2-8 November 2020 – Design Week

Sunderland Future Living Expo identity is a “window into the future”

Molly Long — Fri, 06 Nov 2020 16:11:21 +0000

Studio Blackburn has designed the identity for the Sunderland Future Living Expo to represent “the city’s determination to look to the future”. The Sunderland Future Living Expo will take place in 2023. The event aims to explore how the world will be living in the future, with a focus on greener and smarter housing area development. It will take place on the site of the Riverside Sunderland…

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This educational app creates AR statues of black figures from history

Henry Wong — Fri, 06 Nov 2020 15:54:07 +0000

An educational app has been launched which aims to teach young people about black narratives by creating Augmented Reality (AR) statues of black figures and plaques honouring them. History Bites has been initiated by UK charity Black Learning Achievement and Mental Health (BLAM) as a way to “teach young people about the individuals who fought for the freedom of black people”, the charity says.

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Finding work: Lessons from the 2008 financial crash

Gordon Reid — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 14:51:42 +0000

Back in 2008 MySpace was on the way out, Facebook was on the way in, the world had just discovered the iPhone and Obama was giving Americans hope. It was a time of great flux but set against a backdrop of crippling global recession. For me personally it was a time of questionable haircuts and sartorial decisions, and professionally the worst time to have graduated. I had absolutely no experience…

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Funding opportunities for designers this winter

Molly Long — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 13:46:04 +0000

Who? NHSX is the National Health Service’s technology arm, which seeks to implement digital and data-driven solutions in healthcare. What? This is the second round of funding being made available for its AI in Health Care Award. This latest round is particularly interested in products that are at phases three or four, meaning they are ready to support the first real-world tests in health and…

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Rebrand brings smile to Royal National Institute for Deaf People

Henry Wong — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 12:15:29 +0000

The Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) has rebranded with a new visual identity from London-based design studio Someone, which incorporates a smile device. The studio worked with the charity’s in-house design team and brand consultant Dan Dufour on the project which comprises a new logo, wordmark, bespoke illustrations and photography. The charity was established in 1911 in…

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We don’t design to make “trash and money”: A Mexican design guide

Molly Long — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 16:48:41 +0000

“Design does not only happen in urban areas, and more people are looking to rural communities to understand processes and materials than ever before,” says Ana Elena Mallet, an independent curator of design in Mexico. “Our cultural heritage is very strong.” The heritage Mallet refers to is an extensive one – the written history of Mexico goes back three millennia…

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Secret 7” reveals sleeve designs from Jean Jullien, Morag Myerscough and Anish Kapoor

Henry Wong — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 15:19:13 +0000

Secret 7”, the anonymous record sleeve design competition, has named the creatives behind this year’s work which include Morag Myerscough, Jean Jullien and Anish Kapoor. The annual competition takes seven tracks from music artists and presses them into seven-inch vinyl 100 times. It then asks 700 creatives to design a unique sleeve for the records. The list usually includes a mix of well…

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Pentagram redesigns The New Republic to match its “forward-thinking content”

Henry Wong — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 14:56:02 +0000

Pentagram partner Eddie Opara has designed a new identity for The New Republic (TNR) magazine which aims to “reflect its robust brand of liberal inquiry”, the studio says. The work includes a new brand identity, editorial work for the print magazine as well as a new look for the magazine’s digital platform and its sub brands. Founded in 1914, The New Republic is a New York-based journal of…

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Toy designer Tom Karen: “Pleasing objects are what I live for”

Molly Long — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 14:06:42 +0000

Industrial designer Tom Karen has died on 31 December 2022 aged 96. In this 2020 piece from our archive we speak to Karen, who reflects on his life and work. Because of a meticulous study of form and detail of his toy collection, Tom Karen says he could identify 12 different makes of car by the age of two. Even today aged 94, his impressive memory and dedication to detail means he can recall…

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Picks of the month: the best design events of November

Henry Wong — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 15:47:49 +0000

The annual Manchester-based festival is “going global, while staying local” this year, with commissions targeting the current (not inconsiderable) industry challenges. While events will be held online, the celebration of design has partnered with international groups from Berlin to Barcelona. There’s the Go Global, Stay Local workshop online interactive experience, held via Patrick Thomas and…

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