Penguin reveals winners of its Student Design Award 2018
The publisher’s annual awards saw 2,100 design students submit book cover interpretations for Animal Farm, A Brief History of Time and Noughts & Crosses — a judging panel has whittled
Book cover designs, adult colouring books, poster designs and more – all the latest work from designers and studios specialising in print.
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
Typographic posters for each team playing in the World Cup
London-based consultancy LoveGunn has created a series of type-based posters inspired by 20th century Russian Futurism and Constructivism for this year’s World Cup.
Craig Oldham "gets back to what Rough Trade is all about" with new book publisher
Craig Oldham is behind the designs for a new publishing venture from record label and indie record shop group Rough Trade, creating pamphlet-like designs that deliberately fly in the face
A Soviet-inspired set of World Cup 2018 wall charts
Studio Blackburn is attempting to combat the “garish and unattractive” charts used to track match results of football tournaments with its Russian-influenced set of three posters.
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
Exhibition explores the power of indie print mags, from Dazed to Blueprint
Print! Tearing It Up at Somerset House delves into 300 magazines from the 1900s to the present day. Co-curator Paul Gorman speaks to us about protest and activism in non-mainstream
5 design things to look out for in June 2018
This month you can see the work of 3,000 budding creatives at New Designers, visit the first ever Birmingham Design Festival and read about some of the most influential women
Women Design: the book challenging a “patriarchal industry”
A new book written by ex-Design Museum curator Libby Sellers profiles 25 past and present influential designers, from Ray Eames to Es Devlin, and aims to provide some much-needed insight
Designing Northern Ireland’s new vertical bank notes
Polymer £5 and £10 notes issued by Ulster Bank will enter circulation in 2019 – we speak to Nile, the design studio behind the new notes, about celebrating migration, indigenous
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
Tips on getting paid fairly as a freelance illustrator
The Association of Illustrators recently launched its #priceitright campaign, to encourage creatives to demand the right fees – the organisation shares its advice for freelancers.
Mini artworks by Grayson Perry and Tracey Emin feature on Royal Mail stamps
A set of six stamps have been released to mark the 250th birthday of the Royal Academy of the Arts, and have been designed by renowned artists.
The Alphabet Museum: an exhibition exploring “humankind’s greatest invention”
A show at the Lettering Arts Centre in Suffolk will delve into the art of alphabets, tracing the history of communication design from ancient symbols to the sophisticated systems we
Illustrations celebrating "weird and hilarious" moments from previous World Cups
Weird World Cup is a project that sees 20 illustrators create humorous artworks, which will be sold online to raise money for education charity Football Beyond Borders.
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
Things to catch at this year’s Clerkenwell Design Week
Print your own tote bag, delve into film graphics and learn about the future of plastics at this year’s East London design festival, taking place 22-24 May.
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
2001: A Space Odyssey stamps containing "hidden messages" set to launch
To mark the 50th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick’s blockbuster science fiction film, Glazier Design has created a set of eight stamps that contain secret messages for fans.
A “craft-inspired” new look for 120-year-old luxury hotel Kempinski
Kempinski, which was founded in Berlin in 1897, is Europe’s oldest five-star hotel group, and has been given a new visual identity by Paris-based studio Work in Progress.
Lucienne Roberts on politics, power and design: “Just seeing a swastika provokes fear”
Publisher GraphicDesign& has published Hope to Nope, a new book examining the complicated relationship between graphics and politics. We speak to the co-editor about protest, power and design’s ability to
How Deva Pardue is helping redefine feminism through design
We speak to the former Pentagram designer – who now heads up the design team at women-only members club The Wing – about making the switch from brand-side to in-house, her
Glamour’s creative director on redesigning the magazine for a “new era” of women
Glamour was founded in 1939 as a high-end, glossy magazine focused on the lives of celebrities. Still in print today and having just rolled out a new look, we speak