Design Week’s favourite projects from graduate season so far
The Class of 2020 has had an unprecedented end to their university careers but the work from this year’s grad shows impresses all the same – here’s our favourites so
Baxter & Bailey designs “interconnected” identity for SOAS recruitment drive
The identity, which will be in place for the next three years, has been developed to “represent a range of countries and cultures, without resorting to cliché”.
Design Week Awards 2020 — the shortlist in full
We’re excited to announce the full shortlist for our awards below. Stay tuned later in the month for our winners showcase, which will be revealed here on the site as
The 2020 Design Week (online) graduate show guide
Government restrictions may have outlawed physical graduate showcases this year, but many universities have moved celebrations online – here is our guide to what’s on offer.
A graduate guide to navigating the job market during the pandemic
We speak to Lucy Painter of Studio Recruitment and Pip Jamieson of The Dots to find out how they’re advising the Class of 2020 to go about job hunting right
A Design Week guide to creative kids’ resources in lockdown
Family life in lockdown has been tough for many, but designers and the wider creative community have rallied throughout to develop creativity-led resources, activities and initiatives to ease pressure on
A cookbook with a difference: how to make biomaterials at home
The new CHEMARTS Cookbook from designers and scientists at Aalto University offers readers experiments to create and work with plant-based materials.
Design Trust launches online festival to highlight “creative women with purpose”
The Make a Difference festival will showcase women from across the design industry, with the intention of demystifying what they do, why they do it, and how.
In the age of coronavirus, how are universities teaching design at a distance?
With many design disciplines relying on physical pieces and tactile feedback, university course leaders are having to refocus their teaching as lockdown continues.
Picks of the month: the best design events to catch (indoors) in May
As we enter another month in lockdown, it seems the design world has got creativity at a distance down to a fine art – this month, watch out for virtual
Designers share the best advice they’ve ever been given
As has been proven throughout the coronavirus pandemic so far, the UK’s designers are ready and willing to do their bit for their communities, be that through awareness-spreading campaigns, innovative
V&A aims to inspire “mini-designers” with kids’ lockdown challenges
The museum is using its extensive collection of artefacts and exhibits to inspire #LetsMakeWednesdays creative challenges.
Picks of the month: the best design events to catch (indoors) in April
The country and its creatives may be in lockdown, but that’s not to say there’s nothing to be done in April – beyond browsing online galleries, here are our top
“The possibilities are limitless” – how designers are entertaining kids in lockdown
For many families this week will have been the first, perhaps of many, where children have been out of school because of the coronavirus pandemic. With plenty of time to
How can small studios land big clients?
We speak to the design studios who have done it to find out how they got in front of clients and onto pitch lists in their formative years.
Redesigning our relationship with ageing in the UK
We speak to Design Council chief design officer Cat Drew about its Transforming Ageing programme which is looking to navigate the social and economic pressures of an ageing population.
How to get in with the in(terior design) crowd
With thousands of students graduating from interior design courses each year, Lucy Painter’s new book aims to help hopefuls into the industry. Here are her top tips for early career
How service design can promote an “open science” solution for virus outbreaks
Nextstrain is a platform designed to facilitate the sharing of genomic data – here, Design Week speaks with two of its researchers about how it is tackling the coronavirus outbreak.
The women working to make design education more diverse
Design education, much like the wider industry, is lacking in diversity – here, Design Week speaks with some of the women who are working to change this through collective action.
“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?
Ushering in the lo-TEK age: designers can learn from indigenous practice
In her new book, designer and academic Julia Watson explores how designers can look to the sustainable practices of indigenous peoples and apply them at scale in cities.
Junior designers enjoy pay rise while senior roles stagnate in 2019
Research carried out by recruitment agency Aquent shows a disparity in pay rises among junior and senior designers and “hot demand” for UX talent.
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.
Designers share their resolutions: It’s a year for “direct action”
We asked designers what they are resolving to do differently this year and they showed us how the political disorder and climate crisis of 2019 will inform their work in