Offf London 2017: top talks to catch
The Barcelona-based design conference comes to London for the first time next month, and will see the likes of DesignStudio, Poke and Territory offer their insight.
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BBC reveals plans to expand “increasingly important” digital services offering
The broadcaster has unveiled its annual plan, which details its ambitions to focus more heavily on technologies such as virtual reality and voice control.
Design Week Awards 2017 – the winners in full
We reveal all of the winners from last night’s Design Week Awards across every category, plus Best in Show, Hall of Fame and Rising Star.
Tate Etc magazine redesigns to have an “independent voice”
London-based studio Ard has worked on the redesign, which looks to differentiate the publication from the overall Tate brand and compete with other independent and mainstream art magazines.
D&AD Awards 2017: the design winners
We look at the black and yellow pencil winners from the design categories at this year’s Design and Art Direction awards.
The Huffington Post “listens” to readers and rebrands as HuffPost
The 12-year-old news site has a new name, logo and website design that aim to resonate better with its audience and help restore trust in news, which editor-in-chief Lydia Polgreen
Exploring Unit Editions’ new book on the work of Paula Scher
This month, independent publisher Unit Editions has released Paula Scher: Works – a 522-page book documenting the life and work of the Pentagram partner. We speak to the book’s co-editor
New online magazine launched by Pitchfork looks to make craft beer “less geeky”
The website has been designed by Stink Studios alongside Pitchfork’s creative team, and aims to drop the “manly” aesthetic associated with craft beer and make the topic more “accessible” to
From Dieter Rams to Alan Fletcher: Designers on their design heroes
Last week, we wrote about a new book which spotlights 500 notable graphic designs dating back to the 15th century and makes connections between projects that have influenced others. Now
Design Week Awards 2017 judges announced
Find out who we’ve selected to be part of our panel of expert judges and remember you have until 29 March to enter the Design Week Awards.
Graphic: the book showcasing 500 of the most notable designs of all time
As Phaidon releases a new book looking at famous graphic designs from all over the world dating from the 15th century up to the present day, we speak to the
Financial Times redesigns FT Weekend to give it “distinct personality”
The refresh for print and online has been carried out by the media company’s in-house design team alongside design consultant Mark Leeds.
Design Week Awards 2017 deadline extended
You now have a couple more weeks to enter the Design Week Awards, which is back with a bunch of new awards alongside our most popular categories. It’s time to
First permanent exhibition dedicated to Ladybird Books to open
The show takes place at University of Reading’s Museum of Rural English Life, and will include 175 Ladybird covers.
From literature to films: the culture that inspires designers
As Netflix launches its new docu-series Abstract: The Art of Design we ask designers about their favourite design documentaries, films and books.
5 design things to look out for in February
This month, you can hear a talk by SEA founder Bryan Edmondson and binge watch a new Netflix docu-series featuring graphic designer Paula Scher.
The Design Week career and salary survey 2017
We’re putting together some in-depth research on the state of play of the design industry, to see what it looks like, how much designers get paid (and how happy they
Design Week Awards 2017 opens for entries
The Design Week Awards is back with a bunch of new awards alongside old favourites to recognise the growing breadth and integration of the industry. It’s time to get entering.
Design in 2017 – what will editorial look like?
As part of our series on the future of design in 2017, designer, editor and curator at MagCulture, Jeremy Leslie looks at what will happen in editorial design over the
Design Week’s 10 biggest stories of 2016
The news that got you talking this year – we look at the 10 most-read stories across Design Week this year.
5 design things to look out for in December
This month Design Week is celebrating its 30th birthday, and you can hear designer Jonathan Barnbrook discuss his long and illustrious relationship with typography.
Book preview: British Rail Design 1948-97 by David Lawrence
We run an exclusive extract from David Lawrence’s new book, which looks at the design successes and failures of Britain’s rail system over the course of the 20th century.
Monotype and Google collaborate on multi-language font family
The Google Noto family of typefaces has been designed to work across all languages and scripts – alive and dead – and different devices.
Tony Brook on publishing the visual diaries of Lance Wyman
We speak to the co-founder of Spin and Unit Editions about discovering the designer’s previously unseen archive of design diaries from the 1970s and 1980s.