What will retail and experience design look like in 2024?
As part of our series on design in 2024, WeWantMore creative director Ruud Belmans offers his view on what retail and experience design might look like next year.
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Read about digital and technology-focused projects from consultancies and digital studios, including user experience (UX), website and app design.
Why 2024 will be the “year of creative emergence” when it comes to AI
As part of our series on design in 2024, Mia Blume – founder of Design Dept. and Designing with AI – tells us that next year will be a “paradigm
Using VR to break outdated taboos around women’s health
Taking the form of a ‘vagina-like’ tent, INTER/her by Camille Baker uses cutting edge tech to open up conversations around issues like ovarian and cervical cancer, endometriosis, and menopause.
What will interactive design look like in 2024?
As part of our series on design in 2024, Design Bridge and Partners’ digital creative director Jessica Tan offers her view on what interactive design might look like next year.
The design business tips, thoughts and advice you needed this year
From navigating difficult client conversations to accessibility and sustainability, we look back on the best nuggets of wisdom Design Week offered over the last 12 months.
Koto creates new masterbrand for the Call of Duty franchise
The hero assets of Call of Duty’s new identity is a bespoke typeface called Hitmaker, inspired by the games roots and military heritage.
Design Week’s most popular news stories of 2023
From firsts in football and festivals to Royal design stories that will go down in history, here are the ten news stories that got you reading this year.
Lexus signals move towards sensory experiences at Miami Art Week 2023
Toyota colour and sensory designer Viviana Hohenstein explains how autonomous cars of the future can seamlessly intertwine technology and natural materials.
Why the future of publishing hinges on bold creativity
Studio Airport has been Emergence magazine’s creative partner since its inception, expanding editorial design into ambitious new territories.
Pantone reveals “youthful” but “timeless” 2024 colour of the year
In packaging and multimedia design, the colour of the year could be used to bring “a vintage vibe” to a project, according to Pantone.
Design Week’s most popular long reads of 2023
From Twitter’s rebrand to X, to the collaborative process of designing the UK’s first gallery of South Asian culture, here are our top long reads of 2023.
Tracing the design legacy of Powell and Pressburger’s films
The design talents around the revered director duo are being celebrated alongside the creatives they influenced, such as iconoclastic director Derek Jarman.
Pentagram’s Reddit refresh aims to unite cohesion and “creative spirit”
Pentagram New York has refreshed the brand identity for Reddit, aiming to make its Snoo mascot “as iconic as Super Mario”.
Breast cancer detection and safety devices: the Prototypes of Humanity shortlist
The annual global competition for projects designed to help people and planet reveals its shortlist with categories reflecting the COP28 agenda.
A new identity for Resident Advisor’s creative studio by HelloMe
Berlin-based HelloMe has created a new identity and website for electronic music platform Resident Advisor’s creative studio, 23:59.
Paris maritime museum balances “emotional and sensory moments” with history
Casson Mann’s exhibition design for the renovated Musée national de la Marine looks to “bring the sea to Paris” and balances contemporary design, innovation and heritage.
How design helped OpenAI transition from niche to mainstream
Area 17 designed a new identity and site for OpenAI featuring “humanist ” design references and touches of “magic” as it moved from research-focused non-profit to a mainstream talking point.
Christmas window displays 2023: festive theatre and classic winter tales
Whether futuristic fashion modelled by Bauble-head mannequins or festive food with a mind of its own, this year’s Christmas windows displays will not disappoint.
Designing out racism is “work for everyone”
Design educators Lisa E. Mercer and Terresa Moses explain in their new book, Racism Untaught, how design can offer tools for anti-racism accessible to anyone.
New platform launches to help web designers navigate accessibility guidelines
The website is intended to offer web designers and developers clear instructions to make websites accessible for as many people as possible.
Koto overhauls music streaming service Deezer’s identity with pulsating logo
The heart logo has two “dynamic states” to mirror the experience of listening to music and is made up of rounded forms that inspired bespoke headline typeface Deezer Sans.
Soapbox refreshes brand and website for The National Centre for Social Research
The type-led identity and new website looks to foreground the organisation’s purpose as well as key findings from its published research.
“A discovery issue”: how creative careers app ERIC is increasing access to the industry
ERIC co-founder Samantha Hornby explains how the app is looking to make the creative industries more accessible to the next generation and how designers can help.
Things to do in November: the best design events happening this month
Our design recommendations this month include an interactive introduction to set design, in-person events from Glasgow to Brighton and design festivals in Ireland and Dubai.