Helen Hamlyn Design Awards 2023 shortlist revealed
Shortlisted projects include a low-cost heat management system for workers, and a browser plugin helping refugees navigate UK services.
The design behind Sam Fender’s Reading and Leeds 2023 headline show
An abstract, asymmetrical metal structure acts as “a generic visual stimulus” throughout the show, while different song styles are defined by shape-shifting lights and tailored video content.
Imperial War Museums seek 3D designer for two-year contract
The chosen designers will be working across multiple exhibitions during the contract, agreeing work programmes and budgets on a project-by-project basis.
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 by design
For the largest ever edition of the Women’s World Cup, we look at the design work behind the tournament, from the logo and kits to off-pitch fashion.
London Design Festival 2023 first Look: ethereal installations and emerging talent
Responding to dips in the number of students taking design subjects, LDF is making an effort to showcase and support young designers.
D&AD announces 2023 New Blood pencil winners
Bookmarks designed to aid neurodiverse readers and an initiative advocating for the reproductive health of women in Ghana were among the seven White-Pencil-winning projects.
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Self-help graphic design project takes top award at New Designers 2023
An at-home cervical screening product, mushroom-leather shoes, and a bench designed to encourage socialising also won awards.
Meet the Graduates 2023
As part of our coverage of 2023’s graduate season, we’re speaking with a selection of graduates from around the UK about their work, practice and future plans.
“What do you value?”: Glastonbury’s 2023 Shangri-La concept
From using her own home-on-wheels to a tensegrity installation designed from prison, Shangri-La creative director Kaye Dunnings explains this year’s design.
McCann and Microsoft win top Cannes Lions 2023 design prize
The winners of Cannes Lions 2023 include a project to preserve a West African language, a helmet made of scallop shells and an “actionable” book in support of reproductive rights.
Design Week Awards 2023 – the shortlist in full
We’re excited to announce the full Awards shortlist below. Keep an eye out for our Winners Showcase, which will be revealed later this month on the site.
3 Days of Design 2023: designers asked to reassess relationship with natural materials
From milk carton chairs and palm leaf speakers to AI design concepts, here are our favourite projects and exhibitions from Denmark’s 3 Days of Design festival.
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