Tate Design Cases
Designers behind the work
Designers and creative leads credited on Tate projects in press coverage.
Designers and creative leads credited on Tate projects in press coverage.
It’s Nice That announces the April 2026 edition of Nicer Tuesdays, taking place at EartH Hackney in London. The event will feature talks by Marina Willer, Lizzy Stewart, Intra, and Ollie Babajide Tikare, covering topics from human insight in design and illustrated novels to digital art and photographic storytelling. The evening celebrates experimentation, creativity, and cross-disciplinary practice in contemporary design and art.
Creative Boom’s 2025 roundup highlights 20 illustrators from around the world who are shaping the industry through distinctive styles and cultural storytelling. The article, written by Tom May, celebrates artists like Jean Jullien, Christoph Niemann, and Lauren Hom for their innovation and resilience amid challenges such as AI disruption. It showcases a global mix of talent using illustration to address social issues and celebrate diversity.
Creative Boom announces the return of All Flows Festival 2025, a boutique creative industries event in Milton Keynes celebrating design, typography, illustration, and innovation. The lineup includes leading figures such as David Pearson, Astrid Stavro, Yuri Suzuki, Seetal Solanki, Liza Enebeis, Tiziana Alocci, and MURUGIAH. The festival emphasizes community, collaboration, and cross-disciplinary inspiration across talks, workshops, and exhibitions.
The article explores how Minecraft has evolved from a game into a creative platform influencing artists, designers, and institutions. It highlights projects by Travess Smalley, Cha Chaan Teng, and others who use the game’s generative and procedural systems as inspiration for digital and physical artworks. The piece situates Minecraft as a cultural touchstone bridging gaming, art, and design innovation.
The article is an interview with London-based design studio SOUP, founded by Nina Jua Klein and Simon Wilson. It explores their backgrounds, the origins of their studio name, their collaborative approach, and their focus on blending digital and physical design. The pair discuss their ongoing projects with cultural institutions like the V&A Dundee and their vision for SOUP as a multidisciplinary, collaborative practice.
London-based studio Village Green developed a lively and playful identity for Tate Play, a collaboration between Tate and Uniqlo that engages children through art activities in the Turbine Hall. The system features bright colours, anthropomorphic graphics, and modular flexibility, supported by a custom typeface from Newlyn. The design balances fun and structure while aligning with Tate’s existing identity.
