Dear Santa: running gear, a cinema membership and social media skills please
As we approach the most wonderful time of the year, we ask creative directors what gift someone should buy a designer for Christmas.
Ustwo takes on new global CEO Carsten Wierwille
The digital design consultancy has appointed a new head, who will oversee its six global offices and lead on growing the business in size and helping it make more money.
We want to see your festive-themed studios
Send us photos of your offices decorated for Christmas, and we’ll be publishing a selection of the best ones next week.
5 important things that happened in design this week
A report on the potential impact of plain food and drink packaging, Pantone’s purple hued colour of the year and Mini’s new, monochrome logo – the news from the last
Mini unveils new, “tradition-conscious” badge
As the car brand introduces a new badge for the first time since 2001, we look back at how Mini’s identity has changed over the last five decades.
Google opens first Asian AI research centre in China
The AI research team now forms part of Google’s Beijing office, and will be working with the tech company’s engineering teams.
Plain packaging regulations could cost food and drink brands over £200bn
A new report by financial consultancy Brand Finance looks at the potential financial impact of forcing big companies such as Pepsi Co and Coca-Cola to have non-branded packaging.
Ustwo creates NHS app to “distract” children in hospital
Games and augmented reality features for children sit alongside artificial intelligence features for parents, who can ask questions to find out about their child’s progress.
Student design competition launched to improve lives of people with spinal cord injuries
The winning entry of the product design competition will be awarded £3,000, while a further £2,000 will go to the university they study at.
The 10 biggest product launches of 2017
We look at some of the most exciting product design stories from this year, including a reincarnated version of the Nokia 3310 handset, a touchscreen projector from Sony and a smart
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