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What's the best advice you were ever given as a young designer?
We asked designers like Morag Myerscough, Ab Rogers, Ben the Illustrator and Pentagram's Harry Pearce to share the words of wisdom they've carried with them throughout their career bit.ly/2VMeYh3
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The UK's smallest businesses are the target of the government's latest support package - but what are Bounce Back Loans and how can designers benefit from this "fast-track finance" scheme? bit.ly/3bTlhW4
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"I learnt that creativity is not about impressing people, it’s about being honest with people.”
We asked designers including Pentagram's Harry Pearce, Morag Myerscough, Ben the Illustrator and more to share the best piece of advice ever given to them bit.ly/2VMeYh3
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The V&A is looking to encourage the world's "mini-designers" with a series of #LetsMakeWednesdays lockdown challenges for kids inspired by its extensive museum collection.
Find out more about this week's task and the motivation behind the project here: bit.ly/2VNwdio
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Pentagram partner Natasha Jen's rebrand of clothing retailer Esprit includes its first ever monogram, a redrawn logo and a "considerate" reimagination of the “ground-breaking” stencil typeface developed in the 1980s.
What do you think of the new look? bit.ly/3f22rOu
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This is what designers need to know about the government's new Bounce Back Loan scheme, which has been designed to help the UK's smallest businesses through the #coronavirus pandemic bit.ly/3bTlhW4
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What do you think of the new Esprit branding, done by Pentagram's Natasha Jen? bit.ly/3f22rOu
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Dyson designed a ventilator in just 20 days. Now the government's order of 10,000 devices has been cancelled: bit.ly/2SbCmCt
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Pentagram's Natasha Jen has given fashion label Esprit an "effortless" rebrand, which comes complete with its first ever monogram, a redrawn logo, a new approach to colour theory and a reimagination of its "ground-breaking" stencil typeface bit.ly/3f22rOu
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These posters - from studios including @pentagram, @studiokoto and @Ragged_Edge - "show love" for the NHS: bit.ly/2VGxuYj
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Femme Type has spent the last year advocating for recognition, collaboration and paid work for the unsung women in type design - here founder Amber Weaver reflects on the last 12 months and where the organisation will go next bit.ly/3aJoCVY
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For the last year, Femme Type has been on a mission to recognise the work done by women in type design, create opportunities for collaboration and encourage paid work for women.
Here, founder Amber Weaver muses on the organisation's first 12 months: bit.ly/3aJoCVY
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An NHS doctor has designed a set of digital flashcards to bridge the communication barrier posed by doctors wearing full PPE.
CardMedic includes personal introductions, procedure explanations and welfare questions to better treat COVID-19 patients bit.ly/3cJosQ2
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This poster campaign - featuring designs from Pentagram, Koto and Ragged Edge - aims to support the NHS: bit.ly/2VGxuYj
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"Abstracted organic matter" has inspired the visual identity of this laboratory software: bit.ly/3aBtfl2
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