28 August – 1 September 2023 – Design Week

Helen Hamlyn Design Awards 2023 shortlist revealed

Sophie Tolhurst — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 16:23:17 +0000

The Helen Hamlyn Design Awards 2023 shortlist has been revealed, featuring a variety of inclusive design focused concepts spanning disciplines from service design for refugees to VR controllers tailored for older users with declining motor skills. The Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design (HHCD) focuses on inclusive design and covers four separate research spaces: Age and Diversity, Healthcare…

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Paula Scher to launch graphic design course on BBC Maestro

Abbey Bamford — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 14:18:06 +0000

Graphic designer Paula Scher has created a graphic design course for the BBC Maestro platform, which will teach lessons in typography, logo creation and collaboration with clients. BBC Maestro offers courses across breadth of subjects, from poetry writing and comedy to dog training. When the BBC approached Scher, she says that she was “impressed with the calibre of the other teachers”.

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The future of packaging: a case for “radical collaboration”

Hugo Jamson — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 19:41:35 +0000

We are seeing great strides in tackling the problem of packaging. Future policies such as the deposit return scheme, extended producer responsibility and the standardisation of recycling and waste collection by local authorities across the UK show that real change is coming. Alongside this, through the efforts of organisations like WRAP & the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (to name just two)…

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Moves and changes: design industry news

Abbey Bamford — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 15:50:11 +0000

Design Bridge and Partners chair Jim Prior will leave the consultancy and WPP later this year. Prior has been at WPP since 2001, first assuming the role of CEO of The Partners, then moving to become CEO of Lambie-Nairn in 2014. In 2018, he led the integration of The Partners, Lambie-Nairn, Brand Union, Addison and VBAT to create Superunion. Most recently, he oversaw the Superunion-Design Bridge…

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Ikea’s research and design lab Space10 closes after a decade

Sophie Tolhurst — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 09:04:30 +0000

Ikea’s innovation, research and design lab Space10 has announced its closure after almost ten years, coinciding with the launch of a new website to document its history and pass on useful guides and tools to others. The project was first launched in 2014 on a three-year contract and “was not meant to last”, says Space10 co-founder Simon Caspersen. Its eventual closure comes after “months of…

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Monotype’s Foundry Program looks to streamline the selling process for type designers

Abbey Bamford — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 15:13:41 +0000

Type and technology specialist Monotype has launched the Foundry Program, which aims to give type foundries and type designers access to an enhanced royalty model as well as increased visibility. According to Monotype, its 4,500-strong network of independent type foundries and type designers has grown by 30% over the last three years. Monotype’s director of partner product and operation Mary…

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