Firefox focuses on fire and drops the fox in new branding
The internet browser has launched a new visual identity, which looks to reflect how it has expanded into other online services such as file-sharing, password protection and email checks for
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The latest graphics projects spanning logo design, animation and print, along with interviews with up-and-coming and established graphic designers.
Spain’s 300-year-old postal service gets a rebrand
Correos has been given a new look that aims to modernise the national company, while paying homage to its history through a horn logo referencing how postmen used to alert
V&A food exhibition challenges our ideas of consumption
Food: Bigger than the Plate is the museum’s latest blockbuster show, which hopes to explore the future of food production, looking at how we can be more sustainable without compromising
Bletchley Park celebrates codebreakers with encrypted branding
The identity for the museum’s new exhibition — D-Day: Interception, Intelligence, Invasion — is based on ticker tape, the dotted paper used to record and send coded messages in World
NHS lets people take their own blood at home with new kit
Monitor My Health is a new paid-for venture from the NHS that allows patients to take blood at their convenience, send it to a lab for testing, then keep track
Royal Mail releases stamps to mark 75 years since D-Day
A new set of six stamps tell the story of 6 June 1944, when British and US troops invaded Nazi-occupied Normandy in France, while another five depict the main beaches
Transport for London launches illustrative fares campaign
Lettering artist Andy Smith has been commissioned to create 11 typographic posters that promote London’s cheapest travel options.
Epilepsy Research UK rebrands to appear more “authoritative”
The only national charity dedicated to research into the causes and treatment of epilepsy has been given a new look by Helen Holden Design, which looks to emphasise its scientific
Viva La Vulva and Microsoft’s Adaptive Controller top D&AD Awards 2019
The annual, global awards scheme, which famously rewards its winners with black, yellow, graphite and wood pencils, has announced its 720 winners for this year.
Hackney Half Marathon rebrands to make running more “inclusive”
The annual event takes place in East London annually — its new look aims to be flexible and adapt year-on-year, while helping running appear more welcoming as a group sport
Emily Oberman plays on royalty with Warner Chappell Music’s new logo
The Pentagram partner has given the 200-year-old publisher — home to songwriters and composers such as Beyoncé, Radiohead and Madonna — a regal rebrand.
Should people get paid to speak at design festivals?
This week, non-profit D&AD was hit by controversy when it emerged that it had paid some of its speakers a fee and expenses for its upcoming festival in London, but
Sea Hero Quest: how a video game is helping to diagnose dementia
The University of East Anglia has delved into the “gamification of science” by developing an app and virtual reality game that gathers players’ spatial awareness data to help inform research
Marina Willer rebrands Belgian cultural giant, Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
The ballet and opera house is the largest cultural institution in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium, and has taken on a new typographic logo that represents how performance art
Design Week Awards 2019 – the shortlist in full
We’re excited to announce the full shortlist for our awards, which will take place on 20 June at the Science Museum’s new Illuminate space. You can buy tickets
Deezer rebrands to appear more “human and inviting”
The global music streaming platform, which competes with the likes of Spotify and Apple Music, has a new logo, as well as a new app and desktop design, which look
Are you being paid enough in your current role and are you happy?
Design Week research reveals equal pay discrepancies between men and women in the same role, a gender pay gap of more than 20% and that three quarters of the designers
Change UK: why are political logos always boring and predictable?
Andrew Lawrence, executive creative director at Elmwood, discusses why newly formed, break-away political party Change UK: The Independent Group is struggling to make an impact with its current brand identity.
Picks of the month: the best design events to catch in May
Take a trip to Scotland for the third ever Dundee Design Festival, explore the future of food at the V&A and learn about the 20th century’s most prolific “graphic designer
Design inspiration: the best studio work from April
Lego bricks designed to help blind children learn, a smartphone concept that gets people away from their screen and a fun campaign encouraging nurses to wash their hands are some
How to design a flexitarian food brand that isn’t “preachy”
‘This’ is a new vegetarian offering that hopes to those who want to cut down on meat a viable alternative that looks and tastes like the real thing.
World Illustration Awards 2019 reveals shortlist
The global awards scheme has been running for over 40 years, and in 2019 sees 200 shortlisted entries, many of which tackle political and social issues such as Brexit and
Facebook redesigns to focus on “privacy” and “free expression”
The social media giant is launching a new look for its website and app in a bid to make the platform easier to use and help people share their “interests
What can designers do to help tackle the climate change crisis?
We talk to graphic, product and industrial experts about the responsibilities the industry has in helping to save the planet, from designing persuasive visual campaigns through to better public transport