The design business tips, thoughts and advice you needed this year
From navigating difficult client conversations to accessibility and sustainability, we look back on the best nuggets of wisdom Design Week offered over the last 12 months.
Design Week’s most popular long reads of 2023
From Twitter’s rebrand to X, to the collaborative process of designing the UK’s first gallery of South Asian culture, here are our top long reads of 2023.
Sound design and ‘planting design’ honoured among new RDI recipients
The prestigious Royal Designers for Industry accolades announced as its head calls for designers to “accept the blame” for climate crisis
Things to do in December: our pick of the best design events this month
An exhibition celebrating influential female fashion designers and an event on digital design from an Asian perspective feature in Design Week’s December highlights.
Does the North need a ‘creative corridor’? Its designers weigh in
The Northern Creative Corridor aims to “unlock the huge potential of the creative industries across the North of England” by nurturing existing “pockets of creative genius”.
Creative Industry Alliance targets underinvestment in state school design education
Design industry names, including Neville Brody, Marina Willer and Minnie Moll pen open letter to the Chancellor blasting the “damaging impact” of funding cuts.
Hidden yet vital: celebrating design technicians
Inspiration, education and deserving of recognition: a new exhibition highlights the role of technicians within a thriving creative community.
Designing out racism is “work for everyone”
Design educators Lisa E. Mercer and Terresa Moses explain in their new book, Racism Untaught, how design can offer tools for anti-racism accessible to anyone.
Things to do in November: the best design events happening this month
Our design recommendations this month include an interactive introduction to set design, in-person events from Glasgow to Brighton and design festivals in Ireland and Dubai.
London announced as host city for World Design Congress 2025
The three-day event will be held in conjunction with London Design Festival and include exhibitions, workshops, talks and more, available to the design community and general public.
Out of Place Studio designs playful identity for National Education Nature Park
For a Natural History Museum-led climate education scheme, the studio shaped an identity inspired by the joy of exploring nature featuring paper-cut style illustrations.
How difficult commercial spaces can be utilised for “dynamic” nurseries
Delve director and co-founder Alex Raher discusses the untapped potential of transforming empty commercial spaces into early years educational settings.
V&A launches interactive website in a bid to engage Generation Alpha
Designed with 10–14-year-olds in mind, V&A’s new website Mused looks to give young people “social currency” and the confidence to talk about culture on the playground.
Helen Hamlyn Centre backs innovative inclusive design projects
A water filtration system for solid-fuel stoves and a physical toolkit to help disabled students navigate design education are among this year’s Helen Hamlyn Design Award Winners.
London Design Festival 2023: Talks Guide
Discussions will take place around how innovative materials can enter mainstream supply chains and how we can broaden the pipeline into the industry for young talent.
Design for Planet 2023 sets sights on repairability, mobility and decarbonisation
Design Council chief design officer Cat Drew explains the themes and topics in this year’s Design for Planet festival.
How can the industry make design careers seem more accessible?
A Ravensbourne University study revealed a high demand among 18-25-year-olds to pursue creative careers, but many perceived them to be unattainable. How can the industry remedy this?
Things to see and do at London Design Festival 2023
Design Week’s list of not-to-be-missed events at this year’s London Design Festival.
Helen Hamlyn Design Awards 2023 shortlist revealed
Shortlisted projects include a low-cost heat management system for workers, and a browser plugin helping refugees navigate UK services.
Paula Scher to launch graphic design course on BBC Maestro
The course looks to Scher’s own practice as well historical and contemporary works and is intended for both professional designers and people with a general interest.
Meet the graduates: Manchester Metropolitan University’s Libby Collar
As part of our 2023 graduate season coverage, we’re speaking with a selection of graduates from around the UK about their final projects and future plans.
Norwich University of the Arts rebrands with emphasis on creative exchange
North Design’s generative and flexible identity for the university was shaped by traditional and digital disciplines from weaving to creative coding.
Things to do in August: the best design events happening this month
Our design picks this month include a festival of design in Margate, a book about the evolution of the computer, and kids’ design activities taking place from Dundee to London.
Design and Technology Association’s vision paper calls for curriculum overhaul
The paper seeks to contextualise the decline of the subject, identify shortfalls across different stages of education and suggest solutions to implement at government level.