Our most-read stories of the week

1. UK-based designer Marc Newson is joining Sir Jony Ive’s Apple design team and is taking the role of “designer, special projects”.

2. After much anticipation, Apple has unveiled the Apple Watch, the company’s first foray into wearable technology.

3. Channel 4 is launching a new All 4 identity, which will represent all of Channel 4’s digital output and replace the 4oD branding.

Our most popular Tweet of the week

Royal Mint is seeking designs for the next £1 coin – and has launched a public competition… http://t.co/vigXE6odil pic.twitter.com/S5FC6FmPqC

— Design Week (@Design_Week) September 12, 2014

Our favourite Tweets of the week

Wish all furniture had faces! Underside of a TOG stool, new at @Heals_Furniture #HealsLDF14 pic.twitter.com/dwcZmjIOri

— Laura Snoad (@laurasnoad) September 11, 2014

“@helenium: This is obviously the best site on the internet. http://t.co/R7LhHYjgvz pic.twitter.com/WY4ARyqWId” so good!

— Charlotte McEleny (@charlottemc) September 9, 2014

Heroic bit of filler copy in IKEA catalogue via @mrianleslie pic.twitter.com/jJTErdJN3K http://t.co/CkkcB0mFMZ #extremecopywriting

— Asbury & Asbury (@asburyandasbury) September 8, 2014

Image of the week

The Los Angeles 1984 Olympics work of the late Deborah Sussman is being celebrated with an exhibition at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Quote of the week

“Put simply, a ‘Zhuck’ is someone you want on your side – not against you.” NB Studio and Michael Wolff explain their naming choice for new Russian mobile banking app Zhuck. The word is used in Russian to talk about someone who is “aggressive, predatory cunning and malicious, but also savvy, clever, entrepreneurial and driven”.

Our favourite website

The 1970 New York City Transit Authority Graphics Standards Manual, by Massimo Vignelli and Bob Noorda, is back in print (briefly) and available through this Kickstarter.

Design stories in the national press

The Guardian looks at some lovely illustrations by 1950s New York advertising artist Mac Conner.

A man has designed his own road signs in a bid to prevent drivers wrongly directed by their sat navs from driving down his quiet cul-de-sac. ITV reports.

In honour of the Apple Watch launch, the Onion presents its own (satirical) take on Apple through the years.