James Dyson Foundation launches teacher’s guide to educate kids on air pollution
Engineering Solutions: Air Pollution is informed by the company’s work in the sector, and is intended to complement existing science, design and technology curriculums.
The 2021 Design Week graduate show guide
This year we’re expecting a mix of in person and online graduate shows as the country emerges from lockdown – here is our guide to what’s on offer.
Design events to check out in June
Designers and fans can enjoy a mix of virtual and in person events this month, from a month-long festival dedicated to type, to a course in becoming a better mentor.
Is university the only way to get into design?
Several factors might deter would be design students from university so we spoke to experts about how else they can break into the industry.
How social change organisation Sisterhood uses design to empower young women
Co-founders Rebecca Thomson and Rachita Saraogi discuss how their design-led workshops can build girls’ confidence and prompt industry change.
Plans for 50% funding cuts to arts subjects branded “destructive” by design leaders
Universities and the Design Council condemn the proposals as “short-sighted” and uninformed by real statistics.
Google and the UN enlist designers to visualise climate change for Earth Day
The series of interactive data visualisation projects features work from Giorgia Lupi, Cristina Tarquini and Felicity Hammond.
“It is plurality that defines us”: a Brazilian design guide
As part of our series exploring countries’ design cultures, we explore how Brazil’s politics of the past and present are affecting design, and how young designers are forging their own visual culture.
Going at it alone: independent female designers share their tips – part two
As part of our IWD 2021 coverage, four more women discuss their tip for working solo, from avoiding the “side-hustle” mindset to catering your portfolio and communicating properly with clients.
Going at it alone: independent female designers share their tips – part one
As part of our IWD 2021 coverage, four women discuss their tips for working alone, from reinvesting in yourself, to being prepared for dry spells and staying motivated.
“It can come together within 24 hours”: using social media for social design
As part of our IWD 2021 coverage, we speak to B&B senior designer Maisie Benson about using social media to seek out and share social design side projects.
Picks of the month: the best design events in March 2021
With an end to lockdown in sight, the online-only events in our March round-up could be some of the last. Here’s what’s going on.
D&AD partners with Google to expand education programme
Shift Agency will allow past and present students of the Shift education programme to work on client briefs and add to their portfolio.
Kate Moross: “Create spaces to share work, gain experience and get paid”
After mentoring a group of designers from around the world in 2020, the founder and creative director of Studio Moross talks about supporting young talent.
Picks of the month: the best (at home) design events in February
It will be another month spent at home but you can still take in everything from utopian community building to overcoming creative barriers and more.
New Design Council CEO Minnie Moll: “You can’t retrofit design thinking”
We speak to the incoming CEO about why design needs to be at the forefront of “build back better” operations, and how her previous business background will help in her
How design can help universities both distinguish and unite their offering
We speak to designer Christine Ayre, who was recently made a Fellow of King’s College London, about how design can give a sense of coherency to institutions’ output.
Five projects that reflect design in an age of crisis
The projects were part of a worldwide open call by London Design Biennale organisers, and cover everything from music, to sex education and disaster relief.
Everything designers need to know about residencies
With traditional creative opportunities uprooted because of the pandemic, Design Week explores how residency programmes can help fill the gap.
Design Week’s guide to creative kids’ resources for lockdown 3.0
Another lockdown poses both old and new challenges to family life, but designers have rallied to develop creativity-led resources to ease pressure on parents and carers – here are our
Educational platform Eyeyah is using design to help kids spot fake news
The creative education platform uses bright illustrations and pop culture references to teach kids digital literacy.
This educational app creates AR statues of black figures from history
History Bites seeks to address the gaps in a “Eurocentric” curriculum by creating AR statues of famous black figures throughout history.
Mat Hunter: “Talent is everywhere, opportunity is not”
Having recently opened the doors of his new Plus X innovation space, the former Design Council chief design officer talks to Design Week about confidence, regional development and why he
V&A launches challenge to support design education in schools
The V&A Innovate programme focuses on “designerly learning” and has been adapted to meet the needs of teachers in the era of COVID-19.