Behind the Anonymous mask: how V for Vendetta created a timeless symbol of protest
A new exhibition at the Cartoon Museum reveals the history of 1980s graphic novel V for Vendetta and how its signature design endures today.
Design Week’s guide to London Design Biennale 2021
Initially postponed last year due to the pandemic, the month-long event is returning to the capital in June – here’s what we think you need to see.
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.
Meet the designer rebranding English and overseas football clubs
Christopher Payne reveals how he is helping league and non-league clubs balance cultural history and heraldic charm with the modern age.
Interiors inspiration: Design Week’s favourite recent projects
This month’s selection comes from across the world, with projects from the likes of Georgia, Istanbul, Russia and London catching our eye.
David Rockwell: “I believe in the value of allowing projects to take a long time”
As the designer publishes his latest book, Drama, we talk to him about his childhood in the theatre, storytelling and the power of being “an outsider”.
As cryptocurrency grows up designers are helping brands reach the mainstream
Cryptocurrency, not traditionally a design-led sector, now poses plenty of opportunities and challenges for studios.
Picks of the month: the best design events in May
Our choice of things to do in the coming month include an insight into Camille Walala’s creative process and an exhibition about the history of sneakers.
Japanese textile designer Sudō Reiko’s innovative materials subject of new exhibition
Sudō reflects on her career, sustainability and being inspired by “little everyday moments” ahead of an upcoming exhibition at Japan House in London.
Broadway poster designer Frank Verlizzo shares archive of “rejected” pieces
Verlizzo is opening his archives to support the struggling theatre industry – here, he talks processes, artist-block and how much blood is too much blood.
V&A Dundee’s Night Fever explores the design history of the world’s most famous clubs
Night Fever: Designing Club Culture looks at the design of clubs like London’s Ministry of Sound, Berlin’s Berghain and New York’s Studio 54.
Design inspiration: the best projects from April
From swimming tigers, to “more-than-human” forests, these projects from the likes of Matt Willey, Kate Moross, Superflux and Mucho are our favourites of the month.
“Forget the fairy lights!”: what makes for good outdoor hospitality design?
The hospitality sector is reopening following lockdown, with the government allowing revellers to once again visit in person, provided they eat and drink outside. With this in mind, we asked
“There’s a massive potential for design”: an Australian design guide
For the latest in our series of country guides, we turn to Australia where complex climate and social issues are influencing a new generation of designers.
Meet the designers getting big on TikTok
It’s commonly thought of as a birthplace for internet challenges and dance routines – but as these designers show, “Design TikTok” is a growing community.
Eco-labelling: the case for displaying the environmental impact of food
Finding the best way to inform customers how their food buying impacts the planet, presents a unique packaging design challenge.
Prince Philip: “An incredible ambassador of design”
Following the Duke of Edinburgh’s passing, we look back at his contribution to design including the long-running designers prize that bears his name.
Product design’s gender crisis: “If businesses don’t adapt they’ll become obsolete”
Kinneir Dufort CEO Merle Hall talks inequality in industrial design, untapped business potential and the studio’s new female-centred department.
Interiors inspiration: Design Week favourite recent projects
These interiors projects have caught our eye from the world of hospitality, retail and workplace.
Picks of the month: the best design events in April
There’s plenty to do in the upcoming weeks, from central London light installations to tiny treehouse building sessions for children.
In-house design teams: how an internal studio keeps Wikipedia weird
As part of our series looking at in-house design teams, we talk to Wikipedia’s Khanyi Mpumlwana and Zack McCune about “breaking” the online encyclopedia.
Design inspiration: the best projects from March
From naked puzzles to the future of skin care, March was filled with innovative and imaginative design work – here are our favourite projects.
“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.
Inside Spain’s interdisciplinary and evolving design scene
We explore the country’s creative landscape by looking at two of its design centres: Barcelona and Madrid.
