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Pentagram’s Yuri Suzuki is collecting the sounds of a pandemic

Design Week

The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) and Pentagram sound designer Yuri Suzuki have launched Sound of the Earth: The Pandemic Chapter, an interactive artwork. The website is a “crowdsourced archive of sounds captured around the world during this global pandemic” The project originally took the form a real-life installation called Sound of the Earth: Chapter 2, which was created for speechless: different by design.

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A Message From Our Ultraflex Team

Ultra Flex

Working From Home, Working For You. As a leader in the industry, Ultraflex strives to provide exceptional communication and support during this trying time. We are still up and running in all warehouses, and here to serve the needs of our customers. Our team is doing their part to help those on front lines who are working tirelessly to heal and to help.

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These “Worst” Practices are Causing You to Lose Money on Promotions

RepslyBlog

We’ve all seen countless “best practice” lists that are designed to excite and motivate brands to reach new levels of success with their product promotions. While these lists are no doubt helpful, the fact is that up to 75% of brands are still left in the red at the end of their promotional campaigns. For many teams, that’s because no number of best practices will truly make a difference if you still have some of your worst practices in place.

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Down and Feather Bedding: Construction & Fills Defined

Down inc

We know there are a LOT of options when it comes to down bedding – between sizes, thread count, and collections, it can seem impossible to know what you’re looking for. Below, you’ll learn the difference between compartmented and single chamber pillows, sewn-thru and bafflebox duvet construction, and when you should consider a gusseted edge. […].

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AI for Commerce: Foundations, Aspirations, and Hype

AI is rapidly transforming digital commerce, but how do you separate real opportunities from hype? Moderated by Orium, AI for Commerce: Foundations, Aspirations, and Hype , experts from Bloomreach , commercetools , Contentstack , and Fluent Commerce explores where AI is already delivering results and where its potential is still unfolding. This masterclass dives into proven AI applications, emerging innovations , and the gaps between promise and reality in commerce.

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In the age of coronavirus, how are universities teaching design at a distance?

Design Week

In normal circumstances, this time of year would see the UK’s art and design students preparing for degree shows and finishing off final projects. But as the country continues to weather the coronavirus pandemic, university doors remain shut. With lockdown in full swing, design students and staff alike are shut out of workshops, unable to access specialist equipment or software, and going without many library resources.

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16 Steps We’re Seeing Retailers Take to Prepare for the Next Normal

Theatro

A number of industry experts have commented that we’ve seen the equivalent of three years’ worth of store operations’ evolution in the span of the last 6 weeks. As many states begin to tiptoe back from sheltering-at-home, what’s even more eye-opening is the broad agreement that we likely still have a long way to go before we settle into the Next Normal.

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Venturethree’s “trustworthy and authoritative” branding for a payment app

Design Week

Venturethree has created the branding and positioning of Earnd which features a look and tone of voice that suggests “trust, character and control” Earnd is a financial app that allows people access to their salary as they earn it, instead of in a monthly payment. Owned by finance company Greensill, it “aims to make finance fairer for all” by allowing employees access to their salary on a rolling basis rather than as a monthly installment. “Control at its heart̶

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A cookbook with a difference: how to make biomaterials at home

Design Week

The coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown has forced many to get creative with the time they spend at home. Some have turned their hand to DIY, others baking or binge-watching – but a new recipe book from Aalto University in Finland is encouraging people to take up an entirely different hobby. The CHEMARTS Cookbook, the product of an almost decade-long collaboration between the university’s School of Chemical Engineering and School of Arts, Design and Architecture is no ordina

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A Design Week guide to creative kids’ resources in lockdown

Design Week

Games Designer Club, from Tech Will Save Us. The Games Designer Club is a “creative hub” packed with hands-on projects themed around game design and invention. Aimed for kids aged between six and ten (and over), the activities have been devised so they can easily be engaged with independently or with help from the family. The initiative has been set up as a gradual learning process – kids can slowly obtain and build on coding and design skills as they complete more projects.

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Will an ‘immunity passport’ help the UK return to work after lockdown?

