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Gü Desserts has refreshed its brand and packaging design. The work was led by agency @derekanderic, who worked closely with the brand to cut through the 'chaos' and rationalise the dessert brand's portfolio.
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Read more here: www.designweek.co.uk/derekeric-re...
January 27, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Gü Desserts has refreshed its brand and packaging design. The work was led by agency @derekanderic, who worked closely with the brand to cut through the 'chaos' and rationalise the dessert brand's portfolio.
Read more here: www.designweek.co.uk/derekeric-re...
Read more here: www.designweek.co.uk/derekeric-re...
Olympic cauldrons, a very rude coffee shop, and the week’s biggest movers and shakers. ☕️🔥
We’ve rounded up the design news you might have missed—from burnt cookies in Ukraine to fried chicken in Fulham.
Read the full roundup here: www.designweek.co.uk/the-outline-...
We’ve rounded up the design news you might have missed—from burnt cookies in Ukraine to fried chicken in Fulham.
Read the full roundup here: www.designweek.co.uk/the-outline-...
January 26, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Olympic cauldrons, a very rude coffee shop, and the week’s biggest movers and shakers. ☕️🔥
We’ve rounded up the design news you might have missed—from burnt cookies in Ukraine to fried chicken in Fulham.
Read the full roundup here: www.designweek.co.uk/the-outline-...
We’ve rounded up the design news you might have missed—from burnt cookies in Ukraine to fried chicken in Fulham.
Read the full roundup here: www.designweek.co.uk/the-outline-...
Abarth has a problem: how to sell a silent electric car to petrolheads.
The solution? A new visual identity that turns the heritage chequered flag into a digital video game.
Read how Migrante 'gamified' the Scorpion here: www.designweek.co.uk/how-abarth-i...
The solution? A new visual identity that turns the heritage chequered flag into a digital video game.
Read how Migrante 'gamified' the Scorpion here: www.designweek.co.uk/how-abarth-i...
January 26, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Abarth has a problem: how to sell a silent electric car to petrolheads.
The solution? A new visual identity that turns the heritage chequered flag into a digital video game.
Read how Migrante 'gamified' the Scorpion here: www.designweek.co.uk/how-abarth-i...
The solution? A new visual identity that turns the heritage chequered flag into a digital video game.
Read how Migrante 'gamified' the Scorpion here: www.designweek.co.uk/how-abarth-i...
Who are the designers on Bluesky we need to be following but aren't? Hit us up!
January 22, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Who are the designers on Bluesky we need to be following but aren't? Hit us up!
Font licensing is a legal minefield. From the "freelancer trap" to the nuances of Section 54, we break down why ‘borrowing’ a typeface isn’t just a moral issue - it’s a business risk.
Here is how to audit your agency and avoid a claim: www.designweek.co.uk/the-font-lic...
Here is how to audit your agency and avoid a claim: www.designweek.co.uk/the-font-lic...
January 21, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Font licensing is a legal minefield. From the "freelancer trap" to the nuances of Section 54, we break down why ‘borrowing’ a typeface isn’t just a moral issue - it’s a business risk.
Here is how to audit your agency and avoid a claim: www.designweek.co.uk/the-font-lic...
Here is how to audit your agency and avoid a claim: www.designweek.co.uk/the-font-lic...
Here we go designers, the first event of the year has been announced. Derby, we're coming for you!
More info here: www.designweek.co.uk/events/desig...
More info here: www.designweek.co.uk/events/desig...
January 21, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Here we go designers, the first event of the year has been announced. Derby, we're coming for you!
More info here: www.designweek.co.uk/events/desig...
More info here: www.designweek.co.uk/events/desig...
Restrictions breed creativity. 🇯🇵
Japan’s strict rules created the iconic kei car. Can Europe finally replicate that magic with Von der Leyen's new E-car laws? We explore the design history of the tiny car. 🚗📏
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Japan’s strict rules created the iconic kei car. Can Europe finally replicate that magic with Von der Leyen's new E-car laws? We explore the design history of the tiny car. 🚗📏
www.designweek.co.uk/small-wonder...
