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
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.
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
Design Week launches training courses for designers
Our courses are suitable for anyone who works in a design business or who works solo. We’ve got everything from design to technology, leadership, sales and marketing
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.
Frith Kerr: “Find clients who will let you f*ck with things”
Speaking at this year’s Offset Dublin, the graphic designer and founder of Studio Frith talks about her “playful” approach to projects, setting up a studio straight out of art school
Design Week Awards 2018 judges announced…
Find out who we’ve selected to be part of our panel of more than 20 expert judges and remember you have until 27 March to enter the Design Week
Last chance to enter the Design Week Awards
There’s still time to look back at your best work from the last year and enter the Design Week Awards, as we’re now giving you until 4th April. Here’s how
“Winning a Design Week Award helped us recruit new talent and reach new clients”
Find out from one of last year’s winners Method what winning a Design Week Award can do for your business.
Branding the world’s first plastic-free supermarket aisle
Made Thought has created the logo and campaign for Plastic Free Aisle, an initiative launched in collaboration with environmental charity A Plastic Planet and Dutch supermarket chain Ekoplaza.
Exhibition explores everyday life in “controversial” North Korea
Made in North Korea: Graphics from Everyday Life in the DPRK is a new show on at London’s House of Illustration that looks to show the regularity of people’s lives
DBA Design Effectiveness Awards 2018 winners revealed
The awards look at how design can contribute to a business’ success, and this year’s winning projects include those for Carlsberg, Raspberry Pi and Budweiser.
Design that fights sexism: from gender-neutral clothing to protest placards
Last week, we wrote about a series of long-lost Suffragette posters used to fight for women’s right to vote and work in the early 20th century. Now, we ask designers
5 talks to catch at Offset Dublin 2018
Offset takes place for the 12th time this year, and will see the likes of Gail Bichler, Ustwo and Pentagram take to the stage.