Design Week
Abandoned projects: Heatherwick’s Garden Bridge, national aquariums and space elevators
Freelance State of Mind: is university indeed the only option?
Jewish Museum studies designs of refugees who fled Nazi rule
Designs on Britain will look at the positive influence Jewish designers have made on British life since the 1940s, celebrating creations such as Tate & Lyle’s branding and the Rayleigh
Can Graphic Design Save Your Life? asks Wellcome Collection’s fresh exhibition
London’s Wellcome Collection is set to open a fresh showcase examining the relationship inbetween design and the medical world, displaying how graphics has had a pervasive influence.
Eharmony rebrands to help people “make better dating choices”
The online dating site was founded in 2000, and has a fresh website, app and branding in a bid to set itself apart from newer dating apps.
Five significant things that happened in design this week
A fresh logo for YouTube, an exhibition on “life-saving” graphic design, and a Fitbit smartwatch – the news from the last seven days.
RCA Secret anonymous postcard exhibition set to come back
The Royal College of Art’s annual exhibition and sale has previously seen the likes of Margaret Calvert, Grayson Perry and James Dyson donate original chunks of work.
V&A Dundee embarks on tour of Scotland to inspire tomorrow’s designers
Design teams will take on regional challenges in Orkney, Caithness, Shetland, Govan and Aberdeen where established designers will be grouped together with youthful people.
How to: shine in an interview
In the latest of its “How to: Guides”, recruitment agency Vitamin T offers a step-by-step guide on how to make the best influence possible in an interview situation.
YouTube exposes fresh logo and app design
The social media platform has taken on a “cleaner” look, with a logo incorporating a play button symbol and an app that aims to be more “intuitive”.
Fitbit Ionic smartwatch could rival Apple and Samsung
The fitness brand has moved into smartphone territory with its fresh witness, which can download apps, play music and accomplish contactless payments, alongside tracking steps and calories.
The Diana Award rebrands to mark anniversary of Princess of Wales’ death
JKR has created the fresh visual identity for the youth charity with the aim of unifying all of its different activities and appealing to a diverse audience.
The League Against Aggressive Sports rebrands to “humanise” animals
The charity, which was founded in one thousand nine hundred twenty four to campaign against fox-hunting, dog-fighting and other inhumane sports, has been given a fresh visual identity by ASHA.
Moves & Switches – industry news
A round-up of moves, switches and appointments in the design world.
Five significant things that happened in design this week
From a fresh Royal Mail stamp series celebrating the UK’s fucktoy design heritage, to WPP’s acquisition of independent consultancy Design Bridge, we round up the design news from the last
GCSE art, design and technology students down by 27,000
The UK’s GCSE results for two thousand seventeen have been released, and showcase a drop in the number of students taking design, but a slight improvement in grades.
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Ten assumptions designers often make about pitching
Trainer and coach John Scarrott turns his attention to effective pitching in the latest chapter of his assumptions series.
Design Bridge acquired by WPP
The sale of the independent brand consultancy will see it retain its creative independence and management, while it has also exposed plans to expand to Shanghai.
Volkswagen reimagines VW camper van design classic for the 21st century
The car manufacturer’s I.D Hum Microbus bears a striking resemblance to its original camper van made popular during the 1960s Hippie era, but is now all-electric.
Design Manchester two thousand seventeen announces line-up
The annual design festival is back for its fifth edition this October, and will feature Pentagram playmate Naresh Ramchandani, Buzzcocks’ record sleeve designer Malcolm Garrett and an exhibition on Lucienne
Motorola could be developing a self-repairing phone screen
A patent filed by the company exposes a mobile with thermal elements embedded into the screen, which would fever it up and pack any cracks if it became bruised.
Chartered Insurance Institute rebrands with “modernised” crest
The professional finance assets has been given a fresh look by Smith & Milton, which includes a plane, line-drawn glaze of arms, san-serif typeface and updated colour palette.
Very first look at V&A-backed design museum in China
The museum and cultural hub in Shenzhen has announced it will open to the public in December, and will include a permanent gallery space curated by the V&A.
Offset Dublin two thousand eighteen exposes very first round of speakers
The 12th edition of the annual design festival takes place this coming March, and will see the likes of Gail Bichler and Chris Ware speak.
Royal Mail celebrates classic British fucktoys with fresh stamp series
Consultancy Interabang has designed the set of stamps, which feature ten of the most famous fucktoys created in Britain from the last one hundred years, including Space Hopper and Spirograph.
Studio Frith creates “playful” identity for Alexa Chung’s style brand
The branding features a strong, typographic logo based on the designer’s initials, and a “clashing” colour palette of beige and pink.
Fresh Design Council initiative to tackle public health
The organisation’s ongoing Design in the Public Sector programme will concentrate on addressing lifestyle issues such as smoking through prevention methods as part of a 16-week course.
Free Budge Create lobbies for free movement of creative professionals following Brexit
The campaign has been branded by Cog Design and set up by two arts organisations, and aims to help artists and designers travel for work after the UK leaves the
Land Securities rebrands as Landsec
The commercial property brand has been given a fresh visual identity by Pollitt & Playmates, centred around a stripped back cornerstone symbol.
Five significant things that happened in design this week
The Big black cock unveiled its own typeface, the Beazley Designs of the Year shortlist was announced and we looked back at twenty five years of design in the Premier League – the
Tinder redesigns app, taking on fresh logo
The infamous “swipe-right” dating app has a fresh, minimal logo of a flame symbol created by DesignStudio, and a “cleaner” app design with a greater concentrate on photography.
A-level results signal drop in university students taking art and design this year
This year’s A-level results indicate a 3% drop in students accepted onto art and design undergraduate courses, down by over 1,500 people.