Graphics

The latest graphics projects spanning logo design, animation and print, along with interviews with up-and-coming and established graphic designers.

Pentagram has designed a screen-free audio platform which puts kids in control

The Yoto Player — a connected speaker with a light-up smiley face — can play stories, music, radio and podcasts for children.

“A tribute to pure expression”: a Polish design guide

As part of our series spotlighting design in different countries, we look at Poland’s rich history of industrial design and how the country is embracing its idiosyncratic influences.

Unionising game and tech workers: should the UK follow the US’ lead?

US-based game developers and tech workers have joined one of the country’s biggest trade unions, but what kind of working culture led to this moment, and how does the situation

Daniel Weil: “Designers are the ones who show change”

The Pentagram partner and product designer talks about and his first children’s book, the power of chess and how he designs in the present.

New handbook explores how creative industry can embrace neurodiversity

The book has been designed by Manchester-based creative consultancy Music and brings together knowledge to show “there is no standard brain”.

How to build a streetwear brand and influence people

It’s one of the biggest fashion trends of the last 30 years, but despite sharper styling and direction than ever, brand leaders tell Design Week the key to authentic streetwear

Ushering in the lo-TEK age: designers can learn from indigenous practice

In her new book, designer and academic Julia Watson explores how designers can look to the sustainable practices of indigenous peoples and apply them at scale in cities.

DixonBaxi develops “intuitive” Premier League experience for Amazon

The partnership between the shopping giant’s streaming service and the world’s most-watched sports championship saw the first match streamed last year.

Rebranding a children’s football charity with “vibrancy and punch”

Alphabet has updated the identity of Football Beyond Borders with the aim of engaging the charity’s younger demographic.

Design Week Awards 2020 opens for entries

Entries are open for the Design Week Awards. We’re building on the success of last year’s new look awards by overhauling our digital categories and bringing you another accessible

The UAE reveals new logo but will it work?

The national branding identity — the country’s first – aims to drive development in various sectors, from tourism to business across the regions.

Flying the flag: the growing design trend across regional Scotland

As more Scottish communities opt to design their own regional flags, Design Week explores where the trend comes from, and how the practice has been modernised.

Showtown: Blackpool’s first museum inspired by “joy and whimsy” of town

The branding has been led by Manchester-based True North and positions the new museum with “all the charm, appeal and entertainment value of a top-bill seaside attraction”.

Royal Mail unveils stamp collection celebrating UK’s contribution to gaming

The first special issue collection of the year, the set of 12 stamps has been designed by Bath-based design studio Supple and features nine UK-designed classic video games from the

National Children’s Bureau gets a “child friendly but not childish” rebrand

Brand consultancy Lantern has updated the children’s charity’s identity, including a new logo, bespoke typeface and an added digital focus.

Remembering Vaughan Oliver: “I never like to take the easy road. I like to provoke, to be perverse”

We look back at the life and work of graphic designer Vaughan Oliver, who has died aged 62 following a lauded career designing record sleeves for the likes of the

20 official “art posters” revealed for Tokyo 2020 Olympics

A new poster exhibition for the 2020 Olympic Games showcases a range of Japanese culture, including design, art and photography.

Design in 2020 — what will graphic design look like?

As part of our series of design in 2020, Astrid Stavro, graphic designer and partner at Pentagram, looks at what will happen in graphic design in the next 12 months.

How designers have decorated their studios this Christmas

Bird nests float over desks, Gatsby patterns adorn windows and paper wreaths pop up, as designers celebrate the end of a decade and the start of an (Art Deco) age.