How Carlsberg has “grown up” and ditched its “laddish” persona
As Carlsberg unveils a sleek new branding design this month, alongside updated packaging that looks to reduce its plastic waste production, we speak to Taxi Studio about how the beer
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.
Pentagram’s Harry Pearce rebrands John Lewis and Waitrose
The two high-street retail chains, alongside their parent company John Lewis Partnership, have a new, unified identity, which looks to link up all three brands coherently and emphasise how employees
Schwartz spice brand goes transparent in redesign
The herbs and spices range has been given new packaging by studio BrandOpus, to better showcase the ingredients within jars and encourage more people to cook at home.
Coca-Cola refreshes can design to bring together different flavours
The drinks giant has rolled out a new, uniform style of packaging, can and bottle design, which look to encourage more people to opt for no sugar, according to the
Microsoft has rethought its Xbox packaging for disabled gamers
The tech giant is soon to release its adaptive controller, a gaming handset for those with limited mobility, and has also considered how to make it easy for people to
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BrandOpus creates “curious” identity for Craft Gin Club
The design consultancy has rebranded the alcohol subscription service, which sends its members a surprise bottle of gin plus other goodies every month.
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Design Week Awards 2018 – the winners in full
A full rundown revealing all the winners from last night across every design category, plus our Best of Show, Rising Star and Hall of Fame inductees.
Last chance to attend the Design Week Awards 2018
You can still buy tickets to our coveted annual event, which takes place on 26 June and celebrates the best in design across digital, graphics, interiors and
Carter Wong creates "bold and vivid" packaging for Aduna's range of teas
The London-based consultancy has created illustrative designs for the African health food brand’s new range of “super teas”, which are inspired by traditional fabric patterns from the continent.
A look at the World Illustration Awards 2018 winners
This year saw the most popular awards yet, and winning entries include a set of cushions embroidered with penises, some hectic children’s magazine illustrations and build-your-own packaging for a range
How corporate uniform designs of the 1980s and 1990s have shaped today's fashion
Recently, Susanne Malim, founder at branded clothing supplier Jermyn Street Design, stumbled across uniform designs that her team had created 30 years ago for the likes of Pepsi and Honda.
Creating a unified identity for Co-op’s own-brand alcohol
Studio Robot Food has given the Co-op range of beers, cider and spirits a new look with a consistent style and colour palette, that aims to change perceptions of supermarket-branded
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Illustrating Green Man Festival 2018, a “playful world for adults”
The independent music and arts festival based in Wales is in its 16th year, and celebrates its non-corporate ethos by commissioning a different illustrator annually to create its look and
Designing for dyslexia: a style guide to make reading easy for everyone
The British Dyslexia Association has put out guidelines that aim to encourage designers, businesses and teachers to consider those who struggle with reading and writing when making typeface, colour, spacing
Design Week Awards 2018 – the shortlist in full
We’re thrilled to announce the shortlisted projects which will be vying for a coveted Design Week Award on 26 June at the Tower of London. Find out how to
Cornetto rolls out new logo and packaging to look more “natural”
The Italian ice-cream brand, which turns 60 next year, has launched a “simplified” new look created by Design Bridge that aims to appear “younger and fresher”.
Cosmetics brand Good Science Beauty takes on “science meets style” aesthetic
Studio Almighty has given the new skincare range a visual identity that is inspired by the periodic table of chemical elements, used alongside a pastel colour palette and “humanising” photography.
Illustrated Virago Modern Classics collection celebrates female authors
Publisher Virago is known for championing women writers – to celebrate the 40th anniversary of its modern classics collection, it has released 13 books intricately illustrated by Yehrin Tong.
D&AD Awards 2018: the design winners
We’ve picked out the design winners from the 721 pencils handed out at the D&AD Awards, where the most awarded designers this year were consultancy Jones Knowles Ritchie and the
Erica Dorn on creating graphics for Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs
Speaking at this year’s D&AD Festival in London, the graphic designer talks about the weird and wonderful world of Wes, brutal 8am starts and why her job felt like “playing
Design consultancies take stock as Martin Sorrell leaves WPP
WPP, which is home to dozens of design consultancies, lost its CEO Martin Sorrell over the weekend in the wake of an internal investigation and a dip in share price.