Getting to know Marylou Faure and the “strong and feminine” women she draws
The Parisian illustrator is well-known for her playfully proportioned women and colourful characters — but where does this style come from?
“It’s not a fluffy bubble full of concepts”: Inside Ford’s Innovation Lab
We speak with Usha Raghavachari, director of D-Ford’s London innovation lab, about human-centred design, getting to know customers in forensic detail, and calling “babies” ugly.
Sebastian Conran: "What I got from my father is there has to be a big idea"
The designer talks to Design Week about personal and professional life with his father Terence Conran, who passed away earlier this week.
Samsung’s design drive to “make new technology relevant”
We speak to a principal Samsung designer to find out how the company is using advancements in tech to create “meaningful” changes in consumers’ lives.
Remembering Terence Conran: “No one has done more to create modern Britain”
The designer, retailer and restaurateur behind some of Britain’s best-loved and far-reaching designs has died at the age of 88.
The design world comes together to celebrate the life and work of Sir Terence Conran
Designers have been paying tribute to the late designer, who was responsible for creating and popularising many of the home comforts we’ve come to love.
Why flowers have “seduced” artists and designers for millennia
A new book from Phaidon charts the history of flowers as a medium for creativity, from the frescoes of antiquity to the product designers of today.
Could dissolvable packaging be the key to ending our reliance on plastic?
Innovative designers are working to create packaging materials that simply disappear in water — here, three of them talk methods, potential and uses, from tampons to noodles.
Things to see and do at London Design Festival 2020
As the festival returns to the capital in both online and offline forms, Design Weeks picks the best of the line-up from talks to year-long installations.
Everything you need to know about London Design Festival 2020
This year’s event will be going ahead with some significant changes in the face of the pandemic — here’s all the information you’ll need.
Could AI continue artists’ legacies after their deaths?
Urbancoolab has designed an AI programme that has studied and replicated the style of the late Jean-Michel Basquiat, but what this could mean for the future of creativity?
Picks of the month: the best design events to catch in September
From exhibitions to books, there’s plenty going on this month for designers, their kids (and even their dogs) to catch.
Generative design and 90s nostalgia: Euro 2020 kits revealed
We take a look at the kits for the postponed Euro 2020 tournament and speak to Nike about the inspiration behind this year’s designs.
Design inspiration: the best projects from August
From an online carnival, to coronavirus solutions and a peaceful reimagining of violent flags, designers’ creative offerings in August were diverse. Here’s what caught our eye.
“It stops the one-way flow of corporate bullshit”: graphic artist Bill Posters on subvertising
In this new excerpt from his upcoming book, protest and graphic designer Bill Posters traces the anti-capitalist history of subvertising.
Designing better public health awareness through video games
We speak to three experts in the field to find out why video games and medicine go hand in hand, and how a COVID game could help our response to
"Design is everywhere here": a Nigerian design guide
As part of our series exploring countries’ design cultures, we delve into Nigeria’s rich visual landscape and how designers are redefining “bad design”.
Behind Mississippi’s “transparent” process to redesign its state flag
The southern American state was the last to feature the controversial Confederate symbol on its flag. How has it tried to pick a new design?
“It’s a big responsibility”: AcidFC designs for the hearts of football fans
The London-based design outfit focuses exclusively on football – here, they talk fan loyalty, psychedelia and bad club merch.
Nissan reveals how design can usher in a “digital world” of driving
After the Japanese car brand unveiled a new digital-friendly identity last month, we speak to its design team about an electric-focused future.
“Futuristic” graphics and sustainable materials: 2020/21 Premier League clubs’ kits revealed
Highlighted shirts for the upcoming season feature graphics inspired by the teams’ cities as well as more sustainable manufacturing techniques.
How to adapt: top tips from design studios for lockdown and beyond
Ragged Edge, DixonBaxi and Altogether discuss the highs and lows of designing in lockdown, what has worked — and what hasn’t.
In-house teams: Penguin Creative on building "design legacy" into its future
As part of our series looking at in-house design teams, we speak to Penguin Creative creative director Tim Lane about keeping the publisher looking and feeling relevant.
From branding to Bake Off: inside the delicious world of food illustration
We ask three food illustrators working in editorial, branding and television about their inspirations, styles and the recipe for good work.
