Kelly Mackenzie is co-founder and creative director of White Bear Studio, whose clients include the dairies Freshways and Tom Parker Creamery and secondhand site Thrift+. Design What would your monograph be called? How to Be …
“Everything and nothing has changed” – Jayne Connell on 25 years of Interstate
Jayne Connell’s first experience of the design industry was a student placement at Carroll, Dempsey & Thirkell. “They had this stunning office just off Chancery Lane where everything was designed within an inch of its …
NVIDIA soars amid AI boom in Interbrand’s Best Global Brands list
Interbrand has published its Best Global Brands list, amid warnings that AI is upending the sector. The 2025 list ranks 100 companies based on “the financial performance of the branded products or services, the role …
Type-led Sky Sports redesign aims to “put the love back” into the brand
Sky Sports has launched a new visual identity which is designed to move away from sports-specific sub-brands and attract new audiences. The new look was launched at the start of the football season this summer, …
Planning Unit’s HYDA Helmets rebrand rides surfing’s changing tides
SIMBA Surf had been leading the conversation around surf safety ever since they launched their first product, the Sentinel 1 helmet, in 2020. However, as the brand grew and the company prepared to launch a …
“Designers must speak up to change unfair IP laws”
Some laud the UK government’s consultation on changes to the UK designs framework as a “new dawn for UK design law.” But what’s the real story? How will it affect UK designers? Will future intellectual …
What we learned when Design Week met Warrington
Thanks to the support of GF Smith, we are heading out across the UK over the coming months to find out what designers really think – hopes, fears, challenges, and everything in between. We kicked …
“Designers need to think more like artists”
Many people think the sole purpose of graphic design is to solve problems and that art is all about self-expression. But I’ve never subscribed to the idea that design and art are intrinsically different. The …
“The age of imperfection – why brands are embracing flaws as features”
In Italy, we argue endlessly about pasta shapes – whether rigatoni holds more sauce than penne, or if spaghetti should ever meet ragù. But my grandmother once revealed to me a secret that cut through …
How is Studio Dumbar using AI?
Studio Dumbar is a Dutch agency that works on strategy, branding, design and motion for clients like OpenAI, Instagram and the Utah Jazz. Here the studio, as a collective, tells us how they use AI, …