January 21, 2026 at 6:38 AM
Restrictions breed creativity. 🇯🇵
Japan’s strict rules created the iconic kei car. Can Europe finally replicate that magic with Von der Leyen's new E-car laws? We explore the design history of the tiny car. 🚗📏
www.designweek.co.uk/small-wonder...
Japan’s strict rules created the iconic kei car. Can Europe finally replicate that magic with Von der Leyen's new E-car laws? We explore the design history of the tiny car. 🚗📏
www.designweek.co.uk/small-wonder...
Gareth Roberts and his incredible initiative, Project in the Paint, is transforming neglected basketball courts across the UK into vibrant works of art.
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#ProjectInThePaint #UrbanRegeneration #BasketballArt
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#ProjectInThePaint #UrbanRegeneration #BasketballArt
January 19, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Gareth Roberts and his incredible initiative, Project in the Paint, is transforming neglected basketball courts across the UK into vibrant works of art.
www.designweek.co.uk/from-court-t...
#ProjectInThePaint #UrbanRegeneration #BasketballArt
www.designweek.co.uk/from-court-t...
#ProjectInThePaint #UrbanRegeneration #BasketballArt
To mark the British Grand Prix centenary, Interstate partnered with The Royal Mint to create a design that bridges the gap between the vintage era and the future of racing. www.designweek.co.uk/interstate-c...
January 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM
To mark the British Grand Prix centenary, Interstate partnered with The Royal Mint to create a design that bridges the gap between the vintage era and the future of racing. www.designweek.co.uk/interstate-c...
“Design courses are failing everyone.” Harriet Richardson explains why she has stopped guest lecturing on design courses, and why the system needs to change if design education is to rediscover its value.
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“Design courses are failing everyone”
I’ve wanted to write this article for three years. What stopped me wasn’t a lack of conviction, but fear of being misunderstood. Fear of being wilfully misquoted, or that something said in good faith…
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January 14, 2026 at 1:04 PM
“Design courses are failing everyone.” Harriet Richardson explains why she has stopped guest lecturing on design courses, and why the system needs to change if design education is to rediscover its value.
www.designweek.co.uk/design-cours...
www.designweek.co.uk/design-cours...
Happy New Year! We hope that 2026 is a fabulous year for all our readers. We're on our Xmas break right now but we do have a New Year's cartoon for you from the ever wonderful Design Thinking comic. You can view our cartoon archive here: www.designweek.co.uk/cartoons-arc...
January 1, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Happy New Year! We hope that 2026 is a fabulous year for all our readers. We're on our Xmas break right now but we do have a New Year's cartoon for you from the ever wonderful Design Thinking comic. You can view our cartoon archive here: www.designweek.co.uk/cartoons-arc...
New platform selling off-the-shelf designs hopes to fix “broken” branding industry www.designweek.co.uk/new-platform...
New platform selling off-the-shelf designs hopes to fix “broken” branding industry
A new platform has launched which hopes to “break the traditional designer-client cycle” by selling off-the-shelf brands. Brands Like These (BLT) is the brainchild of Sheffield-based agency Lyon &
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August 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
New platform selling off-the-shelf designs hopes to fix “broken” branding industry www.designweek.co.uk/new-platform...
A new exhibition aims to tell the story of Japanese graphic design in a broader and more inclusive way than ever before.
Curator Ian Lynam wants to expand the types of people and projects that are recognised when the history of Japanese design is discussed.
Read more: tinyurl.com/4kefypy2
Curator Ian Lynam wants to expand the types of people and projects that are recognised when the history of Japanese design is discussed.
