Plans for 50% funding cuts to arts subjects branded “destructive” by design leaders
Universities and the Design Council condemn the proposals as “short-sighted” and uninformed by real statistics.
This flag has been designed to represent and protect Antarctica
We speak with Evan Townsend, the designer of Antarctica’s first ever flag, about being inspired by Pride, symbolising a community and aiming for emoji adoption.
Government seeks expressions of interest for design of £5m obesity app
Incentivised apps would use financial rewards to increase levels of physical activity and improve dietary choices among adults.
Designers announced for 2022 ‘Festival of Brexit’
A total of 10 teams have been commissioned to turn their ideas into a reality, with Assemble, Nelly Ben Hayoun and a host of freelancers included in the line-up.
When EAT design studio celebrated identity and diversity it flourished
As part of our IWD 2021 coverage, EAT founder Renata Amaral Morris discusses embracing difference and what stopped her and her business partner Gabriel Seibel from it doing it sooner.
“It can come together within 24 hours”: using social media for social design
As part of our IWD 2021 coverage, we speak to B&B senior designer Maisie Benson about using social media to seek out and share social design side projects.
What does the 2021 Budget mean for design?
Chancellor Rishi Sunak pledges more support for the self-employed, introduces a new loan scheme and promises more money for culture.
Changes to IR35 are approaching (again) – here’s what designers need to know
Changes to the tax legislation for freelancers and employers will come into effect from 6 April 2021 so designers and design businesses will need to be ready.
Design Council and Mayor of London seek pandemic recovery “innovators”
The Design Council will work with the Mayor’s office to seek out and develop “innovation teams” to help the city bounce back from Covid.
Tré Seals wants to diversify design through typography
Seals set up foundry Vocal Type – which takes inspiration from past protest movements – in the hope of celebrating creatives of colour.
Picks of the month: the best (at home) design events in February
It will be another month spent at home but you can still take in everything from utopian community building to overcoming creative barriers and more.
New Design Council CEO Minnie Moll: “You can’t retrofit design thinking”
We speak to the incoming CEO about why design needs to be at the forefront of “build back better” operations, and how her previous business background will help in her
Five projects that reflect design in an age of crisis
The projects were part of a worldwide open call by London Design Biennale organisers, and cover everything from music, to sex education and disaster relief.
Design in 2021 – what will design activism look like?
As part of our series of design in 2021, graphic designer Greg Bunbury looks at what will happen in design activism in the next 12 months.
What does the Brexit deal mean for designers?
Now that an exit deal has been agreed by both sides, we take a look at its impact for the design industry, from copyright to movement of workers.
Design Week’s most popular news stories of 2020
Custom typefaces and flat logos, furlough and anything to help keep kids entertained – these were the news stories you read the most this year.
“I’m very aware of how vulnerable I am”: how freelancers are facing the pandemic
Design Week speaks to freelancers about accessing government support, diversifying their offering and how viable they think independent work is at the moment.
This flag project uses data to highlight danger of “glacier extinction”
Meltdown Flags by design studio Moby Digg sees countries’ flags redrawn using data according to the disappearance of their glaciers.
Furlough latest: What designers need to know for lockdown 2.0
The announcement of national lockdown measures in England has prompted the government to scrap its plans to end the furlough scheme this month.
US 2020 election by design – the winners and losers
As the American election reaches its final stages, designers dissect both campaigns’ use of graphics, branding and digital strategy.