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Design Week

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Design Weekdesign/leader: Daniel Nicholas, design director & partner at Super Okay This week, we interview Daniel Nicholas , design director & partner at Super Okay . Based in New York, Daniel is a visual designer & creative director with a decade of experience in the creative and…

10.24

Design WeekOh, Apple Music has a new logo. We talk with Curtis Free about why the making matters more in an AI world. Apple Music have released their new identity. It’s quite interesting. In the video above, you can see how they’ve crafted it using an oil bath, clever lighting, a transducer, and a lot of…

10.24

Design WeekGetty Images is bankrupt but, still in business thanks to massive Koch deal Everyone’s least favourite rentier giant in the creative industry has officially filed for bankruptcy.

10.23

Design WeekDerek Man drives the design thinking behind Penguin’s events As books struggle to compete for people’s attention, this publisher is turning up where young adults hang out. When is a book not a book? When it’s a branded experience, of course.

10.23

Design WeekThirst designs canteen-inspired bottle for Archie Rose and Chris Hemsworth Founded in Sydney in 2014 by Will Edwards, Archie Rose Distilling Co. built its reputation by developing its own approach to ingredients, production and flavour, rather than replicating the…

10.23

Design WeekEast Surrey Council reveals in-house brand identity ahead of 2027 launch In-house designers across a number of local councils have come up with a brand identity for the newly formed East Surrey Council.

10.22

Design WeekSurge or authorship: which studio are you building? On 24 September, at an event run by Digiday, Glossy and Modern Retail, a room of brand-side marketers was offered the Chatham House Rule and used it to complain about the work their agencies are…

10.22

Design WeekMiddlesex University designers take centre stage at historic Phoenix Cinema Students and recent graduates from Middlesex University have been helping to shape the future of one of London’s most cherished independent venues through a live design project to reimagine the…

10.21

Design WeekThe Body Shop returns the Pod to its packaging The Body Shop ‘s signature Body Butter range, first introduced in 1992, has recently undergone a wider relaunch.

10.21

Design WeekDoes brand design have a longevity problem? When HBO Max famously rebranded to simply ‘Max’, shedding decades of cultural cachet, we all shrugged our collective shoulders.

10.20

Design WeekMade Thought and SODA Studio create new pod hotel chain Otherwander , the 566-pod hotel situated near the Elizabeth line entrance at Tottenham Court Road station, is the brainchild of chief executive Fredrik Korallus.

10.20

Design WeekThe Outline: Dolmio puppets, debt coasters, and Dacia’s stand – 19/10/2026 Welcome to The Outline, Design Week’s weekly roundup of the stories you might have missed. This week, Elmwood brings the Dolmio puppet family back for the brand’s 40th birthday, Yinka…

10.19

Design WeekPentawards 2026: Living Wine Labels, Keystone Dippers, and 20 Years of Structural Packaging Pentawards has unveiled the winners of its 2026 competition at an annual gala ceremony held at Magazine London, celebrating 20 years of work spanning studios from South Korea to Brazil.

10.17

Design Weekdesign/leader: Emma Follett, Chief Creative Officer at Design Bridge and Partners This week, we interview Emma Follett , Chief Creative Officer at Design Bridge and Partners . Emma has a unique story in the industry, having joined as a Studio Junior back in 2000 and working her…

10.15

Design WeekBuilding ‘spaces for concentration and care’ outside the mainstream gate HKS Architects have created an environment to help students persistently absent from school to get back into education – one of the first such facilities in the UK.

10.15

Design WeekSTUDIO HERRSTRÖM draws on car culture and carton typography for Milkshake rebrand Milkshake was established in 2019 to offer musicians an alternative approach to traditional recording contracts, operating simultaneously as a record label and an artist management firm.

10.14

Design WeekPentagram creates dynamic bilingual identity for Design Doha Biennial 2026 The Design Doha Biennial is a major platform for design across the Arab region, bringing together exhibitions, public installations, and collaborative projects throughout the Qatari capital.

10.13

Design WeekThe Outline: An Italian restaurant, a Paul McCartney lyric, and a new Polaroid – 12/10/2026 Welcome to The Outline, Design Week’s weekly roundup of the stories you might have missed. This week, Landor promotes James Withey to lead its global strategy offer, Charlotte MacMillan brings…

10.12

Design WeekUSA’s Department of War quietly releases new branding that isn’t at all alarming You know how it is. You’ve spotted a tender online which says “create new identity for a government department”, you apply, you win, you find out it’s the Department of…

10.10

Design Weekdesign/leader: René Morency, Product Director at Browser London This week, we interview René Morency , founding partner and Product Director at Browser London .

10.09