Design

Martin Lee RIP

Tributes have been paid to Martin Lee – a former managing director of Westerham Press and champion of great design and high quality print production – who has died aged 83.

Nutshell plans to celebrate its milestone throughout this year

Nutshell Creative to mark 20th birthday

Design and marketing agency Nutshell Creative is celebrating 20 years of success in 2025.

New GF Smith wordmark in different colourways

GF Smith rebrand: 'big shifts always trigger strong responses'

GF Smith's global brand director has responded robustly after its radical rebrand resulted in a love-hate ‘Marmite’ reaction from its customers.

The new brand positioning and visual identity have been created by cause-led branding agency Templo

GF Smith rolls out rebrand

GF Smith has unveiled a vibrant rebrand that it said “embodies the business’ heart-held values and its role in the contemporary creative landscape”.

GF Smith will expand its portfolio of creative papers, including the full Gmund Colors range

GF Smith becomes exclusive UK supplier for Gmund

GF Smith has formed an exclusive partnership with German paper mill Gmund.

Fabric and wallpaper brand Sanderson is part of Sanderson Design Group. Image: Sanderson

Sanderson awarded Royal Warrant

Luxury interior design and furnishings group Sanderson Design Group has announced that His Majesty King Charles III has granted the Royal Warrant of Appointment to the company’s British fabric and...

Intricate Victorian-style design wins engraving competition

A craftsman who took up the art of engraving later in life has won the 2024 Hand Engravers Association Christmas Card competition, with his exquisite design produced by sponsor Baddeley Brothers.

Pantone has highlighted the colour in events and experiences all over the world

Pantone Colour of the Year revealed as Mocha Mousse

Pantone has described its Colour of the Year for 2025, Pantone 17-1230 Mocha Mousse, as “an evocative soft brown that transports our senses into the pleasure and deliciousness it inspires”.

The collaboration was officially unveiled last week during Web Summit 2024

Monotype partners with Kittl

Type and technology specialist Monotype has partnered with graphic design platform Kittl to bring high-quality fonts to Kittl’s growing creative user base.

Digital print enhancements increase profitability for users and deliver higher margins

Xerox and Taktiful to form new strategic partnership

Xerox and AI-powered digital print embellishment software company Taktiful Software Solutions have outlined their intent to form a new strategic partnership to extend their presence in the digital...