Designers reveal the secrets of successful brand mascots
From Colonel Sanders to Coco the Monkey, mascots can be some of the most resonant parts of brands. But how do you create a good one and keep it current?
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.
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.
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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.
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