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As part of our Design Week at 30 series we speak to graphic designer Angus Hyland about his role as a partner at consultancy Pentagram, and how the industry has changed over the past three decades

Sean O’Connor, partner at Smart Design, looks at why more and more companies are integrating design into their businesses through buying consultancies or investing in in-house teams, and weighs up the positives and negatives of being acquired.

In light of the election set to take place next month, we look at how the main political parties are attempting to win over voters through their branding and campaigns.

In the second of four “How to” guides, recruitment agency Vitamin T explains how you can effectively sell yourself and win clients.

The Allotment has created a new look for international design recruitment agency Bespoke Careers.

With the general election looming, we ask designers and organisations what they want the new Government to do for creatives.

Researchers at Brunel University London hope the technology will be used to “stimulate innovation” by alerting designers to potential patent infringement.

Developed by Seymourpowell, the technology allows different groups of car designers and engineers to work remotely on one project at the same time.

The Victoria and Albert (V&A) museum’s director Tristram Hunt has launched the DesignLab Nation scheme, which aims to pique the interest of more students from the midlands and north of England in design.

Last week, Kerning the Gap founder Nat Maher spoke about the career progression challenges that women face in the design industry. Now, we ask creative directors and managing directors how they got to their roles today, and what advice they would offer others.

Consultancy Blue State Digital has designed a new website and identity for the anti-racism charity, which aims to reflect the “serious times” that we live in.

The retailer plans to expand its Social Entrepreneurs initiative to the country, which will see Syrian refugees and local Jordanian women produce textiles and rugs to be sold in Ikea stores in the Middle East.

In her first column, Kerning the Gap founder Nat Maher looks at how female designers face career progression challenges and lack of exposure – an inequality that was revealed to her through a simple Google search.

This month, independent publisher Unit Editions has released Paula Scher: Works – a 522-page book documenting the life and work of the Pentagram partner. We speak to the book’s co-editor Adrian Shaughnessy about what makes Scher “remarkable”, her politically-motivated projects, and her refusal to...

Graphic designer and tutor Briar Levit has directed Graphic Means, a film on traditional, handcrafted typesetting.

Speaking at Offf in Barcelona, the logo extraordinaire talked through his lifetime of work and demonstrated how a childhood love for drawing and time spent grafting in a factory got him to where he is today.

The Design Council and Social Change UK collaboration hopes to set out how urban designers can tackle social and health issues such as diabetes through the design of buildings and public spaces.

In the first of four “How to Guides”, recruitment agency Vitamin T offers a step-by-step guide on how to change career.

The Graphic Design Portfolio Masterclass, organised by creative jobs site The Dots, took place this month – we speak to Pentagram, Studio Moross, Jones Knowles Ritchie and more about what students and graduates need to do to stand out.