Read more: tinyurl.com/4kefypy2
New show tells “a more inclusive story” about Japanese graphic design
A new exhibition aims to tell the story of Japanese graphic design in a broader and more inclusive way than ever before. Fracture: Japanese Graphic Design 1875–1975 has just opened in Tokyo…
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July 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
A new exhibition aims to tell the story of Japanese graphic design in a broader and more inclusive way than ever before.
Curator Ian Lynam wants to expand the types of people and projects that are recognised when the history of Japanese design is discussed.
Read more: tinyurl.com/4kefypy2
Curator Ian Lynam wants to expand the types of people and projects that are recognised when the history of Japanese design is discussed.
Read more: tinyurl.com/4kefypy2
Kicking off our new series, Abbey Bamford reflects on a rebrand with hindsight to see its impact on both the brand and the agency.
First up is Bloom's 2023 work for Ginsters, transforming it from a roadside snack to a driver of commercial growth. Read more here: tinyurl.com/3zh9994a
First up is Bloom's 2023 work for Ginsters, transforming it from a roadside snack to a driver of commercial growth. Read more here: tinyurl.com/3zh9994a
July 24, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Kicking off our new series, Abbey Bamford reflects on a rebrand with hindsight to see its impact on both the brand and the agency.
First up is Bloom's 2023 work for Ginsters, transforming it from a roadside snack to a driver of commercial growth. Read more here: tinyurl.com/3zh9994a
First up is Bloom's 2023 work for Ginsters, transforming it from a roadside snack to a driver of commercial growth. Read more here: tinyurl.com/3zh9994a
Another year, another incredible crop of design students entering the industry! 🎉 From typography to tennis balls, here are this year's most interesting final projects.
Welcome, Class of 2025! tinyurl.com/buhakwc2
Welcome, Class of 2025! tinyurl.com/buhakwc2
July 23, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Another year, another incredible crop of design students entering the industry! 🎉 From typography to tennis balls, here are this year's most interesting final projects.
Welcome, Class of 2025! tinyurl.com/buhakwc2
Welcome, Class of 2025! tinyurl.com/buhakwc2
Why are branding studios launching their own type foundries?
Graphic designers love creating type, and while typefaces are usually the domain of foundries, many design agencies are now venturing into this space. Read more here: tinyurl.com/4wt6vxwd
Graphic designers love creating type, and while typefaces are usually the domain of foundries, many design agencies are now venturing into this space. Read more here: tinyurl.com/4wt6vxwd
July 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Why are branding studios launching their own type foundries?
Graphic designers love creating type, and while typefaces are usually the domain of foundries, many design agencies are now venturing into this space. Read more here: tinyurl.com/4wt6vxwd
Graphic designers love creating type, and while typefaces are usually the domain of foundries, many design agencies are now venturing into this space. Read more here: tinyurl.com/4wt6vxwd
Branding the energy sector. Clare Dowdy looks at three agencies creating branding to electrify the fast-changing energy sector.
Read more here for the thought process behind the designs: tinyurl.com/a58n29fv
Read more here for the thought process behind the designs: tinyurl.com/a58n29fv
July 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Branding the energy sector. Clare Dowdy looks at three agencies creating branding to electrify the fast-changing energy sector.
Read more here for the thought process behind the designs: tinyurl.com/a58n29fv
Read more here for the thought process behind the designs: tinyurl.com/a58n29fv
Six design lessons from this year’s Cannes Lions.
As the Cannes hullabaloo fades for another year, Design Bridge and Partners’ Tom Gilbert shares his takeaways, as a designer, from this year’s festival.
Read here: tinyurl.com/3ed9pa8c
As the Cannes hullabaloo fades for another year, Design Bridge and Partners’ Tom Gilbert shares his takeaways, as a designer, from this year’s festival.
Read here: tinyurl.com/3ed9pa8c
July 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Six design lessons from this year’s Cannes Lions.
As the Cannes hullabaloo fades for another year, Design Bridge and Partners’ Tom Gilbert shares his takeaways, as a designer, from this year’s festival.
