Design Week
JUNE 21, 2020
GW+Co has rebranded security company Yale in an attempt for coherence and a more future-focused brand positioning. The new identity includes a refreshed logo, colour palette and bespoke typeface. As well as the graphic identity, London-based consultancy GW+Co has developed the brand’s tone of voice, a UX system and an avatar based on Yale’s founder.
Dezeen
JUNE 22, 2020
Arched doorways, altar-like tables and a nave-style display area feature in this Los Angeles showroom that McLaren Excell has designed for bathroom brand The Splash Lab. The Splash Lab 's showroom takes over a converted factory in LA's Culver City area that was originally built back in the 1930s. As this is the bathroom brand's US flagship – and currently its only standalone space – McLaren Excell set out to develop an interiors scheme that "deviates from the typical showroom format".
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Callison RTKL
JUNE 25, 2020
The Digital Evolution Lab Kicked off on June 22 nd. The Digital Evolution Lab began to take form in discussions within our Design Technology Group centered on how we can identify and properly enrich the technically inclined individuals throughout our firm. As people are embedded in many project teams throughout our 14 global offices, we were certain there were individuals creating new workflows and tools we knew nothing about.
RetailMinded
JUNE 22, 2020
Contributed by Bob Butler, GM Americas for Safety Culture. . Safety used to be a box-checking exercise. Now it’s essential for every business. At a time when every industry is high-risk, customers and employees are demanding safer experiences as businesses continue to re-open. Businesses that are coming out on top during reopening are the ones who are making safety their priority.
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Design Week
JUNE 25, 2020
Black Lives Matter has prompted a branding crisis. There is the rice brand Uncle Ben’s, which uses the symbol of a Black man on its packaging. ‘Uncle’ has historically been used in referece to slaves, and before 2007 he appeared as a waiter in the logo. Mars, which owns Uncle Ben’s, released a statement saying that it is “the right time to evolve” after talks with consumers and employees.
RepslyBlog
JUNE 24, 2020
With hundreds of distribution companies to choose from, how can you determine which is the best fit for your emerging liquor company? This comprehensive checklist is designed to help decision makers at startup alcohol companies choose the best liquor distribution company to partner with.
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Crioll
JUNE 21, 2020
During our last visit to Mexico City, we pop up with this amazing sculptural garden in Chapultepec, one of the most important parks of the City. The project by Gaeta - Springall Architects plays the double role of public space and memorial. Violence is suggested in two dimensions: the void and the built. On one hand, the void proposed in the project is the space created between the steel walls and the trees.
Design Week
JUNE 24, 2020
There are many pointed reminders of the UK’s austerity period of the 2010s, but the nations’ public toilets are perhaps one of the lesser known victims. Since 2010 , shrinking council funding has seen the closure of almost a thousand public facilities across the country – a drop of more than a fifth. In the wake of the coronavirus crisis, the number has dropped once more, and the facilities of local businesses – cafés, shops and pubs – that would usually make u
Dezeen
JUNE 21, 2020
Toronto-based Studio Paolo Ferrari has designed a showroom for a new development in Ottawa that appears more like a home than a sales gallery. The salesroom is for a development in the Canadian capital called Zibi that will span 34 acres (14 hectares) with residential and commercial complexes near the Ottawa River. Called Zibi House, the showroom was designed by Studio Paolo Ferrari around a courtyard with glass walls to provide natural light inside.
Rose
JUNE 24, 2020
Retail is an industry that is constantly evolving. However, significant changes such as the eCommerce boom, changing customer expectations or new trends and technologies are usually stretched out over time — months, shopping seasons, even years. But what happens when the entire industry is forced to change fundamental practices almost literally overnight?
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
Design Week
JUNE 24, 2020
Ellalute Shamwana, BA Graphic Design, University of Brighton. EJS. As Ellalute Shamwana tells Design Week, EJS is based on the arrest of her grandfather, Edward Jack Shamwana on 23 October 1980. A prominent lawyer in Zambia, he was detained “upon accusations of a coup plot to overthrow Kenneth Kaunda’s Government” During his time in incarceration he recorded the experience in journals, the contents of which Shamwana has used in the piece.
Design Week
JUNE 26, 2020
Most people know what a Trunki is. The colourful ride-on children’s suitcases are a common sight at airports; by 2016, over 3m of the product (which launched a decade earlier) had been sold. Whether it takes the form of a unicorn, tiger or London bus, it’s become a mainstay at terminals worldwide. A lot of people are also familiar with the story of Trunki.
Design Week
JUNE 22, 2020
“There will be a natural return to flying,” Adrian Berry says. “But it’s a huge responsibility from the carriers to look after you as a passenger, and it’s also about building confidence.” Berry is director of Factorydesign, a London-based design studio that focuses on passenger experience and cabin interiors. It has previously worked on Virgin Atlantic’s ‘upper-class loft’ and Delta’s business suites.
Design Week
JUNE 25, 2020
The Student Design Awards from the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) is the longest running competition of its kind in the world. Past winners of the accolade include former Apple chief design officer Jony Ive, former Nike head of innovation Richard Clarke and co-founder of IDEO and designer of the first laptop Bill Moggridge. This year marks the 96 th edition of the awards, and according to the RSA, the winners in 2020 represent a “new generation of socially conscious designers” There wer
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.
Design Week
JUNE 24, 2020
“There’s a time and a place for a title sequence,” says Peter Anderson, who runs the eponymous London-based studio, which has created some of the most recognisable sequences on British television. Highlights include: Benedict Cumberbatch’s fast-talking Sherlock Holmes (2010), BBC’s Dracula (2020) and the 2017 adaptation Little Women.
Design Week
JUNE 26, 2020
They might not be on the menu in most western countries, but around the world, more than two billion people include insects in their daily diet. Edible insects are, research suggests, a veritable source of protein. In fact, they are markedly higher percentage-wise than more common meats – pigs, chickens and cows are 17%, 19% and 20% protein respectively, mealworms are more than 54% protein – and require significantly fewer natural resources to produce.
Design Week
JUNE 26, 2020
We’re excited to reveal the winners of the Design Week Awards on Monday 29 June at 10am as part of a special digital Winners Showcase, which we’ve put together so you can explore all projects in detail. Find out who the winners are, which highly commended entries ran them close and read about all of the projects on the shortlist in detail.
Design Week
JUNE 23, 2020
Tommy Jeans, the youth-oriented offshoot of the Tommy Hilfiger brand, has been redesigned to give relevance to the label and differentiate it from its father brand. The work has been led by international consultancy Design Studio, and includes a refreshed colour palette, new graphic devices, an updated tone of voice and motion principles. Back in the 1990s, the Tommy Jeans brand was widely popularised by those in the hip-hop music scene.
Speaker: David Nisbet, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber
Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.
Design Week
JUNE 25, 2020
London-based restaurant chain The Breakfast Club has been rebranded in a bid to unify its look and messaging. The new identity has been applied across all touchpoints, and includes a redrawn logo, new menus and merchandise, a refined colour palette, typography and illustrations and updated brand communications. Since 2005 The Breakfast Club has opened and operated in 12 locations across the capital and is well-known for its 80s-themed décor and charitable endeavours.
Design Week
JUNE 22, 2020
If it were not for the coronavirus pandemic, the coming weekend would have marked the 50 th year of Glastonbury, the UK’s largest music and arts festival. A nationwide lockdown in the face of the virus means the five-day celebration has been cancelled this year, along with the rest of the country’s summer events calendar. But while no festivalgoers will be getting muddy in 2020, the occasion will be marked by the V&A.
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