Sebastian Conran: “Design is not making something that looks pretty”
The Design Museum has announced the finalists of its annual Design Ventura scheme, which gets teenagers aged 13-16 across the UK to pitch ideas for new products, one of which
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Design Week's Top 100 2018-2019 launches
Look at the rankings and find out how you can access the full report and analysis, which spotlights key metrics in detail such as growth and efficiency — fee income
Designers’ Brexit postcards to go on show in exhibition at The Civic
The 116 mini artworks, which formed the Me & EU design campaign launched in response to the Leave vote, are set to be displayed, while contention rises around Brexit in
Protection: illustrators interpret universal human rights in new exhibition
To mark the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 30 artists and designers from across the world have designed prints representing our fight for equality, from women’s
London Art Fair rebrand looks to give the event a “new lease of life”
The new logo acts as a “plinth” for other content while the creative campaign features different fabric backgrounds to reflect the “range of personalities” that attend the fair.
Only a fifth of design jobs are filled by women, research shows
The Design Museum has analysed research which shows that although nearly three-quarters of those taking design A-Levels are women, most of these students are not making it into associated careers.
Design festival Offset Dublin reveals its first speakers for 2019
The three-day, Ireland-based conference is now in its 10th year, and will feature a line-up of political illustrators, graphic designers, advertising agencies and film directors.
5 design things to catch in December 2018
From gingerbread cities to debates around gender inequality in the creative industries, we round up some of the top design things to see and do this month.
The Royal Designers for Industry 2018 have been revealed
Set designer Es Devlin is among the recipients of the top accolade, which recognises individuals who are “rethinking design for positive social, economic and environmental impact”.
Max Gill: forgotten designer, architect and map-making extraordinaire
An exhibition at the Ditchling Museum of Art and Craft looks to share the story of architect, graphic designer and illustrator Max Gill, who throughout the 20th century, designed London
The stories behind the V&A Dundee's Scottish Design Galleries
The Scottish Design Galleries at the recently opened museum in Dundee aim to shine a light on the impact and legacy of design in Scotland.
The permanent gallery, which includes more
Pallant House art gallery's new branding celebrates its past and future
The Chichester-based art museum has been given a new identity by Studio Sutherl&, centred around a “P” monogram that looks to hero the various collections from 1900 to present that
The illustrators and graphic artists to look out for in 2019
We pick out five creatives, who will be exhibiting their work at this year’s London Illustration Fair on London’s Southbank.
National Theatre explores “exquisite miniature world” of stage set models
A new exhibition at the theatre looks at the role scale models have to play in stage set design, picking out five productions from the last four decades as examples.
Forensic Architecture takes top Beazley Designs of the Year 2018 prize
The Design Museum’s annual Beazley DOTY awards and exhibition has announced its overall winner – an investigative digital project shedding light on injustice and war crimes – plus its six
How the magical graphics for the new Fantastic Beasts film were designed
MinaLima, the graphic design duo behind the Harry Potter film series, has created all the enchanting props that are due to appear in the upcoming Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of
Home Futures exhibition asks: did past generations correctly predict how we live today?
“Living with less”, “living with others” and “living on the move” are some of the themes in the new show at the Design Museum delving into future visions of the
Exhibition reveals evolving public health campaigns on smoking, sexual health and more
Can Marketing Save Lives? at the Museum of Brands demonstrates how attitudes have shifted alongside the campaigns designed to change and moderate people’s behaviour
How graphic design is getting people excited about medical research
The Pears Building is a new research centre for immunology and will open in London in two years – 70-metre-long, colourful, graphic hoardings have been installed around the building site
The German design brands you should be looking out for
We took a trip to the Designers’ Open festival in East German city, Leipzig, where designers, studios, illustrators and craftspeople showcased and sold their work.
5 design things to look out for in November 2018
From trails of illuminated installations to exhibitions looking at the homes of the future, here are some of our top picks to look out for this month.
Original Old: 27 exciting ways to transform trash into lovely things
The Echt Alt exhibition – otherwise known as Original Old – took place at this year’s Designers’ Open in Leipzig, Germany, and showcased how designers from across the world are
New wayfinding system for National Maritime Museum helps visitors “discover more”
CCD Design and Ergonomics has created a nautical-themed signage system for the museum in Greenwich, London, which has opened four new galleries.
What will the workspace of the future look like? Vitra explores new concepts
Ideas at the Orgatec trade fair in Cologne, Germany, include a super-flexible space, a shared space by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby and a company home.