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- The team at @brandon_consultants has teamed up with @fabulosa_cleaning to unveil a fierce new brand identity. Amongst the work is new typography, iconography and brighter colours. Read more here: www.designweek.co.uk/turning-jobs...
- Wildish&Co has refreshed the packaging for Divine chocolate, highlighting the stories of Ghanaian farmers with new arch-shaped illustrations framed by cocoa tree branches. 🍫🌿 Check it out. www.designweek.co.uk/wildish-co-l... #EthicalChocolate #SustainableDesign #DivineChocolate
- “Worry isn’t work.” Fellow Studio’s Anthony Chapman joins our Design Leaders column to discuss emotional regulation, avoiding burnout, and why estate agent listings are surprisingly poetic. Read the full Q&A here: www.designweek.co.uk/design-leade...
- 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...
- 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-...
- 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...
- 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 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...
- 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...
- 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
- 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. 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...
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 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.
- 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
- Landor has created a new brand identity to position Pearson as a lifelong learning company. New logo, new wordmark, new colour palette. Read more here: www.designweek.co.uk/landor-rebra...
- The Britt festival attracts some of music's biggest names, but needed a new visual identity to capture and communicate what made it so unique. Enter Fiasco, whose team blended heritage and modernity through woodblock type and a logo featuring a famous local flower.
- This week at Design Week we have launched our membership programme. It's a model that invites our readers to shape our mission with us, to create a design industry platform that is stronger, more useful, and more relevant. Find out more here: www.designweek.co.uk/design-week-...
- This one is on the list to visit! Not a museum but a storehouse — IDK and Fieldwork Facility reinvent museum design at V&A East Storehouse. Read more here: tinyurl.com/4nbrbcwc
- Start-ups, do you need some help with your pitch decks? Here's a design guide to get those creative juices going 👉 tinyurl.com/2yrxtdp6
- Some lovely work here. Nomad has carried out a brand refresh for The Economist designed to attract new audiences. More details here: tinyurl.com/yeyvprcv
- 11 things I learned coming back into design after mat leave. "When I left for maternity leave, I was confident, self-assured and pretty together for the most part. When I returned, I was scared, fragile and quite frankly, a bit of a mess." Read more here: tinyurl.com/5e68m9kw
- The first in the series, The Longevity Lessons: Johnson Banks (est. 1992). In this series, Clare Dowdy speaks with design studios that are 30+ years old, to find out some of the secrets behind their longevity. Read more here: tinyurl.com/4j53fcm2
- Bristol-based motion studio Yatta has created an immersive animated experience as part of Pepsi’s global campaign for its new Treats brand. Aimed at a younger Gen Z audience, the team was given the freedom to move away from Pepsi’s usual brand approach. More details here: tinyurl.com/77zu4825
- Essential legal documents and advice for new founders navigating this sometimes unfamiliar, and intimidating, part of the job. Made by Flawless' Kevin Baker explains how neglecting legal docs almost broke him. All the details here: tinyurl.com/yu95xyww
- We love the new F37 typeface, launched with “deadpan” posters celebrating Manchester. The type foundry worked with designer Craig Oldham and copywriter Ellen Ling to create a promo campaign that spoke to the city's true personality. Read more here: tinyurl.com/4hs5bwwr
- In a bid to raise awareness, London's Air Ambulance charity has a new strategy about hope and looking forward to the future. Enter FORM Brands Studio who were called in to revamp the charity with a fresh new identity. Read more here: tinyurl.com/bddtcp8w
- The vast majority of designers say AI has improved their process, according to a new report. But ethical concerns still remain. We're keen to hear your thoughts: www.designweek.co.uk/most-designe...
- The National Gallery has opened its members-only Supporters’ House. Think woven silk wall panels, damask curtaining and a 'classic British feel'. Studio Linse designed the interiors, drawing on the collection for colour inspiration. Find out more here: www.designweek.co.uk/the-national...
- Love them or loathe them, brainstorming sessions are part of life for most designers. Here's how to run better brainstorms (or why to scrap them completely)... Read here: www.designweek.co.uk/how-to-run-b...
- Tensions can sometimes rise in working relationships between designers and strategists. Here's what strategists wish designers knew about their work.💡Read more here: www.designweek.co.uk/strategy-is-...
- Pentagram gallop in with a new equine identity for AI video company TwelveLabs.
- Really lovely work here by Design Bridge and Partners. The agency worked with Gen-All, a charity that promotes intergenerational work and best practice, to create a kintsugi-inspired new look.
- What's it like to design for a start-up? We spoke with a range of designers about the excitement of working with early-stage companies, and some of the challenges that come with it (Bitcoin payments anyone?). Find out here: tinyurl.com/yycr2z5j
- The big design winners at this year’s D&AD awards, as the organisations warns that judging was tricky due to a level of creative sameness. "Too many entries follow the same established design codes and trends, making everything start to look and feel alike, regardless of category."
- The world’s biggest online travel agent for ferry bookings, Direct Ferries, required an injection of personality, so enter NotOnSunday and We All Need Words for a rebrand. Find out more here: www.designweek.co.uk/
