Ikea’s research and design lab Space10 closes after a decade
As Space10 closes its doors, it leaves behind a newly launched website featuring archive works as well as sharing its tools, internal guidelines and collaborator contacts.
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In-house teams: Volt on using design to weather the e-bike boom
The British e-bike brand on how it abandoned original dreams of running city tours to focus on design-led e-bikes for both individual consumers and government-funded environmental design tenders.
Intellectual Property Office opens consultation on trade marks and digital service
As work on begins on the IPO’s new digital service for designs and trade marks, designers are invited to share their views on IP services and legislation.
Communion branding holds two fingers up to financial precarity
Uncommon worked with Communion to build an identity for the money-saving app around the notion of freedom, with “witty” iconography and messaging.
Badger Brewery’s new identity features a menagerie of brand characters
Designed by Robot Food the new direction looks to appeal to a new generation of drinkers who normally choose craft beer, while also recognising the traditions of a “well-loved brand”.
How Nomad Studio helped the Premier League “unshackle” its lion
The new update looks to make Premier League’s recognisable assets “bigger, bolder, brighter” as part of a longer project of “everyday iteration”.
Young people want creative careers but don’t know how to get there
A new study commissioned by Ravensbourne University reveals a high demand among 18-25 year olds to enter the creative industries, but a perception that it’s not attainable.
World’s last gaslit cinema reopens with new identity by Rabbithole
Hyde Park Picture House’s new identity references its cinematic heritage while using “straightforward” design elements to clearly communicate to its diverse present-day audience.
Norwich University of the Arts rebrands with emphasis on creative exchange
North Design’s generative and flexible identity for the university was shaped by traditional and digital disciplines from weaving to creative coding.
Design Museum and Urge Collective publish sustainable exhibition design white paper
Urge Collective was commissioned by the museum to research minimising the carbon impact of temporary and touring exhibitions.
Happy Ending Agency designs colourful, retro identity for BBC cricket
The design system and identity turn to the rules of the game to inspire fans of newer and traditional formats of cricket.
“We are alive and working”: defiant Ukrainian designers are carrying on
More than 500 days into the war, we spoke to designers in Ukraine about the different ways in which they are adapting to continue work.
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Design across five decades: from the editors who brought you Design Week
As the design industry propelled itself forward, we were always there to champion, inform, analyse and guide the way.
Design Week quiz: a look back through the ages
Have you been paying attention for the last four decades? Only one way to find out.
Design Week: 1986-2023
Design Week closes, having championed design excellence for the past 38 years.
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.