News in brief round-up
A round-up of this week’s news in brief
The Beautiful Meme brands Design Museum health awards
The Beautiful Meme has created the identity for the new AXA PPP Health Tech & You Awards, founded by AXA PPP healthcare, the Design Museum and 2020Health.
Dutchscot’s Hungry Worms identity for dementia book-sharing initiative
Consultancy Dutchscot has created the identity for Hungry Worms, a book-sharing initiative that aims to create a connection between people living with dementia and the wider community around them.
Pentagram fashions a new look for Moss Bros
Menswear brand Moss Bros is rolling out a new look across its identity and interiors – the result of a collaborative project between Pentagram partners Harry Pearce, Naresh Ramchandani and
Publicis Groupe acquires Sapient in £2.3bn deal
Publicis Groupe has acquired marketing services network Sapient in a deal worth £2.3 billion as it looks to build on a spate of high-profile acquisitions.
Secrets of success from Elmwood’s Jonathan Sands
The Elmwood chairman talks to the DBA’s John Scarrott about building a successful design business.
Graphicks creates “seductive and haunting” look for Smack lobster deli
Goodman Restaurants, which operates Burger & Lobster, has launched lobster roll restaurant Smack, turning to Graphicks for branding.
The week in design
Our most-read stories of the week 1. The identity for the 2018 World Cup in Russia has been unveiled – a logo that references the Sputnik spacecraft and Russian icon
In for a penny…M&C Saatchi brands contactless charity scheme
M&C Saatchi has designed the Penny for London brand, which will allow passengers to donate money to charitable causes when they make a contactless payment on the London transport network.
A vision for the future – the world’s biggest design museum and design on prime-time TV
This week I visited the site of the Design Museum’s future home in Holland Park, west London.
Perfectly Put Together objects
Consultancy Together Design is launching an online shop, which will stock products created by the studio over the past ten years, as well as sourced objects by a series of
$20m Hoefler Frere-Jones legal battle ends in settlement
The $20 million (£12 million) legal battle between typography superstars Jonathan Hoefler and Tobias Frere-Jones has ended in a settlement, the pair have announced.
Latest articles
Introducing Design Week’s new editorial team
We’re excited to announce the new Design Week editorial team ahead of the platform’s relaunch this autumn. Rob Alderson joins as Editor, with Clare Dowdy as Senior Writer.
Remembering Sir Kenneth Grange – 1929-2024
It is with great sadness that we heard about the passing of the hugely influential British designer, Sir Kenneth Grange.
From the archives: Picture Post
As we head back into our archives, here’s a gem from March 1990. Jane Lewis looks at the creative ways design firms promoted their services through mail-outs.
From the archives: Driving back to the future
During our pause, we’re re-publishing the occasional article from deep in our archives. This March 1990 column by our founder, Jeremy Myerson, looks at car design trends.
Design Week is resting, and we’ll be back soon
In December 2023, it was announced that Design Week was closing its doors. However – good news! We’re reopening by the end of summer 2024!
Design across five decades: from the editors who brought you Design Week
As the design industry propelled itself forward, we were always there to champion, inform, analyse and guide the way.
Design Week quiz: a look back through the ages
Have you been paying attention for the last four decades? Only one way to find out.
Design Week: 1986-2023
Design Week closes, having championed design excellence for the past 38 years.
What will retail and experience design look like in 2024?
As part of our series on design in 2024, WeWantMore creative director Ruud Belmans offers his view on what retail and experience design might look like next year.
What will exhibition design look like in 2024?
As part of our series on design in 2024, Studio Arc director Lyndsey Bowditch offers her view on what exhibition design might look like next year.
Why 2024 will be the “year of creative emergence” when it comes to AI
As part of our series on design in 2024, Mia Blume – founder of Design Dept. and Designing with AI – tells us that next year will be a “paradigm
Using VR to break outdated taboos around women’s health
Taking the form of a ‘vagina-like’ tent, INTER/her by Camille Baker uses cutting edge tech to open up conversations around issues like ovarian and cervical cancer, endometriosis, and menopause.
