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How to become a: creative producer
- 22 Oct 2019
As part of our series looking at jobs in design studios, we speak to Hannah Scally, creative producer at Without, about transferable skills, being a people person and keeping multiple plates spinning at once.
How design businesses can help mums return to work
- 16 Jun 2019
Alice Darbyshire, a mother and former HR professional at studios such as Landor, BrandOpus and Start, shares her advice for design leaders on how they can support those who have been on maternity leave through empathy, flexibility and inclusion.
How to become a: product developer
- 4 Jun 2019
As part of our series looking at jobs in design studios, we speak to Nikki Stuart, production manager at Here Design, about creating everything from pop-up restaurants to tote bags, the importance of choosing the right materials, and why she’s obsessed with how things are made.
How to become a: 3D packaging and structural designer
- 16 Apr 2019
As part of our series looking at alternative jobs in design studios, we speak to Mike Beauchamp, associate creative director of 3D and experiential design at Pearlfisher, about how he got to where he is today, why it’s important to stay curious, and why problem-solving is his forte.
How to become a: copywriter
- 15 Apr 2019
As part of our series looking at alternative jobs in design studios, we speak to Sam Pollen, head of digital writing at Reed Words, about how he got to where he is, his day-to-day role and the best and worst parts of working in brand writing.
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Moves & Changes – industry news - August
- 27 Jul 2017
A round-up of moves, changes and appointments in the design world.
V&A appoints Christopher Turner to key curatorial role
- 25 Jul 2017
Turner, who is deputy director at London Design Festival and director at London Design Biennale, will take up the position of keeper of design, architecture and digital at the museum.
Moves & Changes – July industry news
- 11 Jul 2017
A round-up of moves, changes and appointments in the design world.
Design Business Association appoints new board directors
- 26 Jun 2017
The DBA brings in three new board directors as it looks to prove “the vital role the UK design industry plays in our nation’s competitiveness” against a backdrop of Brexit negotiations.
Angus Hyland: “Record sleeves are the reason I ended up doing graphic design”
- 15 May 2017
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
Lance Wyman: “I was the kid in the class who could draw”
- 9 Apr 2017
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.
Alan Kitching: “Letterpress is no longer relevant”
- 28 Mar 2017
As part of our Design Week at 30 series we speak to letterpress legend Alan Kitching about his career in design, and how the industry has changed over the past three decades.
6 things designers should consider following Brexit
- 3 Aug 2016
Design Business Association head of services Adam Fennelow takes us through the results of a DBA member survey revealing members’ main post-Brexit fears and insights into how designers can benefit from the situation.
Remembering Dennis Bailey – design’s unassuming statesman
- 28 Jul 2016
Patrick Argent reflects on the multi-faceted career of the late Dennis Bailey RDI (1931-2016), one of Britain’s pioneering independent graphic designers.
Moves & Changes – industry news
- 26 Jul 2016
A round-up of moves, changes and appointments in the design world.
Stefan Sagmeister: Why “beautiful design” makes things work better
- 22 Jun 2016
At this year’s Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Design Week sat down with graphic designer and co-founder of Sagmeister and Walsh, Stefan Sagmeister to talk about his new beauty project, which is an antidote to designers “obsession with functionality”.
“I graduated to no jobs so I decided to freelance. I have been freelancing ever since”
- 3 May 2016
Using screen-printing as his medium and T-shirts as his canvas, US graphic designer and artist Donald G Wooten II has built a solid rep and fan base with his distinctive style of vector based artwork celebrating many of his personal heroes and heroines.
How did you get to where you are today? Martin Roach
- 30 Mar 2016
In this video interview, Brands and Values director of innovation Martin Roach tells us about how he made his way in the design world.
How did you get to where you are today? Naomi Cleaver
- 23 Mar 2016
In this film, designer and broadcaster Naomi Cleaver tells us about how she made her way in the design world.
How did you get to where you are today? Ben Terrett
- 17 Mar 2016
In this video interview, former Government Digital Service head of design Ben Terrett tells us about how he made his way in the design world.
