19-25 April 2021 – Design Week

“Forget the fairy lights!”: what makes for good outdoor hospitality design?

Molly Long — Mon, 26 Apr 2021 12:51:43 +0000

“Covid-19 has produced an outdoor renaissance. Our views on hospitality have evolved rapidly, and having outdoor space is of increasing importance to venues. Designers are providing outdoor solutions to the pandemic but it is important to understand how consumers now have an elevated awareness of hygiene and proximity. Cautious diners will reward venues who use clever solutions to design safe…

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Our Design Agency channels good vibes for eco-bank brand Ekko

Henry Wong — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 15:47:20 +0000

Our Design Agency (ODA) has created the branding for Ekko, a new banking app and card which matches transactions with environmental deeds such as planting trees. As well as naming Ekko, London-based ODA has designed the visual identity for the app, debit card and social media presence. Ekko launches in partnership with Mastercard and ties into research from the bank which shows that two in…

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In-house teams and design consultancies: how to get the best out of each other

Molly Long — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 15:22:52 +0000

“Be conscious that you both have something the other doesn’t have,” says Laurence Honderick, head of design at BBC Creative, the broadcaster’s in-house creative team. The sheer variety of briefs that BBC Creative generates – which Honderick has previously spoken with Design Week about – means that the team often works with external studios to get the job done. These projects might be anything…

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BrandOpus looks to Scandinavia for rebrand of Swedish coffee Gevalia

Henry Wong — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 13:46:23 +0000

BrandOpus has rebranded Gevalia with an identity that embraces the coffee company’s Scandinavian roots. The work includes updates to the logo, wordmark and wider identity and rolls out across the brand’s packaging, website and social media channels. Although now owned by Kraft Heinz, Gevalia was established in the seaside town of Gävle, Sweden in 1853 by Victor Theodor Engwall.

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Rehab designs chatbot experience to battle Covid vaccine hesitancy

Molly Long — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 15:39:57 +0000

London-based creative tech studio Rehab has designed a chatbot experience in a bid to tackle misinformation surrounding the roll out of coronavirus vaccines. Some 90% of the UK population need to take the vaccine in order to achieve herd immunity, Rehab says. However, misinformation and conspiracy theories present an obstacle – and an estimated one in five people are still unsure about having…

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Designers protest period poverty with punctuation

Molly Long — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 15:05:36 +0000

A group of 140 designers from around the world has developed a font “made entirely out of periods” to protest period poverty in North America. Periods for Periods is an initiative campaigning for free menstrual products in schools. According to the group, one in five teens can’t afford period products and a further one in seven have missed school due to a lack of period supplies.

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Google and the UN enlist designers to visualise climate change for Earth Day

Henry Wong — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 15:22:00 +0000

Designers including Pentagram’s Giorgia Lupi have created a series of ‘climate experiments’ to visualise the challenges facing the environment for Earth Day. The four projects are a collaboration between Google Arts & Culture and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The designers have used data from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for the…

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“There’s a massive potential for design”: an Australian design guide

Henry Wong — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 14:33:52 +0000

In Perth, Australia, a series of public bus stops represents a personal journey for graphic designer Kevin Wilson. The redesigned signage features Aboriginal artwork, rendered in a minimalist style and simple colour palette. The interconnecting lines symbolise the younger generations who pass on stories and the new energy they carry, according to Wilson. “The way I saw the project…

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This flag has been designed to represent and protect Antarctica

Molly Long — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 12:51:18 +0000

“Flags are maybe the best example of effective communication design there is,” says designer Evan Townsend. “I knew we could use a tool like that in Antarctica.” Despite having been the subject of human exploration for 200 years, Townsend is the designer of Antarctica’s “first ever” flag. He designed True South while working there, providing support to a scientific research team during the…

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Designers sought for £60,000 project to “green” Exhibition Road

Molly Long — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 13:01:20 +0000

The London Festival of Architecture (LFA) and the V&A have launched a competition to find and fund a series of innovative installations which support biodiversity along London’s Exhibition Road. Located in South Kensington, Exhibition Road is home to the V&A, Natural History Museum, Science Museum and several other academic institutions like Imperial College London. The competition…

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