How Summer of Soul’s visuals were designed as a love letter to ‘Black Woodstock’
Frank William Miller Jr.’s poster and graphics for the new Questlove-directed documentary look to the past but keep an eye on modernity.
Meet the graduates: Cardiff School of Art and Design’s Jamilah Rahman
As part of our coverage of 2021’s graduate season, we’re spending five minutes with a selection of graduates from around the country to talk about their work, practice and plans.
Design inspiration: our favourite projects from July
From a playful zine, to a “tribal” title sequence and “tongue-in-cheek” wine brand, these are the design projects that caught our eye in July.
Picks of the month: the best design events to catch in August
We’re rounded up the best things to see and do this month, from disability-friendly museum visits to navigating the post-grad years of design.
Upcoming design books to look out for
Spotlighting marginalised women designers, “heads on” design solutions to environmental issues and more – these are the anticipated design books we think you should read.
Meet the graduates: Nottingham Trent University’s Kavya Jain
As part of our coverage of 2021’s graduate season, we’re spending five minutes with a selection of graduates from around the country to talk about their work, practice and future
Designers reveal the secrets of skateboard design
As skateboarding makes its Olympics debut, designers discuss the creativity of skate culture and the art of great board design.
How the Tokyo 2020 Olympics was designed
With the delayed Olympics finally set to begin this week, we take a look at the design elements of a Games like no other.
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These UCA students are using design to solve real-world problems
From mental health to lockdown and the climate crisis, UCA’s 2021 graduates are hoping to offer a fresh perspective on the world.
Meet the graduates: University of Edinburgh’s Mariia Kharitonova
As part of our coverage of 2021’s graduate season, we’re spending five minutes with a selection of graduates from around the country to talk about their work, practice and future
Hideki Nakajima: “Anything you do can change someone’s life”
The Japanese graphic designer, known for his record sleeve work and art direction for Cut magazine, talks to Design Week as he launches his new book.
Meet the graduates: the Royal College of Art’s Christian Pugsley
As part of our coverage of 2021’s graduate season, we’re spending five minutes with a selection of graduates from around the UK to talk about their work, practice and future
Design is helping new age chewing gum stand out from its plastic predecessors
As chewers wise up to the plastic content in conventional gums, we speak to the designers in charge of defining a new visual language for the sector.
How graphic design is helping areas recover after a “lost year”
From Los Angeles to London, designers are hoping to energise urban life with poster campaigns, digital work and in some cases a complete strategy overhaul.
Interiors inspiration: Design Week’s pick of “theatrical” spaces
From a wine bar office space, to Miami in London, these dramatic interiors have caught our eye this month.
How the Tokyo 1964 Olympics sparked a design renaissance in Japan
A new exhibition at Japan House London explores the design history of an historic Olympics, and its impact on the future of the country – and the world.
University design courses stage fightback against proposed funding cuts
University leaders are urging the government to recognise how an arts and creative education can help close a skills shortages gap and contribute to the economy but stress it must
Meet the graduates: Central Saint Martins’ Luis Undritz
As part of our coverage of 2021’s graduate season, we’re spending five minutes with a selection of graduates from around the UK to talk about their work, practice and future
London Design Festival 2021 looks to help visitors “rediscover the entire city”
The festival returns for its 19th edition in September, with a more extensive programme planned than last year’s event, which was held in the midst of the pandemic.
Uncovering a forgotten era of logo design: Renaissance printers’ marks
The new issue of LogoArchive zine explores branding design in Renaissance Europe and makes the case for its influence on mid-century modernist designers.
Two years on, Lucy Hughes continues mission to replace plastic with fish waste
The designer behind bioplastic material MarinaTex is continuing to test her invention, while seeking funding and joining forces with other like-minded designers.
Meet the graduates: Manchester School of Art’s Kulsum Karolia
As part of our coverage of 2021’s graduate season, we’re spending five minutes with a selection of graduates from around the UK to talk about their work, practice and future
Picks of the month: the best design events to catch in July
A new book on design icon Tom Eckersley and an installation of ping pong tables are among our highlights for the upcoming month.
Design inspiration: our favourite projects from June
Summer is in full swing and the design projects that caught our eye this month are bright and colourful, with an exception that is literally out of this world.
