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The latest design news from across the UK, including rebrands, product launches, app redesigns, new interior spaces and social projects.

Porsche and Boeing team up to develop a flying car

Porsche says it wants to expand into “the third dimension of travel”.

Cheltenham Design Festival returns for the first time in three years

The three-day festival will explore the “positive impact” design can have in society.

Designing for the smart(ish) home of today

David Coombs, head of strategic services at Cheil UK, says if we want people to embrace smart tech, we need to stop aiming for the future.

Dyson scraps electric car project

The engineering company has announced that the vehicle, previously expected to be on roads by 2020, is not “commercially viable”.

NHS doubles its online traffic in two years

Owain Davies, lead product owner at NHS, attributes growth to accessibility, cohesion — and users not spending as long on the website.

New £20 polymer note design released

The banknote will feature artist JMW Turner and is thought to be the “most secure” ever produced.

Ikea launches home safety app after huge product recalls

The Ikea Safer Homes app gives users safety tips and to-do lists to better prepare their homes for children.

Netflix and Shaun the Sheep sequel named for Manchester Animation Festival

The UK’s largest animation festival returns for a fifth year with Shaun the Sheep screenings, workshops from Oscar-winning directors and family activities.

Young’s Brewery given rebrand with “attitude”

The new look, developed by Cornwall-based designers Kingdom & Sparrow, aims to get the “newer generation of beer drinkers” engaged with the heritage beer brand.

Design Museum appoints Tim Marlow as new chief executive and director

Marlow replaces Deyan Sudjic and Alice Black, the museum’s co-directors for 12 years.

Designing the identity of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK

The identity of the first ever international edition of the show draws heavily on its UK setting, says the team at BBC Creative.

Breast Cancer Now rebrand puts patient and family experience “at its heart”

Headed by brand consultancy Wolff Olins, the updated visual identity features a new bespoke handwritten typeface, a colour palette and graphics.

Sevra Davis will “demonstrate potential of creativity” as new design director of British Council

The former director of design at the Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce will take over the role of director of architecture, design and fashion at the end of

Rebranding the world’s first Vagina Museum

After years of planning, the world’s first museum dedicated to gynaecological anatomy will officially open for business this week – but arriving on a visual identity for the project hasn’t

Free sustainable packaging design tool launched

PackScore, developed by the British Plastics Federation, aims to help product designers create easily recyclable packaging.

“It’s not an organisation that wants to stand still” – D&AD’s new CEO Patrick Burgoyne

The former editor of Creative Review will replace current CEO Tim Lindsay in December, and has plans to continue the organisation’s mission in diversity.

Central Saint Martins’ identity is “boisterous, anarchic and unpredictable”

The new look features a dynamic custom typeface, CSM Shifts, which has been designed to reflect the past, present and future of the institution.

Skyscanner overhauls service and rebrands as part of expanded offer

The online flight comparison site has redesigned its app and unveiled a new visual identity in a bid to “simplify travel as much as possible”.

Using tech and a love of food to bridge the generation gap

Digital consultancy Red Badger developed ShareThyme to promote intergenerational friendships, and it seems to be catching on.

Braun’s 1959 LE speaker given a 21st century update

After a 28-year hiatus from consumer audio, Dieter Rams’ iconic LE Braun speaker has been given a refresh that stays sympathetic to the brand’s “glory years”.