Pentagram’s Reddit refresh aims to unite cohesion and “creative spirit”
Pentagram New York has refreshed the brand identity for Reddit, aiming to make its Snoo mascot “as iconic as Super Mario”.
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National Museum of Ireland launches four-year tender with £876,000 fee
The first project for the chosen studio will be an exhibition on early medieval insular manuscripts and medieval Ireland with a budget of £1.1 million.
Kids’ brand Talou targets ‘conscious creatives and ‘mindful mums’
The Yard Creative’s visual identity for new children’s circular fashion brand Talou “celebrates the joy, creativity, and exploration of childhood”.
Stained glass over stag parties: inside Belgium’s first beer spa
Stained glass windows are a core element of Bath & Barley’s interiors and identity by WeWantMore, referencing Belgium’s history of beer brewing in abbeys.
“A bolder composition”: designing the 2023 Booker Prize winner cover
Inspired by jazz record covers and the “brutal” imagery of oppressive states, Prophet Song’s cover was designed to depict the hostile environment inhabited by the characters.
Breast cancer detection and safety devices: the Prototypes of Humanity shortlist
The annual global competition for projects designed to help people and planet reveals its shortlist with categories reflecting the COP28 agenda.
Paist’s modular identity looks to disrupt “same-old” toothpaste market
Designed by Two Times Elliott, Paist’s identity features a modular typeface that works in tandem with a bright colour palette and abstract 3D forms to create a unique brand system.
What does the Autumn Statement 2023 mean for design?
Design leaders and tax experts react to a Statement which promises to “cut taxes and reward work” to achieve growth – but may not be investing in the right tools.
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Things to do in December: our pick of the best design events this month
An exhibition celebrating influential female fashion designers and an event on digital design from an Asian perspective feature in Design Week’s December highlights.
Rhyme & Reason: Jake Noakes talks us through designing hip hop
A new book offers a behind-the-scenes look at hip hop’s biggest artists, just as the genre was breaking into the mainstream.
Does the North need a ‘creative corridor’? Its designers weigh in
The Northern Creative Corridor aims to “unlock the huge potential of the creative industries across the North of England” by nurturing existing “pockets of creative genius”.
Hidden yet vital: celebrating design technicians
Inspiration, education and deserving of recognition: a new exhibition highlights the role of technicians within a thriving creative community.
Interior Inspiration: Design Week’s top retail, hospitality and workplace interiors
The National Portrait Gallery’s two new hospitality venues and an authentically designed Thai restaurant in Borough Market feature in this month’s top interior projects.
Ben Tallon: “Will selling my creativity ever feel natural?”
As part of his series reflecting on the nature of creativity, Tallon finds that once you dare to put a price on your skills, your creative peers are often willing
Es Devlin on “30 years of engaging in audience, performance and ritual”
The designer and artist discusses how mapping an ephemeral practice for her monograph An Atlas of Es Devlin gave her better understanding of her own persistent “lines of enquiry.”
Things to do in November: the best design events happening this month
Our design recommendations this month include an interactive introduction to set design, in-person events from Glasgow to Brighton and design festivals in Ireland and Dubai.
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How “small incremental gains” can make designs more sustainable
Pearlfisher materials and sustainability lead Suzy Shelley speaks on “the power of marginal gains” and how designers can encourage clients to make small but effective changes.
Designing out racism is “work for everyone”
Design educators Lisa E. Mercer and Terresa Moses explain in their new book, Racism Untaught, how design can offer tools for anti-racism accessible to anyone.
“A discovery issue”: how creative careers app ERIC is increasing access to the industry
ERIC co-founder Samantha Hornby explains how the app is looking to make the creative industries more accessible to the next generation and how designers can help.
What to do if you lose your creative mojo?
For his series on what it means to be creative, illustrator and author Ben Tallon considers how feeling stuck may be down to prioritising one type of creativity at the