If design consultancies are to adjust to the speed of change that AI is offering, they will need to learn to work with it to avoid being left behind and if they are to do that well they can learn from historic examples of tech-enabled transition. We’re in the midst of the AI revolution and as such, no one is 100% certain what will happen, but, like in all times of change we look to examples from... Source ..read more

NB Studio has rebranded the Vineyard Theatre in New York with a flexible typography-led identity that showcases independent designers and type foundries local to the city. The studio rebranded the Almeida Theatre in Islington, London a few years ago and was encouraged to submit its approach to Vineyard Theatre after being recommended by a connection from the Almeida. NB founder and creative... Source ..read more

Leamington Spa-based studio Rbl has repositioned The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) to better represent the interconnected strands of its work with a new logo and graphic language inspired by ecosystems. After being recommended to ZSL, Rbl won the work through a competitive pitch process. Rbl creative director Adam Concar says that the brief was about “solving a problem” and that ZSL was “very... Source ..read more

Uncommon CX has launched its self-funded project The Yellow Sticker Cookbook, seeking to provide a solution for the cost-of-living crisis by helping people put together meals from supermarkets’ reduced sections. After seeing that one in seven Brits were skipping meals to save money, the team at Uncommon started on the idea for The Yellow Sticker Cookbook app, named after the yellow stickers used... Source ..read more

Jason Bruges Studio has unveiled its latest public commission, an interactive artwork that takes cues from “nature’s colour-based wayfinding systems”. Located in an underpass between Brentford Stadium and Kew Bridge, the project is a commission for sustainability-focused developer EcoWorld London. Studio founder Jason Bruges explains that the work responds to the proximity of research and... Source ..read more

Morrama has devised a menopause management app concept called Luma as part of a self-initiated project, involving AI technology and 3D-printed pills. Research for the design began in October 2022 after launching the studio’s think-tank Morrama Lab. Morrama founder Jo Barnard says that although there has been more conversation around menopause in recent years, there is still “not enough done and... Source ..read more

A landmark project sees the first permanent gallery in the UK dedicated to the experiences and histories of South Asian diaspora communities as part of Manchester Museum’s reopening after a £15 million transformation. Alongside a new exhibition hall and galleries on Chinese culture and ideas of “Belonging” in a new two-storey extension by architects Purcell, the development was funded by Arts... Source ..read more

We welcome a curriculum that will give young people valuable green design skills that they can carry into their future careers. The next generation of designers need to feel equipped and inspired to design for planet if the UK is to meet net zero and beyond to a more regenerative world. We need teaching and curriculum that is not just design thinking but design practice; new materials... Source ..read more

Nomad Studio has rebranded Finnish cyber security company F-Secure, with a new logo that appears to be “scanning and protecting” when animated. F-Secure chose to work with Nomad for its rebrand because the studio had no experience with cyber security, meaning it could start with “a blank sheet of paper rather than a preconceived idea”, says Nomad creative director Ash Watkins. Source ..read more

Koto has redeveloped Netflix’s approach to iconography, illustrations and typography, aiming to transform previously neglected touchpoints into “immediately cinematic” graphic assets. Working collaboratively with Netflix’s in house team, Koto sought to build on, rather than reinvent its visual identity. Koto’s chief creative officer and co-founder Jowey Roden says that the studio achieved this by... Source ..read more