3-9 October 2022 – Design Week

Design co-op Calverts overhauls white remembrance poppy with eco-friendly design

Sophie Tolhurst — Fri, 07 Oct 2022 14:30:45 +0000

The white remembrance poppy, created as a pacifist alternative to the red poppy, has been redesigned by print and design co-operative Calverts for pacifist campaigning organisation Peace Pledge Union (PPU). The white poppy was first introduced as a symbol of remembrance and peace in 1933 by members of the Co-operative Women’s Guild. It is intended to remember both civilian and military…

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“Ferocious ambition”: the evolution of Benjamin Hubert’s design career

Abbey Bamford — Fri, 07 Oct 2022 14:28:50 +0000

Benjamin Hubert started his Loughborough University course under the impression that he would be studying vehicle design only to find out that he had enrolled onto a furniture and product design course, which did not cover automotive design at all. Now, 20 years later, he runs design studio Layer and works with clients across the globe on multidisciplinary projects. A new monograph written by…

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Making the “infinite” crowd-sourced People’s Graphic Design Archive

Sophie Tolhurst — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 11:25:16 +0000

It was while “in the weeds” of producing her book Earthquakes, Mudslides, Fires & Riots: California and Graphic Design, 1936–1986 – an expansive project documenting a body of graphic design so different to its East coast counterpart – that Louise Sandhaus, graphic designer, design educator and author started thinking about creating an open-source graphic design archive. The further she went into…

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Moves and changes – design industry news

Abbey Bamford — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 12:53:53 +0000

AD has announced a new senior leadership line-up, with Adam&eveDDB’s chief creative officer Richard Brim as president, Jo Jackson joining as CEO, and Jack Renwick as deputy president. Brim replaces Dean of Academic Programmes at Central Saint Martins Rebecca Wright and will be the organisation’s new president for 2022/23, followed by Renwick who will automatically succeed to presidency in…

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Have global and domestic factors affected designers’ supply chains?

Abbey Bamford — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 12:49:48 +0000

European textiles and surface finishing products tend to be the highest quality and are the most desirable. Previously we used to source a lot more European suppliers for projects in the far East, but now it takes longer lead times to deliver. Now we tend to give clients two choices: a high-quality European supplier and a closely matched local alternative. However, if clients want something…

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Picks of the month: design events to catch in October

Sophie Tolhurst — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 08:57:36 +0000

Anyone familiar with the existence of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch will understand the enormous impact plastic has had on our world in its 150-year history. But asking the more difficult question of ‘How did we get here?’ is an exhibition opening on 29 October at V&A Dundee, co-produced with Vitra Design Museum, maat, Lisbon and curators from V&A South Kensington.

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Bonnier Books UK drives “open book” inclusivity message across new visual identity

Abbey Bamford — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 13:50:07 +0000

Evoke has designed an “open book brand symbol” as part of a new identity for trade book publisher Bonnier Books UK, in an effort to emphasise the inclusive culture to which the company aspires. The brief from the client detailed that it required a more contemporary look and feel which focussed in on its “inclusive culture” and “improved brand recognition and consistency”…

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