Studio Frith creates “playful” identity for Alexa Chung’s fashion brand
The branding features a strong, typographic logo based on the designer’s initials, and a “clashing” colour palette of beige and pink.
Packaging
The latest packaging design news, views, inspiration and opinion.
Offf London 2017: top talks to catch
The Barcelona-based design conference comes to London for the first time next month, and will see the likes of DesignStudio, Poke and Territory offer their insight.
How to stop procurement teams from strangling the creative process
Spy Studio founder and creative director Simon Clark advises on how consultancies and in-house procurement teams can work better together.
How the new Morrissey biopic England is Mine was designed
We speak to director Mark Gill and the designers at The Chase who worked together on the design of a new film dramatising the life of the young Morrissey.
Taylors of Harrogate unveils “craftsmanship” inspired rebrand
The new identity has been designed by Pearlfisher, who commissioned illustrators to create colourful illustrations for the tea and coffee brand’s packaging.
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Packaging Innovations London and Pentawards join forces for packaging showcase
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Wolff Olins rebrands Hive around “affordability” of connected home products
The British Gas-owned smart home brand has recently expanded its product offering beyond heating, and aims to be “accessible” to a wider range of consumers with a new visual identity.
Design Week Awards 2017 – the winners in full
We reveal all of the winners from last night’s Design Week Awards across every category, plus Best in Show, Hall of Fame and Rising Star.
Museum of Failure: the exhibition exploring brands’ biggest “f*ck ups”
We delve into a new museum in Sweden which is archiving global innovation and design failures spanning from the 17th century right up to the present day, including the Segway
5 important things that happened in design this week
This week, American graphic designer Lance Wyman spoke to us about his latest retrospective exhibition in London, and entries opened for our annual Top 100 consultancy survey.
Designers’ favourite food designs: from marmite to chocolate bars
Last week, Nestlé lost an appeal to trademark the four-fingered shape of its classic chocolate bar KitKat. This got us thinking – what are some of
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How to design packaging that works in-store and on-screen
Equator managing director Gary Flynn draws on his specialism in integrated packaging and discusses the challenges of creating packaging that works as well online as it does in store.
£1.5 million design competition launched to stop plastics polluting oceans
The New Plastics Economy Innovation Prize is looking for applicants to rethink the design and materials of plastic packaging to make it more recyclable, with only 14% currently being reused
Häagen-Dazs rebrands to lose “fussy” design and target younger audience
The ice cream brand, which is over 50 years old, has been given a colourful, illustrated, new look by Love Creative, which aims to be more “modern” and “vibrant”.
D&AD Awards 2017: the design winners
We look at the black and yellow pencil winners from the design categories at this year’s Design and Art Direction awards.
Fab looks to become “iconic again” with 50th birthday rebrand
Consultancy Springetts has carried out the rebrand and packaging redesign for Fab, which makes a clearer reference to the trio of flavours synonymous with the ice lolly and its history.
Lexus Design Award 2017: social design challenges tackled in Milan
We headed to Milan Design Week for the Lexus Design Awards, an annual initiative that gives young designers a platform to develop their concepts into prototypes.
Jean Jullien illustrates wine labels with no name for Majestic Wine
The new Majestic Loves range features a label with no name or typography but instead an illustration summing up “the feeling of the wine”.
5 important things that happened in design this week
Our exclusive interview with Alan Kitching, Theresa May triggers Article 50 and UKIP looks set to rebrand – the important design news from the last seven days.
Honey Monster Puffs “gets rid of design nasties” to reflect drop in sugar
The cereal with the well-known yellow, fluffy monster has been rebranded, taking on a more “natural” look to reflect a new recipe bringing it just below the “high in sugar” boundary.
Design Week Awards 2017 judges announced
Find out who we’ve selected to be part of our panel of expert judges and remember you have until 29 March to enter the Design Week Awards.
Fanta rolls out rebrand and new bottle design in UK
The soft drinks brand has swapped out its rounded logotype for an angular one, which aims to be more “fun” and “vibrant”.
5 important things that happened in design this week
The majority of clients still expect designers to free pitch, a new book of 500 influential designs is released, and Pentagram creates branding for Pink Floyd Records – the news from the
Tuborg reveals “youthful” brand refresh
The lager brand’s refreshed visual identity has been designed by Turner Duckworth and looks to target young adult drinkers, particularly in markets across Eastern Europe, Russia and Asia.