What will the book of the future look like?
A new research project by Thomas.Matthews and students from the RCA is aiming to “continue the conversation” about sustainability in the publishing industry.
Book cover designs, adult colouring books, poster designs and more – all the latest work from designers and studios specialising in print.
National Geographic draws from 130-year history for magazine redesign
The print edition magazine will put greater emphasis on “visual storytelling”, with more room for photography and two new typefaces that are named after historic explorers associated with the brand.
New book draws back the iron curtain on the Soviet Union’s little-known design history
As Phaidon releases a new book featuring over 300 Soviet products and other designs dating from the 1950s, we speak to Moscow Design Museum founder and director Alexandra Sankova about
Dear clients: here is how you can understand designers better
A new book from US-based graphic designer Bonnie Siegler looks to demystify the design process for clients and teach them how to communicate and work with creative people effectively.
Gail Bichler on how to design a magazine like it’s “the last one on earth”
Speaking at Offset Dublin, the design director of the New York Times Magazine talked about the merits of putting time and effort into print, why superimposing images in Photoshop is
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
Hope to Nope: exploring the power of graphics in politics and protest
The Design Museum’s new show delves into the last 10 years of turbulent political events, and reveals how design has played a role in persuading, uniting and angering the public.
Top 5 design things to look out for in April 2018
This month, you can look forward to D&AD Festival, visit Milan Design Week and delve into a new book on the visual history of the Soviet Union.
The life of Berthold Wolpe: the German Jewish designer who fled the Nazis
A new exhibition at the Lettering Arts Centre in Suffolk explores the design processes, personal collections and work of typography and graphics legend Wolpe, who designed the Albertus typeface and
Milton Glaser: “Art and design are not the same thing”
The celebrated American graphic designer Milton Glaser has compiled a book of over 400 of his posters from the last six decades. We speak to him about the new publication,
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
Goodbye to the NME: the music magazine’s changing faces
NME has decided to stop printing after 66 years – a period which gave rise to many different looks as it tried to both react to and set the music
The talented female designers you should be following
On International Women’s Day, we take a look at the work of 10 up-and-coming designers across graphics and illustration, exhibitions, products, digital design and more.
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
5 design things to look out for in March 2018
This month, you can visit design festival Offset in Dublin, and explore the work of the late German typographer Berthold Wolpe at a new exhibition in Suffolk.
“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.
The record sleeve designers you need to know about
As a new book is released profiling over 30 creatives and studios making the most exciting album art today, we ask author John Foster to pick out his favourite established
Handbook of Tyranny: highlighting modern day cruelties through infographics
We speak to the book’s author Theo Deutinger about how architecture and design can be used as forms of oppression, with examples as varied as crowd control plans during protests
Graphic design’s invasion into fine art, film, photography and more
Andy Cooke, creative director at studio Weather, runs us through his new book Graphic Design For, which explores graphics’ impact on everything in the world around us.
Ben Tallon: “How wrestling shaped my career as an illustrator”
A new book celebrating the visual history of British wrestling is soon to be published if it hits its crowdfunding target – freelance illustrator Ben Tallon reflects on how the
The up-and-coming illustrators to watch this year
Following the Sebastian Walker Illustration awards last week, designers share their thoughts on the emerging illustration talent currently making its mark.
The New York Times Style Magazine redesigns to “reflect the times”
As T magazine unveils its new look under the editorial direction of novelist Hanya Yanagihara, we speak to creative director Patrick Li about the design’s greater “sense of urgency”, and
Supergraphics: how colour, imagery and type can transform public spaces
A new book from Thames & Hudson compiles over 60 examples of environmental graphics and murals from across the world. We speak to author and designer Sean Adams about the
New “urban” poster design competition worth £10,000 launches in London
Organised by file sharing service Loop.gl, London Loop will see work by designers and other creatives displayed in public spaces all over the city.