design studio SomeOne has given Parliament a rebrand to make it easier to access and use online, distinguishing it from the Houses of Parliament so it is centred around the
How music can help creatives living with anxiety and depression
Research has found that mental health issues are prevalent for those working creative jobs, because of lack of career stability, low self-confidence, poor pay and more. Aifric Lennon, a researcher
Hope to Nope: the exhibition exploring the power of graphics in politics and protest
The Design Museum’s new show delves into the last 10 years of turbulent political events, and reveals how design has played a role in persuading, uniting and angering the public.
Draft Brexit deal: how it could affect designers and creative businesses
The prime minister revealed the first draft of the UK’s withdrawal agreement from the EU on 14 November, to much controversy and speculation from her peers. We analyse the policies
Where do freelance designers stand with workers’ rights?
Over a quarter of the design industry is made up of self-employed workers. We look at how the Government’s latest reforms to employment rights could help – or hinder –
“The creative world is turbulent”: designers’ stories of mental health
As World Mental Health Day takes place this week, we speak to designers, freelance creatives and illustrators about their experiences of mental illness or issues, and ask for their advice
The long-lost suffrage protest posters used to fight for women’s rights
This year marks 100 years since women aged over 30 were given the vote – Cambridge University Library is celebrating the occasion with a new exhibition showcasing previously-unseen political protest
Competition for new materials that could stop plastic pollution announces winners
The £1.4 million New Plastics Economy Innovation Prize has announced its second round of winners, which includes five, recyclable or biodegradable packaging materials.
Design Museum “deeply hypocritical” for hosting arms event, say outraged exhibitors
Over 30 artists, designers and activists have signed a letter to have their work pulled from the museum’s current political graphic design exhibition Hope to Nope, after it hosted a
Design most popular university choice – but graduates aren’t ending up as designers
New research has found that while 30,000 students graduated from design courses between 2012-2013 and 2015-2016, only a quarter ended up going into “highly skilled” design jobs.
Gender pay gap: women in graphic design earn £4,000 less than men
Research from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that women in graphic design get paid 6% less than men, while female product and clothing designers get paid 18% less.
Pip Jamieson: Creativity should not be reserved for those who can afford it
The founder at creative networking platform and jobs site The Dots talks about why art and design skills should not be reserved for the middle class, and suggests how the
Design Museum pulls work from Hope to Nope after artists' dismay over arms event
A third of the exhibits in the political graphics show have been returned to the original designers after they requested their work back following the museum’s decision to host a
Design that fights sexism: from gender-neutral clothing to protest placards
Last week, we wrote about a series of long-lost Suffragette posters used to fight for women’s right to vote and work in the early 20th century. Now, we ask designers about
Will designers from EU countries be able to work in the UK after Brexit?
The Government has confirmed that the same immigration rules will apply to EU citizens as to other international workers following Brexit, meaning more visas, salary restrictions and red tape. We
Are universities failing young designers? asks creative director
Wyn Jones, creative director at Design Reality, wants an official stamp of approval for product and industrial design courses to be introduced in the form of an accreditation badge, to
SHAPE: a new diversity scheme looking to get more school kids into design
We speak to Kelly Mackenzie, founding director at White Bear Studio, about new initiative SHAPE, how hard it is to break into the industry without connections, and the need to
“Double-jobbing is so common – illustrators are undervalued creatives”
Last week, a survey revealed that over two thirds of illustrators need a second source of income to get by. Now, freelance designers and illustrators share their experiences of working
Women Design: the book challenging a “patriarchal industry”
A new book written by ex-Design Museum curator Libby Sellers profiles 25 past and present influential designers, from Ray Eames to Es Devlin, and aims to provide some much-needed insight
The most important issues for female designers in 2018 and how to address them
On International Women’s Day, we ask designers and industry figureheads what the biggest issues are for women in design and how we can begin to solve them.