Beating the graduate blues
Don't despair if it seems impossible to get that first
break after leaving college – Jane Trustram got one, and she offers her best advice
Actress Mae West, who died almost 30 years ago, has been revived in a branding exercise. Which star
would you bring back to life and how would you use their
Not wanting to appear clichéd, but seeing the movie Blade Runner back in the 1980s left a lasting impression on me – everything from the teenage aspirations of the unconventional
Let's find a new role
For too long, we've been designing the stuff of
consumption – it's high time that we put our creative
energies to better use, says Adrian Shaughnessy
A true Commonwealth of design could become reality
The maxim 'Put your money where your mouth is' might not be the most elegant phrase, but it sums up Design Museum director Deyan Sudjic's pursuit of the old Commonwealth
Haberdashery London creates trophy
Haberdashery London has created a trophy for the British Film Institute Fellowship award. Given to director Terence Davies at a screening of his new film Of Time and the City
Manchester's Love design Nando Chips
Manchester's Love has designed a range of crisps for Nando's, Nando's Chips, to be sold in grocery outlets. The consultancy was appointed to create a look and feel for the
Foscarini and Marc Sadler design lamp
Venetian lighting company Foscarini continues its relationship with French designer Marc Sadler with the development of a flexible floor lamp that sways when touched. The prototype, which has the working
Skuuma puts finalists into production
Dutch furniture manufacturer Skuuma is putting the finalists in its Soft Surfaces design competition – including the Grand Prix winner, Elisabeth by Fons Schobbers (pictured) – into production. The runners-up
V&A seeks lighting design groups for upcoming projects
The Victoria & Albert Museum is seeking a lighting designer to work on projects over the next five to seven years, which may include the second phase of FuturePlan.
The Women's Library in east London's Aldgate is a fantastic source of historical and cultural information. For this show, it has drawn on its extensive magazine archive, starting with the
Graphic design duo Brighten The Corners has designed Victor & Susie, 'a children's book for
adults'. The book will be published on 10 November.