Sat.Jan 18, 2020 - Fri.Jan 24, 2020

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The virtual reality platform changing how we experience art

Design Week

Ai Weiwei debuted his latest artwork this week, but the Chinese native did not choose a gallery or international festival for its premiere. Instead, he went straight to people’s phones. Omni is a virtual reality (VR) artwork — and the artist’s first venture in this field. The immersive documentary follows a herd of elephants in Myanmar before moving to a migrant camp in Bangladesh and exploring daily life there.

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Happy New Year! Here’s what we’ve got planned for 2020 so far…

Barber Design

Welcome to 2020! We are working on a lot of interesting projects this year, most of which we are unfortunately unable to tell you about until they launch! Kompanero Launch. Just before Christmas our client Kompanero opened their first UK store in Neal Street. The brand takes their name from the Spanish word for ‘companion,’ producing timeless bags made from ethically manufactured leather and natural, sustainable materials.

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Retail Display Packaging: Ways to Protect Your Products

Creative Displays Now

Once your product is about to head to market, you can almost breathe that sigh of relief. Yes, we said almost. You’re very close…but not quite there yet. The R&D may be done, the testing runs complete, the deals with retail stores made, and maybe you’ve even made it through the initial packaging design stage, but there’s still that key component that can make or break your product’s success once it’s at market. .

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What You Need To Know About Logistics Management Software

Ship STC

There can be so many choices of software when it comes to logistics management that it’s hard to decide which one is best. What’s perfect for you may not be ideal for another company, and vice versa. Which software you choose could have a drastic impact on your business, so you must choose wisely. Let’s take a look at a little bit of information as it applies to logistics management software and how to make that wise choice.

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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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Ikea launches build-your-own party electronics

Design Week

Ikea has unveiled its next homeware range will be a 27-piece party collection, designed with impromptu festivities in mind. The Frekvens collection is a collaboration between Ikea and Stockholm-based studio Teenage Engineering. It features a number of speakers and lighting systems, with which users can build their own tailored party set up, as well as other “party essentials” With Teenage Engineering’s specific focus on audio consumer electronics, the collection centres around

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Daniel Weil: “Designers are the ones who show change”

Design Week

Daniel Weil has had many “mythical moments” over his career — though he also calls them the “happy accidents of life” The German designer grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina and came to London in 1978 where he studied industrial design at the Royal College of Art (RCA), receiving his MA in 1981. He went onto design a collection for Memphis in Milan, and became the Professor of Industrial Design at the RCA.

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New handbook explores how creative industry can embrace neurodiversity

Design Week

Manchester-based creative consultancy Music has designed a handbook that illustrates how employers in the creative industry can better support neurodiverse workers. The project, titled Creative Differences, was commissioned by Universal Music UK. The handbook explains that while neurodiversity is largely valued in creative spaces, very few workplaces actually have environments and practices in which neurodiverse workers can thrive.

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5 talks to see at Design Indaba

Design Week

Although Design Indaba will be in a reflective mood next month its speaker line-up suggests a future-focussed theme, particularly with speakers working around projects that touch on technology, science and design. Kinya Tagawa. Tagawa is something of a polymath, technically an industrial designer, but the kind who is equally comfortable working on projects that might combine product design and engineering, software development and interface design, graphic design, and other disciplines.

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PriestmanGoode creates branding and interiors for co-living colossus

Design Week

PriestmanGoode has designed the identity — including logo and brand strategy — and interiors for an India-based co-living community, Olive. Olive’s communities will open in Bangalore, Chennai and Pune in 2020; these three locations will provide 20,000 beds in total. It is aimed at the millennial market — people born between 1981—1996 — who make up 34% of India’s population, according to PriestmanGoode.

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Top Tips To Find A Reliable 3PL Provider

Ship STC

There are numerous benefits for a scaling business when outsourcing e-commerce warehousing to a 3PL provider (third-party logistics provider). Good 3PL providers are experts in the following fields: Keeping track of pallets. Paying rent. Maintaining equipment. Hiring warehouse workers. All necessary operational tasks. But that’s not all. All those tasks can be completed by 3PL’s more efficiently, cheaper, and quicker than in the company’s own warehouse.

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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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What You Need To Know About NMFC Codes

Ship STC

In the logistics industry, topics about technology and chain efficiency are widely discussed. Oftentimes, certain technical lingo can be confusing for people who are not seasoned industry specialists or thought leaders. In this post, we are going to explain what NMFC codes are why they are important to companies in the freight and logistics industry.

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NHS Lanarkshire developing Scotland’s first digital hospital

Design Week

NHS Lanarkshire has revealed that University Hospital Monklands, currently located in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, will become Scotland’s first digital hospital. The plans are part of the wider Monklands Replacement Project (MRP), which will see the hospital relocated to one of three potential new sites. According to NHS Lanarkshire, Monklands is “an ageing hospital and most of the mechanical and electrical infrastructure has exceeded its life expectancy” Working with such outda

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“A tribute to pure expression”: a Polish design guide

Design Week

“Being a designer in Poland today is a great opportunity,” graphic designer Filip Tofil tells Design Week. “You can easily choose from different aesthetics and ideas in design. Poland is some kind of a border of cultures.” Poland is a literal border in Europe, of course; between Western Europe and the East Slavic states as well as Scandinavian countries.

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Unionising game and tech workers: should the UK follow the US’ lead?

Design Week

They’re professions that by default require some of the most high-tech equipment and in-depth coding knowledge there is, but workers in the gaming and tech industries (“digital employees”) of the US are calling time on antiquated working practices. The drive for digital employees to unionise has been ongoing for some time in the US.

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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.