Sarah Hyndman: “Typography can be a tool for positive change”
With the upcoming release of her two new books, Design Week speaks to the graphic designer about our annotated world, crossing over into science and why she wants everyone to
Packaging
The biggest packaging design stories, from food and drink packaging to new trends in environmental sustainability and the latest debates around unbranded cigarette packets.
Design inspiration: the best projects from October
From a law firm rebrand based on “murmurations” to an inventive use of drowned bicycles, these are some of our favourite projects from the last month.
Designers on representation in branding and packaging: “Inclusivity is not a quick fix”
Always has removed the Venus symbol from its sanitary products in a bid to be more inclusive to transgender customers. While this has been welcomed by the trans community and
Young’s Brewery given rebrand with “attitude”
The new look, developed by Cornwall-based designers Kingdom & Sparrow, aims to get the “newer generation of beer drinkers” engaged with the heritage beer brand.
Design inspiration: the best projects from September
From a women’s charity rebrand to a banana-based visual identity for a food market, these are some of our favourite projects from the last month.
Free sustainable packaging design tool launched
PackScore, developed by the British Plastics Federation, aims to help product designers create easily recyclable packaging.
Remembering Glenn Tutssel: “I am in the business of the big idea beautifully crafted”
We look back at the life and work of the designer Glenn Tutssel, who has died aged 68, following a 50-year career in the design industry, marked by iconic packaging
Braun’s 1959 LE speaker given a 21st century update
After a 28-year hiatus from consumer audio, Dieter Rams’ iconic LE Braun speaker has been given a refresh that stays sympathetic to the brand’s “glory years”.
Rethinking branding and packaging for the growing vegan market
Hippy clichés are out as designers push category defining identities which celebrate taste and flavour.
Plastic made from marine waste wins UK James Dyson Award 2019
MarinaTex, an organic and biodegradable alternative to traditional plastic, was developed by University of Sussex student Lucy Hughes.
Exhibition takes aim at travel industry’s 5.7 million tonne waste problem
Get Onboard: Reduce. Reuse. Rethink looks to change how passengers think and act while flying.
John Spencer: “Let’s get over our obsession with branding”
Offthetopofmyhead’s founder and creative director says there’s no such thing as brand design and much of what the design industry says about brand is incomprehensible, pretentious and just plain daft.
How the food industry is serving up sustainability
From vegan vending machines to zero plastic takeaways, the food industry is finding inventive solutions to its plastic problem.
Remembering Karen Welman: studio founder, designer and entrepreneur
We look back at the life and work of Pearlfisher’s co-founder, who has died aged 59 and leaves behind her a 30-year creative legacy, including an ample client list, sustainability
How fashion is styling sustainability through product design
From seaweed shoes to synthetic spider silk, the fashion industry is finding inventive solutions to its sustainability crisis.
New Designers returns with projects that tackle social issues
This year, the showcase of up-and-coming designers’ work challenges everything from ‘manspreading’ and loneliness in older people, to sustainability and smart phone addiction.
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
Dragon Rouge on how it gave Coke a “premium” mixers range
The design consultancy recently created the branding, packaging and structural bottle design for Coke’s latest venture, its signature mixers for spirits. We speak to creative director Dave Robinson about bringing
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.
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
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
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.
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