Light relief: fun design projects from March
March has been full of disruption, so we’ve rounded up some of its most attention-diverting projects, from a Day-Glo crazy golf course to a sushi-inspired lamp.
Editorial
News, interviews and features on all things editorial including book and magazine launches, book cover design and editorial rebrands.
Design Week Awards extended until 27 March
As Coronavirus disrupted working patterns so much last week we’re giving you a few more days to get your entries together.
Edelman Trust Barometer marks 20 years with publication designed by S-T
The book uses the idea of a tree’s concentric rings to represent “narrowing circles of trust” that have developed between the public and big societal institutions.
Pentagram rebrands Thames & Hudson for “modernisation” and “restoration”
The illustrated book publishers, founded in 1942, has been given a new visual identity by Harry Pearce which features a new cartouche.
“An entity unto itself”: A New York design guide
From an editorial influenced graphic style to a changing education landscape and a burgeoning international outlook, what defines design in New York?
Studio Anorak book celebrates “wonderful differences” of people with ADHD
Stories That Never Stand Still has been created “by people with ADHD, for people with ADHD”, and features educational articles alongside personal accounts that attempt to cut through the stigma
Good Services: creating a common knowledge for service designers
A new book from Lou Downe, the UK government’s former director of design, seeks to establish a universal language for the often-overlooked discipline of service design.
The Other Side: using graphic design to bridge the Brexit gap
A new book from GraphicDesign& is imploring the British public to listen to each other by presenting the arguments of both sides of the EU debate, hoping to “encourage empathy,
“Books remain stubbornly, thrillingly relevant”: the enduring value of book design
Now in its 96th year, the annual 50 Books | 50 Covers competition aims to reward the best in book design — inside and out.
New handbook explores how creative industry can embrace neurodiversity
The book has been designed by Manchester-based creative consultancy Music and brings together knowledge to show “there is no standard brain”.
Design Week Awards 2020 opens for entries
Entries are open for the Design Week Awards. We’re building on the success of last year’s new look awards by overhauling our digital categories and bringing you another accessible ceremony.
Design in 2020 – what will editorial design look like?
As part of our series of design in 2020, Chris Clarke, global deputy creative director of The Guardian, looks at what will happen in editorial design in the next 12
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True North designs Royal Mail Yearbook 2019
The Manchester-based design studio used a “versatile line motif” to link this year’s 14 special stamp issues, whose themes include Star Wars, the Gruffalo, D-Day and Elton John.
Matt Willey: “A lot of rules about how a magazine looks and behaves are up for grabs”
The British graphic designer talks to Design Week about becoming a Pentagram partner, creating Killing Eve’s credits and magazines’ “very difficult” few years.
Times Literary Supplement adopts new “TLS” identity
The redesign aims to attract “new, younger and more culturally diverse audiences” to the 118-year-old magazine, while avoiding confusion with The Times newspaper.
The Atlantic magazine redesigns in a bid for “elegance and urgency”
The publication – based in Washington, D.C.,US – has unveiled updates across its print and iOS offerings.
Nature magazine redesigns for the digital age
For its 150th birthday, the scientific journal hits refresh by rolling out a new custom typeface, logo and style guidelines across its print and digital platforms.
How Nova changed the landscape for women’s magazines
We speak to David Hillman, Nova’s art director for almost a decade, about its short but influential run, picking a perfect cover and when illustrations are better than photos.
Design inspiration: the best projects from September
From a women’s charity rebrand to a banana-based visual identity for a food market, these are some of our favourite projects from the last month.
Picks of the month: the best design events to catch in September
This month, V&A Dundee turns one, a ping pong charity auction returns and a product design handbook is given a 2019 update.
Design inspiration: the best projects from August
From an AR Ford Mustang campaign to a new book series illustrated by Quentin Blake, these are some of our favourite projects from the last month.
Design inspiration: the best studio projects from July
Reinterpretations of Robin Day chairs, a handy primer on Northern city names and a digital identity for a Rwandan girls empowerment magazine are some of our favourite design projects this
Redesigning the Bible for the millennial generation
Inspired by independent magazines, California-based start-up Alabaster is attempting to bring the religious text to younger audiences.