Under Fives, New ideas for furniture and playthings, Design Centre, 1968. Poster designed by Ron Hackett

Design, May 1954
Designed by FHK Henrion
@DesignCouncil archive

The following day we'll also be discussing all things 12th May and everyday life in Covid the following day! Book an online spot here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/everyday-lif…

A behind the scenes look at some of the @DesignCouncil material we took out today for Level 5 Design for Digital Media students, including some of the Council's publications, pamphlets, photographs and more

Joint online book launch coming up on Wed 1st May 1-2.30pm (BST): my co-edited book “Exhibitions Beyond Boundaries” with Verity Clarkson and sai-key and Dr Megha Rajguru + Yunah Lee’s “Design and Modernity in Asia”. All welcome! blogs.brighton.ac.uk/centrefordesig… The Centre for Design History UOB School of Humanities & Social Science

Polling for the Blackpool South byelection is on Thursday (don’t forget your photo ID)! Please save byelection leaflets & post them to us for future research: Special Collections, ASSL, University of Bristol, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1TJ. #Blackpool South #Blackpool

Calling all students and those graduating this Summer! 📢

We are looking for a Student Support Assistant to work with us part-time over the Summer ☀️

Find out more about the role and apply here bsu.staffsavvy.me/apply/position…

🚨Event 🚨 'The politics of feeling in Brexit Britain', You are invited to the launch of two books that use evidence from the Mass Observation Archive to explore the everyday responses to two transformative events in contemporary history: Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic

Dorrit Dekk designed this mural for the Sports area in the People at Play section, Festival of Britain Land Travelling Exhibition, 1951.
#sportarchives @arascot #archive30

ID: DDK/8/1

Looking for some #dress & #textile related entertainment to enliven your weekend? Join @c19thdressandtextilesreframed for our April 'At Home'. Free tickets & full details of our wardrobe and making related talks here - eventbrite.co.uk/e/at-home-with…

1/ 8 To mark #Congress2025 coming to the Barbican Centre 🏛️ (9 -10 Sept), some leading designers have reimagined our #DesignForPlanet logo. 🌍 | FOLLOW our thread below to see all the incredible contributions and let us know your favourite. ⤵️

Tonight marks the first night of Passover, so we are looking back at an exhibition and accompanying monograph celebrating the history of Jewish people in Australia's fashion industry. Click the following link to look back at this review from our archives:

academic.oup.com/jdh/article/27…

Watchorn et al. delves into Co-design in universal design: An Australian case study on the involvement of individuals with disabilities in public building design. Explore more at: buff.ly/3TDnHPr #UniversalDesign #InclusiveSpaces
Check it out: buff.ly/3TDnHPr

The Design Journal's 27th volume is here! Dive into how design tackles climate challenges in social and political settings. Explore more at: buff.ly/4d7DZZR #Design #ClimateChange

Enjoyed talking to my UoB Information Services colleagues this morning for our This IS News Live! event about TMMH, #historicalresearch and the need to evaluate sources and be aware of biases. These are skills we aim to develop in students via our #informationliteracy teaching.

Looking fwd to participating in the last event of this provocative series of discussions organised by @scolma. An opportunity to hear about emerging, innovative practice in the field of African archives and digital heritage with Dr JC Niala Erika Melek Delgado 🌪️🏹 and Anne Samson

A great exhibition opening soon showcasing the amazing work of University of Brighton alum Raymond Briggs!

#JOB
The Stradling Collection is seeking a Director to oversee and lead its three-year growth plan and establish the Collection as a leading voice in our creative, education and academic communities. Information here:
stradlingcollection.org/director
🔴Applications close 5pm 10 May 2024

Good piece by Helen Barrett on Design Council as it celebrates 80th anniversary and the challenges and potential of “good, mass-produced design”. Also features Enzo Mari retrospective at the Design Museum.

What ever happened to mass design? on.ft.com/4cSvBNP

We’re excited to launch a new service, extending eduroam. Students can seamlessly connect to eduroam via 4G/5G WiFi cellular connectivity, gaining free access to educational resources and bringing digital equity a step closer 👉 bit.ly/3JGS8jr

#love2eduroam