Our most-read stories of the week

1. Comic Sans for Cancer – designers create works using Comic Sans to raise money for Cancer Research UK.

2. Martin Roth, the director of the Victoria & Albert Museum, has attacked the UK education system , saying it leaves too many design students lacking ‘basic skills’.

3. As pop-up spaces become increasingly popular and more sophisticated, we look at how brands can best take advantage of them.

Our most popular Tweet of the week

Nice responsive logos test: http://t.co/Mh6armJxiU (via @ucllc) pic.twitter.com/93o622xfMr

— Design Week (@Design_Week) July 28, 2014

Our favourite Tweets of the week

Biggest #pictogram yet #2014cycling pic.twitter.com/AVICyNQRgJ

— Tangent Graphic (@tangentgraphic) July 28, 2014

Happy 1st birthday to our crazy, curious and super cute cats Gilbert & George #cats pic.twitter.com/FJmf0U6YvN

— jkr Global (@jkrGlobal) July 31, 2014

You had one job. pic.twitter.com/8BTTGuaSDr

— You had one job (@_youhadonejob) July 30, 2014

Image of the week

If you’re a fan of dazzle ships, then this retina-troubling new range of merchandise from Patternity and IWM will be right up your street.

Quote of the week

‘Teaching children about design now will help them navigate an increasingly complex world. As well as realising that we are being designed into systems, design centres people as active agents who can equally design ourselves out.’ Policy Connect’s Naomi Turner looks at the current and future state of the design education system.

Our favourite website

Airbnb made an infographic from the media reaction to its new logo .

Design stories in the national press

Malaysia Airlines is considering a rebrand following the MH17 and MH370 disasters, the Telegraph reports.

The Guardian looks at how restaurants use design tricks to make you spend more.

BP has lost a court bid to trademark the green colour in its logo. The Sydney Morning Herald reports.