PriestmanGoode unveils designs for self-driving mass transit vehicle
The Dromos vehicle will transport passengers and freight on a closed-loop system via a 24/7 demand service in urban areas.
Remembering Terence Conran: “No one has done more to create modern Britain”
The designer, retailer and restaurateur behind some of Britain’s best-loved and far-reaching designs has died at the age of 88.
“We felt a responsibility to go ahead”: 5 minutes with LDF’s Ben Evans
As London Design Festival gears up to open tomorrow, we sat down with its director to chat about obstacles, giving designers a stage and breathing life back into the city.
Could this “third space” concept be the office of the future?
A design solution from consultancy Seymourpowell hopes to combine the best of office life and working from home after the pandemic.
Northern Ireland’s contact tracing app lets people “take control”
Big Motive has launched the country’s app in the hope of slowing the spread of coronavirus, incorporating “nudges” and a community focus.
Picks of the month: the best design events to catch in August
While lockdown continues to ease, we’ve rounded up the best design activities for August – both indoors and outside – including a newly-opened exhibition.
Can the design industry’s diversity problem be fixed?
In the wake of Black Lives Matter, designers of colour have been sharing their experiences of the creative industry – and their plans to change it.
London Design Biennale briefs call for “radical design thinking”
The biannual London design event and Chatham House are inviting submissions on issues from health to work from the international creative community.
Festival of Marketing 2020 announces new digital format
There is a new digital format for the marketing and branding conference as well as an expanded schedule, with over 80 sessions.
Design inspiration: the best projects from June
Some of our favourite projects from the month include Anthony Burrill’s Covent Garden takeover and designers’ support of Black Lives Matter.
Design Council and Network Rail team up to design train station of the future
“Cross-modal” transport, more inclusive design and identities that celebrate local heritage: what will the train station of the future look like?
Branding and Black Lives Matter: will change be more than skin deep?
Headline-grabbing rebrands of Uncle Ben’s and Aunt Jemima show change in brand-land, but a real overhaul requires sustained effort from the design world.
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First look: designing the IWM’s exhibition on the lives of refugees
The show, designed by Nissen Richards Studio aims to tell “the wider story of displacement alongside individuals’ narratives”.
Free the Birds has designed an “authoritative” identity for a COVID cleaner
Cert. is a recently-launched direct-to-consumer product that uses dissolvable tablets to create an at-home disinfectant and detergent.
What designers need to know about the government’s Winter Economy Plan
In a statement to the commons the chancellor has announced the successor to the furlough scheme, as he urged listeners to “learn to live without fear”.
Hackney Church repositions as community focused “cathedral of creativity”
Omse has designed an identity for the East London church to flex across its many functions, from place of worship to gig venue and brewery.
