Ikea launches build-your-own party electronics
Designed in collaboration with Stockholm-based studio Teenage Engineering, the collection aims to “democratise light and sound at home” with affordable modular pieces.
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Read about digital and technology-focused projects from consultancies and digital studios, including user experience (UX), website and app design.
The virtual reality platform changing how we experience art
When the world’s biggest artists have a vision for virtual reality, London-based Acute Art provides the platform to make it possible.
5 talks to see at Design Indaba
Cape Town-based design conference and festival Design Indaba returns next month promising a special edition to celebrate 25 years.
Pentagram has designed a screen-free audio platform which puts kids in control
The Yoto Player — a connected speaker with a light-up smiley face — can play stories, music, radio and podcasts for children.
NHS Lanarkshire developing Scotland’s first digital hospital
As part of a relocation scheme, University Hospital Monklands in Airdrie will be given a state-of-the-art update “designed to ensure that the huge advances in digital technology are centralised”.
Unionising game and tech workers: should the UK follow the US’ lead?
US-based game developers and tech workers have joined one of the country’s biggest trade unions, but what kind of working culture led to this moment, and how does the situation
Siri, Alexa and unconscious bias: the case for designing fairer AI assistants
Voice-assistants are becoming a part of our everyday lives, but they don’t understand everyone’s voices equally. We explore how the industry is addressing that inequality.
DixonBaxi develops “intuitive” Premier League experience for Amazon
The partnership between the shopping giant’s streaming service and the world’s most-watched sports championship saw the first match streamed last year.
£9.4 million offered by Department for Transport competition to support railway innovation
Launched in connection with Innovate UK, the First of a Kind 2020 competition is searching for “this century’s Brunel” who can develop technology to make rail travel faster, cleaner and
Design Week Awards 2020 opens for entries
Entries are open for the Design Week Awards. We’re building on the success of last year’s new look awards by overhauling our digital categories and bringing you another accessible
CES 2020: companies scramble to integrate big ideas
Toyota builds a city, Sony reveals a new Play Station logo and cat robots replace waiters at this year’s tech conference.
£40 million government investment takes aim at NHS staff login times
Identified as one of the “main technology frustrations” facing NHS staff, the fund intends improve service design burdens on staff by improving outdated technology, integrating local and national systems and
Design in 2020 — what will interactive design look like?
As part of our series on design in 2020, George Gottl, chief creative officer at UXUS, explores what interactive design will look like in the coming year.
Take Design Week's quiz of the year 2019
Think you know what happened in design this year? Test yourself with our quiz.
The 10 biggest rebrands and logo designs of 2019
We look back at our most popular stories across branding and logos from the last year, from a sustainable (and undeniably French) identity for the Paris Olympics to BT’s 50th
Space10: “We try not to predict the future, just embrace it”
Winners of the Design Week Social Design Award 2019, Ikea’s research and design lab Space10 has had a busy year – here they speak to us about crowdsourcing, why you
Dr. Seuss Enterprises to launch series of educational AR apps
Designed and developed in partnership with UK-based studio Sugar Creative, the first app of the series will be based on Dr. Seuss’s ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book and is set
Unicef launches video game to teach children about their rights
Right Runner, an endless runner style game, aims to educate children in Latin America and the Caribbean in a “fun and interactive” way.
The Home Office is searching for a “user-centred design partnership”
The UK government body responsible for immigration, security and policing has published a tender document looking for those that might be able “design and deliver technology which supports the transformation
This dating app for queer people is an antidote to “social media burnout”
Lex, an app inspired by traditional newspaper personal adverts, mixes “old technology with the new” in an attempt to create a “gentle” user experience.
Royal Designers for Industry award recipients unveiled for 2019
Among the six designers who have been recognised are the lighting designer for War Horse, head of fabrics at Alexander McQueen and a newspaper cartoonist.
“There’s a revolution on the horizon”: will virtual reality redefine amusement parks?
From waking up Lego dragons to intergalactic waterslides, we explore the ways virtual reality is revolutionising thrills.
Designing the modern Scouts and Girlguiding
With both undergoing considerable image changes and integrating new digital tools over the past few years, Design Week explores the mission of bringing heritage organisations into the present day for
Planned Parenthood launches new online tool to help navigate abortion laws
The Abortion Care Finder tool provides those seeking abortions with location-specific information relating to laws and regulations, nearby health centres and different medical options.