What retro design would you like to see revived?
Last week, Apple hinted that it might be bringing back the flip-phone in smartphone form. We ask designers what retro designs they’d like to see revived.
AKQA co-founder James Hilton moves to Native
Hilton takes on the new role of co-chief creative officer, part of the 135-strong team at design consultancy Native.
Royal Mail celebrates 50 years of Christmas stamps
We round up our favourite stamp designs from the past five decades, including Quentin Blake’s interpretation of A Christmas Carol and a festive illustrated robin.
We want to see your festive studios
Send us photos of your design studios decorated for Christmas and we’ll publish the best ones next week.
Winning team revealed for public art project which will illuminate London’s bridges
The Illuminated River competition saw more than 100 international teams apply to design a permanent light installation on the River Thames.
5 important things that happened in design this week
A rebrand for Rightmove, a new store concept for Amazon and designers’ elation at A-level art history being saved – we round-up the important design news from the last seven
Pantone names Greenery as 2017 colour of the year
The yellow-green shade has been chosen to represent “restoration, renewal and hope” in light of a politically turbulent past year.
The Team looks to “humanise” Rightmove in rebrand
The new brand has been designed to symbolise the brand message “find your happy” by giving it a sense of direction and “humanity”.
How Zaha Hadid Architects designed the Science Museum’s mathematics gallery
A first look inside The Winton Gallery, which has been designed to show the field of turbulence formed around an aircraft wing.
Britain could still benefit from EU patent law following Brexit
The Unified Patent Court Agreement would mean UK designers who hold a patent are still able to protect their work from being illegally copied by companies in other countries.
US Supreme Court sides with Samsung over Apple in design patent row
The two tech giants headed to the Supreme Court in October over how much Samsung should pay Apple in damages for copying its designs.
Cartographic British Library exhibition puts visitor on the map
Northover&Brown has designed a blockbuster exhibition for the British Library, which uses every surface of the space to create a highly immersive and illusory experience.
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