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A new report by financial consultancy Brand Finance highlights how plain packaging regulations could cost food and drink brands over £200bn: bit.ly/2AqQe0I
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From the archive: DixonBaxi designs identity for Eurosport’s “Home of the Olympics” campaign: bit.ly/2honZuI
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New York-based studio Order has created a new visual identity for Kickstarter, which looks to move away from the “childish feel” of its previous identity: bit.ly/2AkGtVh
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From the archive: A new, simple visual identity for Czech Republic’s biggest national railway: bit.ly/2vIaSe3
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Google has opened an AI research centre in Beijing, which is the first of its kind in Asia: bit.ly/2AlMIop
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From the archive: BBC Sport rebrands, dropping “100-year-old” typeface for bespoke one: bit.ly/2w6jJGF
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The University of Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries is opening a new exhibition that looks at some of the earliest examples of English graphic design during the Medieval era: bit.ly/2B0Jirn
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From the archive: Royal Mail celebrates classic British toys with new stamp series: bit.ly/2vV878l
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Design contributes over £200bn to the UK economy, a new Design Council report reveals: bit.ly/2AUEYxb
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From the archive: Monotype launches app that identifies typefaces in world around us: bit.ly/2zFTt86
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Coventry has been chosen as the UK’s City of Culture for 2021, beating four other shortlisted cities including Swansea, Stoke-on-Trent, Paisley and Sunderland: bit.ly/2B2vPT5
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Scientists at Cardiff University have launched a three-year research project to explore how the design of everyday products such as bikes and cars can be immediately adapted if they are found to have design flaws: bit.ly/2AY3kpV
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We round up the latest moves, changes and appointments in the design world, including James Quinlan joining FutureBrand’s Australia office as executive director
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A group of designers including Morag Myerscough and Emily Forgot have created a series of colourful totem poles in aid of Amnesty International: bit.ly/2AH9fQC
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Guinness has released a series of limited edition, illustrated cans to celebrate the work of British artist John Gilroy for the brand:
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Great advice here from industry figures on how to thrive as a freelance designer: bit.ly/2yZys8r
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