11 December – 15 December 2023 – Design Week

Interior Inspirations: Design Week’s favourite interior projects this month

Abbey Bamford — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 12:24:21 +0000

Antwerp-based studio WeWantMore has designed a retail space for Belgian start-up optical dispensary Op ‘t Oog, with a focus on sustainability and testing future materials – in this case, mycelium. WeWantMore collaborated with Blast studio in London to create two “out-of-this-world” columns, which are 3D printed out of recycled paper coffee cups sourced from London streets.

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Koto creates new masterbrand for the Call of Duty franchise

Abbey Bamford — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 16:24:32 +0000

Koto has unveiled the results of its two-year collaboration with video game behemoth Call of Duty, addressing three of the franchise’s key challenges with a new design system including a redrawn wordmark and refined brand assets. The project began with video game developer Activision’s ambition to unify the Call of Duty franchise, which has 23 titles spanning more than two decades.

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DesignStudio revives Trivago’s “unique and charming spirit” with new identity

Abbey Bamford — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 11:20:51 +0000

DesignStudio has refreshed Trivago’s brand identity with “witty and characterful” illustrations and a shorthand logo designed to reflect the positive customer experience. The aim was to create a “more defined and memorable” experience for the hotel comparison website, according to DesignStudio. Its strategy director Chloe Jensen says the studio did this by “clarifying the brand proposition and…

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Design Week’s favourite product, print and packaging stories of 2023

Abbey Bamford — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 12:22:08 +0000

This bio-based bottle solution was the result of a collaboration between Swedish design studio Tomorrow Machine and juice company Eckes Granini that looks to provide a planet-friendly alternative to plastic bottles. The core concept of the project – named GoneShells – is that the lifespan of the packaging matches the lifespan of the contents inside, and so bypasses the conventional recycling…

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Design Week’s most popular news stories of 2023

Abbey Bamford — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 13:29:03 +0000

In October, Design Week got the exclusive on Nationwide’s first major rebrand since 1987, carried out by New Commercial Arts (NCA). Opinions on the new identity flooded in on social media and the story came out as the most viewed on Design Week this year. The rebrand saw the implementation of a new, simplified logo, the capital N dropped from the name, and Nationwide’s signature blue hue…

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Lexus signals move towards sensory experiences at Miami Art Week 2023

Abbey Bamford — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 15:23:42 +0000

In the past, automotive design has been “purely functional” and aesthetic, with the role of colour, material and finishes (CMF) designers being to provide “beautiful interior materials”, says Toyota Motor Corporations colour and sensory designer Viviana Hohenstein. Now, as the possibility of fully autonomous driving looms in the near future, Hohenstein says “the car has become a new kind of…

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Design industry “dividing into winners and losers,” says new financial report

Emily Gosling — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 09:05:56 +0000

Accountancy firm Moore Kingston Smith has just published its Annual Survey 2023, revealing a “mixed bag” of results for the design industry. The survey analyses more than 250 companies, reviewing the performance of the top 30-50 companies across branding and design agencies, digital agencies, advertising agencies, independent and listed marketing services groups and more.

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