5 important things that happened in design this week
WPP merged its design consultancies and London Design Festival returned for its 15th edition – the design news from the last seven days.
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Exploring exhibitions and their design, from specialist shows at the Design Museum through to blockbusters at the V&A and Science Museum.
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First look at PriestmanGoode’s designs for high-speed Hyperloop
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies has commissioned the UK-based consultancy to design the exterior and interiors of the transport system’s passenger pods.
Design Frontiers at Somerset House: our top picks
The London Design Festival 2017 exhibition taking place this week contains 30 diverse projects exploring the designer’s role in everything from protecting the environment to creating straight-up beautiful work.
Come to Design Week's panel talks at London Design Festival 2017
Design Week deputy editor Sarah Dawood will chair two panel discussions at Designjunction, featuring panellists including The Dots founder Pip Jamieson and Design Council CEO Sarah Weir.
5 important things that happened in design this week
We looked at what to expect from this year’s London Design Festival, and Apple launched its new iPhone – the important design news from the last seven days.
5 must-see exhibitions
As LDF returns to the capital this September, we’ll be taking a look at some of the key events to look forward to in a series of previews. Next on
5 must-see talks
As LDF returns to the capital this September, we’ll be taking a look at some of the key events to look forward to in a series of previews. Next on
New museum on Normandy coast to act as “periscope” for Franco-British relations
Casson Mann and architectural Atelier Philéas have been commissioned to design the Centre for Franco-British Relations, which is due to open in 2019.
5 must-see trade shows
As LDF returns to the capital this September, we’ll be taking a look at some of the key events to look forward to in a series of previews. Next on
5 must see installations
As LDF returns to the capital this September, we’ll be taking a look at some of the key events to look forward to in a series of previews, starting with
5 important things that happened in design this week
From an exhibition on Jewish émigré designers to a new look for dating site eharmony, we round up the news from the last seven days.
Jewish Museum explores designs of refugees who fled Nazi rule
Designs on Britain will look at the positive impact Jewish designers have made on British life since the 1940s, celebrating creations such as Tate & Lyle’s branding and the Rayleigh
5 important things that happened in design this week
A new logo for YouTube, an exhibition on “life-saving” graphic design, and a Fitbit smartwatch – the news from the last seven days.
Can Graphic Design Save Your Life? asks Wellcome Collection's new exhibition
London’s Wellcome Collection is set to open a new show examining the relationship between design and the medical world, showing how graphics has had a pervasive influence.
RCA Secret anonymous postcard exhibition set to return
The Royal College of Art’s annual exhibition and sale has previously seen the likes of Margaret Calvert, Grayson Perry and James Dyson donate original pieces of work.
5 important things that happened in design this week
From a new Royal Mail stamp series celebrating the UK’s toy design heritage, to WPP’s acquisition of independent consultancy Design Bridge, we round up the design news from the last
Abandoned projects: Heatherwick’s Garden Bridge, national aquariums and space elevators
Last week, it was announced that Thomas Heatherwick’s controversial London Garden Bridge project would be scrapped. We ask designers to tell us about the unrealised design pursuits they wish
Design Manchester 2017 announces line-up
The annual design festival is back for its fifth edition this October, and will feature Pentagram partner Naresh Ramchandani, Buzzcocks’ record sleeve designer Malcolm Garrett and an exhibition on Lucienne
First look at V&A-backed design museum in China
The museum and cultural hub in Shenzhen has announced it will open to the public in December, and will include a permanent gallery space curated by the V&A.
Offset Dublin 2018 reveals first round of speakers
The 12th edition of the annual design festival takes place this coming March, and will see the likes of Gail Bichler and Chris Ware speak.
From Michelangelo to Dadaism: designers’ favourite creative eras
Last week, we wrote about a new retrospective on graphic designer Nigel Waymouth, whose psychedelic work graced the album covers of Pink Floyd and Jimi Hendrix during the 1960s. Now,
5 important things that happened in design this week
The BBC unveiled its own typeface, the Beazley Designs of the Year shortlist was announced and we looked back at 25 years of design in the Premier League – the
Shortlist revealed for Design Museum’s Beazley Designs of the Year
Spanning everything from graphics to transport design, the 10th iteration of the annual awards and exhibition includes a search and rescue drone that assists refugees and the national place branding
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.