Don Norman, godfather of UX: “Bad design is bad for the planet”
Having won an award for services to design education, we chat to the designer about why craft isn’t as important as we might think, and why recycling is a con.
This wearable ECG vest is designed to improve heart monitoring
Design Partners has unveiled a wearable heart monitor vest, which aims to provide a more comfortable experience and deliver more accurate data.
New blockbuster Design Museum exhibition ushers in the “waste age”
The opening of the exhibition coincides with the upcoming COP26 climate conference, and interrogates how design can tackle the critical problem of waste.
How the Commonwealth Games 2022 baton was designed
We speak to baton designer Laura Nyahuye about the work behind the project and how her Zimbabwean heritage influenced the design.
Unboxed Festival plans to showcase “creativity at the heart of the everyday”
The cultural festival will take place between March and October in 2022, and features high profile commissions involving the likes of Assemble and Dr Nelly Ben Hayoun.
BBC reveals new logos in modernisation push
The new “simplified” designs have been influenced by audience research showing that the BBC’s previous look was “old fashioned”.
Park Lane Hotel rejects “old-world sameness” with “flamboyant” new identity
Mother Design New York has developed the brand, which launches alongside refurbished interiors from consultancy Yabu Pushelberg.
Explore our pick of pavilions at Expo 2020 Dubai
As Expo 2020 opens in the Middle East, we run down some of our favourite pavilions – featuring DIY spaceships and the world’s largest passenger lift.
“It needs to reinvent itself”: designing for travelling exhibitions
We speak to exhibition designers to find out how they navigate the unique challenges of designing for a show that will occupy multiple venues.
Milan’s food waste system and Costa Rica win inaugural £1m Earthshot prizes
A biomass fuel solution for farms, a unique hydrogen innovation and a service which cuts down on food waste are among the winners of Prince William’s environmental awards.
In-house teams: a Microsoft design director on bridging industrial design and UX
We speak with Christina Koehn about how a team of 2000 designers works effectively and the challenges of designing ubiquitous, mass market products for a wide range of users.
How UEFA’s Euro 2024 identity represents the “real-life variety” of football fans
The VMLY&R design team talks us through the tournament identity and its “typeface without borders”, which was crafted with inclusivity in mind.
A first look at the Imperial War Museum’s two new permanent exhibitions
We take a tour with Ralph Applebaum Associates, which designed the Second World War Gallery and Casson Mann which has designed the Holocaust Gallery.
Autonomous electric transport system to launch in the UK by 2025
The solar-powered pods can travel by raised or on-road tracks, carry 16 passengers at once and can be booked via an Uber-style app.
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World Illustration Awards 2021 winners explore life under lockdown
The year’s award-winning work has a wide focus, from plant collectors to the plight of the gnarwalls.
DfT offers grants of up to £100,000 to fund innovative transport projects
A pot of nearly £2 million has been set aside as part of the Transport Research and Innovation Grant 2021 programme, which has four challenges to address.
DBA uncovers major recruitment challenge faced by UK consultancies
The Design Business Association’s (DBA)Annual Survey Report points to recruitment issues at studios, compounded by many out-of-work designers setting up on their own.
Paris’s new travel app lets people “start their day with a Bonjour”
Sid Lee has designed the illustrative branding for RATP’s new app, which aims to simplify everyday journeys for Parisians.
“Vegetables, but fun”: Public Address gives plant-based food brand new look
The identity for Wholly Veggie looks to avoid well-trodden plant-based visual references, and will roll out across packaging, point-of-sale and digital.
Among Equals designs ripple-inspired identity for environmental standard Blue
The London-based brand consultancy has crafted an identity for the certification system based around a ripple-effect mark.
How&How designs fiery rebrand for behaviour analytics tool Hotjar
The new look for the insights platform features a redesigned logo which moves it away from a familiarity with Tinder’s flame icon.
Interiors inspiration: Design Week’s favourite new projects
From European-inspired restaurants, to scientific research facilities mixing old and new, these are the interiors projects that have caught our attention recently.
The branding for microstay booking platform Dayuse is a “tapestry of moods”
Dayuse’s new look conjures different moods to show customers how hotel services might be used by day rather than as part of an overnight stay.
Graphic design is helping UK basketball courts bounce back
Basketball is more popular than ever in the UK, but remains underfunded. Could graphic design provide an answer?
D&AD appoints Rebecca Wright as new president
Wright is dean of academic programmes at Central Saint Martins, and will succeed current president Naresh Ramchandani.
Design Museum marks Terence Conran’s 90th birthday with free exhibition
Conran founded the museum in 1989, and the showcase will explore this and several other “parallel careers” he had, including with Habitat and the Conran Design Group.
Moves & changes – design industry news
The latest moves, changes and appointments happening across the design industry.
Innovate UK is offering £14.4 million in funding for “healthy ageing” designs
UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £2 million of the fund, to support initiatives that have been co-designed with older people.
Lyon’s new cycling network Les Voies Lyonnaises reveals “inclusive” identity
Parisian consultancy Spintank has designed the branding for Lyon’s network of express pathways, with an emphasis on “fluidity”.
Government unveils toolkit to tackle “class crisis” in the creative industry
The resource has been developed by the Social Mobility Commission in partnership with businesses across the creative industry, and claims to offer “practical support”.