Design Week

Prime minister Boris Johnson is expected to make an announcement about how the UK will move out of its lockdown phase this Sunday. The return to everyday life – to work offices, for example – is likely to be a complicated process, with two considerations at play: preventing further spread of the virus but also the ongoing lockdown’s impact on the economy.

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Staying Ahead of UFLPA Enforcement: Best Practices for Retail Supply Chains

Speaker: Ethan Woolley, Director at Kharon

This webinar will explore how companies can proactively address compliance risks–rather than reactively responding to–UFLPA enforcement actions. Ethan Woolley will provide insights into the latest CBP enforcement trends, entity list updates, and industries under increased scrutiny, with a look at potential shifts under the Trump administration. Ethan will also explore how predictive data and strategic due diligence can help organizations stay ahead of regulatory challenges and strengthen complia

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O-zone at home: how product design is aiming to purify our inside spaces

Design Week

How COVID-19 will change our daily habits is unknowable. But it seems likely that many of us will be – or already are – thinking about how clean our domestic and work spaces are, and designers have turned their attention to this newly relevant interest. Tech start up Scribit, which last year launched a write and erase robot with Olafur Eliasson , has converted part of its production line to respond to the current pandemic.

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Will this design from Philips be a “new normal” for retail post-coronavirus?

Design Week

Dutch technology company Philips has launched a newly designed “queue management” system, which aims to enforce social distancing rules using technology. For weeks now, countries around the world have implemented strict regulations so members of the public remain at least two metres (or six feet) away from each other, to prevent transmission of the coronavirus.

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Design Trust launches online festival to highlight “creative women with purpose”

Design Week

The Design Trust, a social enterprise concerned with the professional development of creatives, will soon launch a new online festival dedicated to creative women. Make a Difference will highlight “creative women with purpose”, according to the organisation, focusing on those who are “on a mission to make the world a better, kinder or more sustainable place” The festival is a response to the newfound struggles faced by creatives in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, Desi

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Understood rebrand by Wolff Olins aims to “shape the world for difference”

Design Week

Wolff Olins has rebranded social impact organisation Understood, giving the foundation a new animated logo, typeface, colour scheme and identity system. One in four people in the US has a disability and one in five has a learning or thinking difference, according to Understood. Aiming to provide support, the organisation’s mission is therefore to connect these people, their families, friends and colleagues to “resources, expertise and communities that bolster confidence”, with

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Future-Proofing Enterprise Commerce: Why Extensibility Wins with Shopify

Speaker: Benjamin Woll, Tiffany Spizzo, and Jaime Santos Alcón

Enterprise commerce is evolving fast, and brands relying on rigid, one-size-fits-all solutions risk losing agility. But modernization doesn’t have to mean disruption. In this webinar, we’ll explore how an extensible, modular approach empowers brands to integrate new capabilities, enhance performance, and scale efficiently—all while leveraging Shopify’s strengths.

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BBC One idents show how people “are coming together during lockdown”

Design Week

Eight new idents will be introduced to the BBC One network over the new few weeks to show life under lockdown. Each idents showcase a “range of difference and eclectic activities people have been doing to stay connected during isolation,” the BBC says. They have been designed by the in-house BBC Creative team. All the idents were created remotely, shot by contributors at their own homes and edited together by the BBC.

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BBC One idents show how people “are coming together during lockdown”

Design Week

Eight new idents will be introduced to the BBC One network over the new few weeks to show life under lockdown. Each idents showcase a “range of difference and eclectic activities people have been doing to stay connected during isolation,” the BBC says. They have been designed by the in-house BBC Creative team. All the idents were created remotely, shot by contributors at their own homes and edited together by the BBC.

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Pentagram’s “democratic and generous” new visual identity for Camden Art Centre

Design Week

Pentagram has designed the new identity for Camden Art Centre, an artistic venue in North London. The centre was established in 1965, originally as a public library. Now it is a place for “making, viewing and discussing art”, Pentagram says. While it is located in the borough of Camden, its actual venue is West Hampstead. As well as hosting exhibitions, it runs activities for the local community and has an outreach programme.

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