HOT 50: Wii FIT
Designed by Hiroshi Matsunaga for Nintendo, the Wii Fit exercise game has broken records for sales across the world. Deemed to be the world’s third-bestselling console game, it has promoted
Designed by Hiroshi Matsunaga for Nintendo, the Wii Fit exercise game has broken records for sales across the world. Deemed to be the world’s third-bestselling console game, it has promoted
It is rare for an illustrator to make a big impact on design, but Lizzie Mary Cullen is doing just that. She makes it into the Hot 50 because of
Min-Kyu Choi, the designer of the inspirational folding plug, has made this year’s Hot 50 following his triumph at the 2010 Brit Insurance Design Awards. Choi, who graduated from the
Since 1981 the publisher and broadcaster Channel Four has invested in creativity. The overwhelming view from the Hot 50 selectors is that it’s a powerhouse of great commissioning – providing
A prolific 2010 for graphic designer Anthony Burrill cements his place in this year’s Hot 50. It began with widespread applause for his recent exhibitions, including a collaboration with product
Anyone who knows her bears testament to the dedication of Julia Cassim to inclusive design. A senior research fellow at the Royal College of Art’s Helen Hamlyn Centre since 2000,
If 2010 belonged to anyone it was surely Neville Brody. The hugely successful Anti Design Festival staged in London in September owes its inspiration to him; he was appointed head
The British Museum has long been a patron of good design. Its exhibitions are invariably well portrayed through design – take, for example, the current Book of the Dead exhibition,
As clients go the British Heart Foundation is one of the best. This is demonstrated by its impressive haul of awards, and especially its success at the 2010 Design Week
Few design groups make it through to the Hot 50 – creativity and going beyond the norm is, after all, what should make up their everyday workload. But some go
A familiar scene playing out across the streets of London is one of people cycling to work, back home or just for pleasure on the blue Barclays-backed bicycles which, incredibly,
In the future greedy humans colonise the planet Pandora to harvest its rich minerals with complete disregard for the planet’s eco-system or the 3m-tall, blue-skinned indigenous people, the Na’vi tribe,