Design Week

Design Week

Screenshot of the website in December 2024
Editor	Rob Alderson
Former editors	Tom Banks
Categories	Design,Business
Publisher	David Coveney
Founder	Jeremy Myerson
Founded	1986
First issue	October 1986 (1986-October)
Final issue	2011
Company	Design Week Ltd
Country	UK
Based in	Liverpool
Language	English
Website	www.designweek.co.uk
ISSN	0950-3676

Design Week is a UK-based website, and formerly a weekly magazine, for the design industry. It was first published in October 1986 by Centaur Communications.^[1] According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations primary circulation for 2007 was 8,074.^[2] In 2011, Design Week became a digital-only publication.^[3][4]

On 22 January 2019, Centaur Media announced that Design Week had become part of Xeim, a rebranded marketing division.^[5] On 22 December 2023, Centaur Media announced the decision to cease publication of Design Week with immediate effect.^[6]

In May 2024, Design Week was saved from closure after it was acquired by its web development company Interconnect.^[7] The website was relaunched with a new design and branding on the 07 October 2024.^[8]

Details

Design Week is a business publication distinct from design-focused publications like Wallpaper and Creative Review. Its competitors included Brand Republic and Marketing Week. Its readers came from commercial design disciplines which range from retail, products and packaging to graphics, interiors, exhibitions and digital.

The founding editor of Design Week was Jeremy Myerson and the title was edited for more than 20 years by Lynda Relph-Knight. The final editor whilst the brand was owned by Centaur was Tom Banks. Under its new ownership the editor hired for the relaunch was Rob Alderson.^[9]

Back issues to 1995 included contemporary design news and interviews/retrospectives of noteworthy but not widely known designers since c.1960, e.g. Raymond Hawkey^{[10][non-primary source needed]} and Frank Stephenson.^{[11][non-primary source needed]}

References

1. "WebCHeck - Select and Access Company Information". Companies House.
2. "Design Week". Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK). Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2007.
3. Andrews, Robert (27 June 2011). "CEO's memo: Centaur taking NMA online-only, will sell some titles". paidContent. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
4. Rushton, Katherine (27 June 2011). "Centaur Media axes print versions of New Media Age and Design Week". The Telegraph. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
5. "Centaur Media marketing division rebrands as Xeim". Centaur Media. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
6. "Design Week: 1986-2023". Design Week. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
7. Hahn, Jennifer (17 May 2024). "Design Week magazine acquired and set for relaunch this year". Dezeen. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
8. "Welcome (back) to the new Design Week". Design Week. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
9. "Introducing Design Week's new editorial team". Design Week. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
10. Dempsey, Mike (14 December 2001). "Immaculate conception". Design Week. Retrieved 6 December 2007.
11. "Profile - Frank Stephenson". Design Week. 12 August 2004. Retrieved 11 December 2007.

External links

• Official website