Read here: tinyurl.com/3ed9pa8c
As the Cannes hullabaloo fades for another year, Design Bridge and Partners’ Tom Gilbert shares his takeaways, as a designer, from this year’s festival.
Read here: tinyurl.com/3ed9pa8c
With 100 million users around the world, Notion is one of the most popular workplace tools. We spent an hour with head of design Randy Hunt chatting about AI, career flexibility, and how he thinks about design leadership. Read here: tinyurl.com/53vayh7u
July 12, 2025 at 9:30 AM
With 100 million users around the world, Notion is one of the most popular workplace tools. We spent an hour with head of design Randy Hunt chatting about AI, career flexibility, and how he thinks about design leadership. Read here: tinyurl.com/53vayh7u
St John’s College Cambridge has unveiled a new cinematic identity by SomeOne. Master Heather Hancock noted that the previous branding didn't effectively convey the college's uniqueness and felt outdated in digital spaces. Read more here: tinyurl.com/mrrdtfw3
July 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
St John’s College Cambridge has unveiled a new cinematic identity by SomeOne. Master Heather Hancock noted that the previous branding didn't effectively convey the college's uniqueness and felt outdated in digital spaces. Read more here: tinyurl.com/mrrdtfw3
Are we failing creative students? Ravensbourne University's Lawrence Lartey highlights a talent pipeline crisis in the creative industries. Many graduates have academic qualifications but lack essential industry exposure and soft skills for workplace success. tinyurl.com/yub2nhhr
July 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Are we failing creative students? Ravensbourne University's Lawrence Lartey highlights a talent pipeline crisis in the creative industries. Many graduates have academic qualifications but lack essential industry exposure and soft skills for workplace success. tinyurl.com/yub2nhhr
NB Studio has rebranded project management tool Streamtime to bring some quirkiness to this sometimes serious category.
The new positioning, “Productive Wellbeing: feeling good while doing great work,” demanded a brand refresh. Read more here: tinyurl.com/mr284r8e
The new positioning, “Productive Wellbeing: feeling good while doing great work,” demanded a brand refresh. Read more here: tinyurl.com/mr284r8e
July 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
NB Studio has rebranded project management tool Streamtime to bring some quirkiness to this sometimes serious category.
The new positioning, “Productive Wellbeing: feeling good while doing great work,” demanded a brand refresh. Read more here: tinyurl.com/mr284r8e
The new positioning, “Productive Wellbeing: feeling good while doing great work,” demanded a brand refresh. Read more here: tinyurl.com/mr284r8e
The Longevity Lessons. In this series, Clare Dowdy speaks with design studios that are 30+ years old, to find out some of the secrets behind their longevity. Here she talks to Roger Mann, co-founder of Casson Mann.
July 5, 2025 at 9:15 AM
The Longevity Lessons. In this series, Clare Dowdy speaks with design studios that are 30+ years old, to find out some of the secrets behind their longevity. Here she talks to Roger Mann, co-founder of Casson Mann.
“If there is a God in design, he’s probably called Jony Ive” Columnist Nicolas Roope says that OpenAI's partnership with Jony Ive makes sense from a business, hype and product design point of view. Link to read more in the comments.
July 4, 2025 at 11:10 AM
“If there is a God in design, he’s probably called Jony Ive” Columnist Nicolas Roope says that OpenAI's partnership with Jony Ive makes sense from a business, hype and product design point of view. Link to read more in the comments.
Why are so many design agencies rebranding? A few weeks ago, something weird happened. Every day, for about ten days, we received news of a design agency rebranding itself. Read more here: tinyurl.com/bdhdv36z
July 3, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Why are so many design agencies rebranding? A few weeks ago, something weird happened. Every day, for about ten days, we received news of a design agency rebranding itself. Read more here: tinyurl.com/bdhdv36z