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
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.
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
How to become a: product developer
As part of our series looking at jobs in design studios, we speak to Nikki Stuart, production manager at Here Design, about creating everything from pop-up restaurants to tote bags,
Skittles celebrates Pride 2019 with special packs by LGBTQ+ illustrators
The sweets brand has launched a new campaign, which sees four limited edition pouch designs created to mark Pride events happening across the UK this Summer.
Stretchy kids’ clothing Petit Pli gets an identity that grows
The sustainable fashion company, which sells clothing that expands as its wearer gets older, has new branding that looks to be “more human” and “less technical”.
Design Week Awards 2019 judges revealed…
Experts on branding (Jack Renwick), social design (Sophie Thomas), exhibition design (Lucienne Roberts) are joined by Ustwo design director Helen Fuchs, The Guardian’s digital director Ben Longden and many more.
Design Week Awards 2019 entry deadline extended
If you haven’t entered yet, there’s still time and you can find everything you need to know right here.
How a no-deal Brexit could affect cigarette packaging
Tobacco manufacturers claim a loss of access to the EU’s picture library could encourage illicit trade, while anti-smoking campaigners say adopting Australia’s imagery instead will still be “effective in reducing
Museum of Brands uses classic packaging to help those with dementia
The museum’s new Brand Memories initiative is a form of reminiscence therapy, and involves using replicas of 20th century everyday items to trigger recollections from people’s pasts.
The designs that could be eco-friendly alternatives to disposable cups
Twelve designs have been selected to share the prize of £761,400 for global competition, The NextGen Cup Challenge, with concepts including cup liners, new materials and reusable cup service models.
How to become a: 3D packaging and structural designer
As part of our series looking at alternative jobs in design studios, we speak to Mike Beauchamp, associate creative director of 3D and experiential design at Pearlfisher, about how he
6 things designers should know about copyright
Copyright might sound like fancy lawyers and big business, but its impact is real for studios of all sizes, says Eric Schrijver. The designer and author shares his best advice
“Contemporary” redesign for Kellogg’s looks to make it “instantly recognisable”
Design studio Landor has carried out the packaging project, making the Kellogg’s logo larger and using a bowl of cereal as a “visual centre point” on each pack across the
Picturehouse gets new look as brand celebrates 30th anniversary
The cinema’s new identity features a handwritten-style wordmark and aims to bring consistency to the brand by replacing multiple logos with one design system.
How to become a: copywriter
As part of our series looking at alternative jobs in design studios, we speak to Sam Pollen, head of digital writing at Reed Words, about how he got to where
How to become a: brand strategist
As part of our series looking at alternative jobs in design studios, we speak to Marc Solomon, brand strategist at Bulletproof, about how he got to where he is, his
Simple, cheap and nostalgic: designing for budget British supermarket Jack’s
Tesco launched new chain Jack’s last year, which rivals the likes of Aldi and Lidl with its prices. We chat to design studio 1HQ about how it created different “personalities”
Design inspiration: the best studio work from January
A coffee shop featuring a playful cartoon hamster, cars being designed using 3D virtual reality tools and a typeface that responds to the sound of your voice are some of