Designers are helping the fashion industry spark a digital fashion revolution
The pandemic has forced fashion off catwalks and out of stores – this is how designers are helping move something famously tactile into the virtual world.
Can “visceral” graphic design bring the plastic crisis to life?
Plastic Free July aims to draw awareness to the plastic crisis and one studio project focuses on a hard-to-swallow element of the problem.
This new design from Philips aims to replace the dirtiest part of a hotel room
A new app developed by the technology company aims to put an end to “filthy” hotel TV remote controls and reduce the spread of dangerous viruses.
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.
Seymourpowell designs spaceship interiors for Virgin Galactic
The VSS Unity spaceship has a range of “soft” interior features designed for weightlessness, as well as technology geared towards social media.
What designers need to know about the government’s changes to tax
HM Revenue & Customs has an ambitious plan to make filing tax returns digital — we’ve broken down what this means for you and how to prepare for the changes.
First look: Inside the Design Museum’s electronic music blockbuster
Electronic: From Kraftwerk to The Chemical Brothers investigates the “futuristic dreams” of the music genre and its impact on design, art and society.
Design inspiration: the best projects from July
This month we were enamoured with offerings from across the design spectrum, from minimalist signage and intricate book illustrations, to sleek lighting and bold large-scale installations.
What will design education look like when classes start again in September?
Design Week talks to lecturers ahead of the new academic year about socially distanced classrooms, blended learning and why the “devil will be in implementation”.
House of Illustration announces new name and £8m regeneration project
The gallery space dedicated to illustration has closed its site in Kings Cross and is regenerating a larger space in Islington, North London, which will now be known as The
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.
Coventry’s City of Culture 2021 branding is a “Brutalist blue tribute” to the city
Design studio Uncommon is behind the identity for the city, which will take up the City of Culture mantle in May 2021.
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