case for the split mechanical keyboard Halcyon Elora Fatih Arslan creates a custom 3D printed hand-shaped case with magnetic wrist pads for the split mechanical keyboard Halcyon Elora. The Ankara-based software engineer produces the open-source holder because he couldn’t find a suitable case for the Elora model by...
Stress, spinning plates and free pitching – what’s it like to start your own studio?
Despite some of the doom and gloom surrounding the design industry, every week brings news of another new studio opening for business. The creative work is only one part of it – founders need to grapple with business models, management and personnel issues, and sometimes, as Allies Creative Studios shared recently,...
3D printed concrete caves resemble stone formations in chinese playground by XISUI design
xisui design shapes 3D printed concrete playground in china In Jinan, eastern China, XISUI Design completes Boulder Park, a playground that spans 4,000 square meters and centers on the figure of the boulder as a recurring spatial motif. Scattered across the site, these forms function as play equipment and landscape...
greg girard illuminates M+ museum facade with cinematic visions of 1970s–90s hong kong
greg girard’s hk:pm loops along hong kong’s waterfront Hong Kong’s skyline is lighting up nightly with a tribute to its own past. M+ Museum unveils HK:PM, a new moving image commission by Greg Girard, transforming its iconic LED facade along the bay into a visual journey through the city’s transformation from...
Impact Stories: How Bloom repositioned Ginsters (2023)
Founded in the late 1960s, Ginsters is well-known among British snackers. But by 2022, it had a perception problem. Despite widespread recognition, the savoury pasty brand was struggling to attract new customers. For many, the name evoked hangovers, service stations and “emergency food”, rather than quality or taste....
What is your earliest design memory?
When Design Week launched in 1986, it did so with a campaign which featured pictures of churches. The point was that design, unlike some professions, is a vocation for many people, who are drawn to it on an almost spiritual level. And like many vocations, it can take hold early in people’s lives. So we asked a range of...
The Team creates new identity for pregnancy and baby loss charity Sands
The Team has created a new visual and verbal identity for Sands, one of the UK’s leading pregnancy and baby loss charities. Founded in 1978, Sands supports families and others affected by baby loss, and funds research to prevent baby deaths in the future. In 2023/24, 760,000 people accessed its support and advice...
Ministers won’t release research behind GOV.UK brand refresh
The UK Government has refused to release any research or work-in-progress designs related to the recent brand refresh of GOV.UK. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has rejected a Freedom of Information (FOI) request from designer Matt Eason, who was curious to see how the new branding was...
design/leader: TEMPLO co-founder Pali Palavathanan
Pali Palavathanan is co-founder and creative director of London-based TEMPLO. The cause-led branding and comms agency works with clients like GF Smith, the British Council and the United Nations. Design What would your monograph be called? The Red Box. I grew up as a refugee in Canada, and every year we got our Christmas...
Range Rover “recodes DNA” with new wordmark and motif
Range Rover has introduced a new visual motif and a redrawn wordmark as part of Jaguar Land Rover’s strategy to build a “house of brands.” Owned by Tata and based in Warwickshire, JLR’s portfolio comprises Range Rover, Defender, Discovery and Jaguar. It wants to create four distinct brands, each with its own...