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Freelance illustrator Ben Tallon on why creativity in London will soon become endangered bit.ly/2mzKO0S
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From The Hacienda to Studio 54, designers discuss the club night graphics which have stood the test of time: bit.ly/2GtuHrc
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Bristol Old Vic's new identity takes inspiration from the 250-year-old theatre's letterpress archive: bit.ly/2HuQqQK
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From the archive: Samuel Mensah: “Black designers are never placed at the forefront”: bit.ly/2bsoai3
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Take a first look at the upcoming Dieter Rams documentary, which sees American director Gary Hustwit given unprecedented access to the German product designer: bit.ly/2oBUXbk
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Freelance designer Ben Tallon looks at how design-led Japanese retailers can be an inspiration to freelancers: bit.ly/2h2JNYQ
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From gender-neutral clothing to protest placards, designers share their favourite examples of design that fights sexism: bit.ly/2ogoRCC
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Running until 29th April, the Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft’s latest show displays Elizabeth Friedlander’s work for the likes of Penguin and the Bauer Type Foundry bit.ly/2AVDHSp
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Made Thought on creating the logo for the world’s first plastic-free supermarket aisle: bit.ly/2EXUETq
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How do we solve this? Young people want creative jobs but schools don’t support them, survey shows: bit.ly/2DyK8xK
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A new exhibition by Sea Design is looking back at the wordless, geometric branding created by Roundel for British Rail’s Railfreight division in the 1980s: bit.ly/2Ccg4dx
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Great idea! A plastic water bottle top product that allows bottled water to be used more efficiently for general washing is being used by the Metropolitan Police in London to help deal with the effects of acid attacks: bit.ly/2Dysbj1
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As a crowdfunder launches for a new book celebrating the visual history of wrestling, freelance illustrator Ben Tallon reflects on how the sport’s “visual decadence” has shaped his career: bit.ly/2HFnHsF
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“Winning a Design Week Award helped us recruit new talent and reach new clients”: bit.ly/2GWygpP
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Queens of Industry runs until September 2019 at Leeds Industrial Museum, and tells the stories of working women who acted as industrial ambassadors for Britain throughout the 20th century: bit.ly/2B8eHYj
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Tokien, Ivan Chermayeff and John McConnell all feature in our list of designer's favourite book covers. What's your favourite? bit.ly/2B98onv
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@ltmuseum is to open two engineering-themed galleries. The new permanent displays are part of a year-long, Department for Transport led initiative to get more young people to study engineering: bit.ly/2DOpJFn
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