Design Week’s favourite projects from graduate season so far – part two
Graduate season is in full swing now, so we’ve rounded up our favourite projects from the most recently opened online showcases.
In-house design teams: how does the Royal Mint design new coins?
As part of our series looking at in-house design teams, we talk to a graphic designer at the Royal Mint about designing new coins, Paddington Bear and the value of
Architecture for Dogs: Designing for a world “built on a canine scale”
Kengo Kuma and Toyo Ito are among the 16 designers and architects to have produced work for an exhibition that explores the “relationship between dogs and their people”.
Designers are helping the fashion industry spark a digital fashion revolution
The pandemic has forced fashion off catwalks and out of stores – this is how designers are helping move something famously tactile into the virtual world.
Can “visceral” graphic design bring the plastic crisis to life?
Plastic Free July aims to draw awareness to the plastic crisis and one studio project focuses on a hard-to-swallow element of the problem.
Picks of the month: the best design events to catch in August
While lockdown continues to ease, we’ve rounded up the best design activities for August – both indoors and outside – including a newly-opened exhibition.
What designers need to know about the government’s changes to tax
HM Revenue & Customs has an ambitious plan to make filing tax returns digital — we’ve broken down what this means for you and how to prepare for the changes.
First look: Inside the Design Museum's electronic music blockbuster
Electronic: From Kraftwerk to The Chemical Brothers investigates the “futuristic dreams” of the music genre and its impact on design, art and society.
Design inspiration: the best projects from July
This month we were enamoured with offerings from across the design spectrum, from minimalist signage and intricate book illustrations, to sleek lighting and bold large-scale installations.
What will design education look like when classes start again in September?
Design Week talks to lecturers ahead of the new academic year about socially distanced classrooms, blended learning and why the “devil will be in implementation”.
Can the design industry’s diversity problem be fixed?
In the wake of Black Lives Matter, designers of colour have been sharing their experiences of the creative industry – and their plans to change it.
Garbage watches and full metal jackets: Vollebak versus the fashion industry
The label talks processes, science, why fashion houses won’t touch their materials and the importance of getting final sign-off from the kids.
Design exhibitions and museums: reopening dates
As galleries and museums begin to reopen during the easing of lockdown, we’ve made a list of the best design picks across the UK.
Redesigning surfaces for a COVID-proof future
These designers are rethinking the surfaces we touch and turning them into COVID-killing materials, which can be fabricated as familiar objects.
“It could kickstart a revolution”: exhibition design post-COVID
As museums and galleries begin to open, we take a look at how exhibition design has been adapted for immediate needs, and how it could change forever.
Designing confidence in public spaces: how cities will change post-lockdown
Plastic barriers and caution tape are not permanent solutions for a world post-coronavirus, here’s how designers envisage a future where social distancing is here to stay.
Design inspiration: the best projects from June
Some of our favourite projects from the month include Anthony Burrill’s Covent Garden takeover and designers’ support of Black Lives Matter.
Picks of the month: the best design events to catch in July
The country might be easing its way out of lockdown, but many of the design events for the month ahead are still taking place in the virtual world, here are
Pride 2020: the role of design in the LGBTQ community
This year’s Pride Month was markedly different to previous celebrations – here’s how design was used to bring together a socially distant international community.
Remembering Milton Glaser: “You can’t be good at everything”
We look back at the life of American graphic designer Milton Glaser, famed for his I ♥ NY campaign work and Bob Dylan poster.
Trunki designer Rob Law on cystic fibrosis, suitcases and surviving a crisis
The product designer found wild success with ride-on children’s suitcases and is now delving deeper into his career – and its challenges – in a new book.
Branding and Black Lives Matter: will change be more than skin deep?
Headline-grabbing rebrands of Uncle Ben’s and Aunt Jemima show change in brand-land, but a real overhaul requires sustained effort from the design world.
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
From Sherlock to Succession: designing the perfect title sequence
Designers for Netflix’s Glow, BBC’s Sherlock and HBO’s Succession reveal the secrets of a compelling title sequence, and why they matter now more than ever.
