Picks of the month: design events to catch in August
This month’s round up is summer holiday-focussed, featuring events and workshops for both designers and their children.
Book cover designs, adult colouring books, poster designs and more – all the latest work from designers and studios specialising in print.
Meet the graduates: University for the Creative Arts Farnham’s Weronika Moldwan
As part of our coverage of 2022’s graduate season, we’re talking with a selection of graduates from around the UK about their work, practice and future plans.
Royal Mail reveals stamps for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Interabang attempts to distinguish this set from previous stamp collections through “abstract illustrations” and “shards of colour”.
Picks of the month: design events to catch in June
Among our highlights for the month are Birmingham Design Festival and Salone del Mobile, and a talk about magazine design.
Craig Oldham’s new book pays homage to cult classic The Shining
The Shining: A Visual and Cultural Haunting has been designed as a loveletter to Kubrick’s 1980 horror film, with design nods to its iconic imagery.
Upcoming and recently published design books to look out for
The new year brings with it updated publishing catalogues – here are some books to look out for, covering topics like mid-century design and end-of-the-world government communications.
Design Week’s 2021 Christmas gift guide
From formative new experiences, to pairs of socks people actually want to receive, here’s our guide for what to gift the designer in your life this Christmas.
These 200 infographics aim to provide an answer for everything
A new Delayed Gratification book presents 200 infographics which hopes to explain the world – from working out the best Bond to the international cost of cocaine.
The latest design books to look out for
From the magic world of mushrooms, to design heavyweights and more, these are the design books we think you should read this autumn and winter.
Uncovering the women that design history forgot
We speak to Dr Jane Hall, whose new book Woman Made, seeks to highlight the work of women in design who have largely been overlooked by history.
Design inspiration: our favourite projects from July
From a playful zine, to a “tribal” title sequence and “tongue-in-cheek” wine brand, these are the design projects that caught our eye in July.
Upcoming design books to look out for
Spotlighting marginalised women designers, “heads on” design solutions to environmental issues and more – these are the anticipated design books we think you should read.
How to ensure a good design partnership
Designers who have made a name for themselves as part of a duo give their advice for ensuring a smooth, creative and business-oriented relationship.
Hideki Nakajima: “Anything you do can change someone’s life”
The Japanese graphic designer, known for his record sleeve work and art direction for Cut magazine, talks to Design Week as he launches his new book.
Penguin announces Student Design Award winners for 2021
The annual competition invites students to redesign the cover of three well-known books across adult fiction, adult non-fiction and children’s literature.
Design Week Awards 2021 – the shortlist in full
We’re excited to announce the full Awards shortlist below. Stay tuned later in the month for our Winners Showcase, which will be revealed on the site as part of a
New Philip K. Dick book collection showcases author’s “paranoid but joyful” world
The collection uses Dick’s sci-fi worlds as inspiration and features illustrations by 24 different creatives from around the world.
This “truly limited edition” typeface will never be available for digital download
Boke has been designed by Skep Studio and aims to bring the “joy of limited edition, scarce products accessible to people who don’t have hundreds to spend”.
Exploring the history of the BFI Flare LGBTIQ+ film festival through posters
Ahead of its opening today, we ask BFI head of brand and creative Darren Wood to talk us through some of his favourite posters from the festival’s recent history.
Design Week Awards 2021 entry deadline extended
You now have an extra three weeks to get your entries over before the deadline on 1 April and find out everything you need to know here.
World Book Day: designers reveal their favourite children’s book designs
To mark this year’s World Book Day – which celebrates reading for pleasure among schoolkids – we asked designers to pick their favourite children’s books.
Design Week Awards 2021 opens for entries
This year winning work will be given a bigger platform than ever before, we are assembling our biggest ever judging panel and categories have been tweaked for maximum relevance.
Design inspiration: the best projects from November
Another month spent in lockdown had some designers yearning for nightclubs and events gone by, while others are revisiting old projects or pushing new boundaries.
BIPOC visual culture journal Seen launches with “irreverent” design
The new twice-annual journal of film and visual culture takes some aesthetic cues from academia, while flipping others completely, according to its designer.