A responsive, light-up pedestrian crossing that “puts people first”
Starling Crossing is a prototype road design that would see crossings light up at busy times and disappear when nobody needs them.
Interactive
Read about digital and technology-focused projects from consultancies and digital studios, including user experience (UX), website and app design.
BlackBerry goes full touchscreen with new smartphone
The BlackBerry Motion has ditched the brand’s signature keyboard and has a 14cm-wide touchscreen, with an Apple-style home button at the bottom.
Review: Beazley Designs of the Year 2017 at the Design Museum
This year’s exhibition features a wheelchair that can climb stairs, a language-translating earpiece and a brand identity for Wales.
Barrister and judge training organisation gets “progressive” Pegasus branding
SomeOne has given The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple a new identity with a three-dimensional, winged horse symbol.
Nokia scraps virtual reality camera Ozo
The tech company launched the camera aimed at “professional creators” in 2015, and two years later has decided to pull it from the shelves.
WeTransfer launches new app to “make sharing simple”
The app enables users to collate videos, images, music and text from any other app on their phone to create different mood boards, which can then be shared via any
Something Good 2017: top picks from the festival
For its inaugural year, the Bristolian design festival saw speakers including Morag Myerscough, Wilfrid Wood and Brendan Dawes. We round up our favourite talks and what we learnt.
DesignStudio, Ricardo Cavolo and Poke share insight at Offf London 2017
The first ever Offf London saw talks from an array of design studios, artists and illustrators – we round-up some of their best advice.
Designing a new visitor experience for the home of Guinness
The Guinness Storehouse’s new brewing floor has been designed by Manchester-based consultancy Love, and tells the story of its brewing process through a series of immersive installations.
Google unveils new smartphone, laptop and connected home device
The tech company has also revealed a new stylus pen, wireless headphones and hands-free camera device, all of which incorporate its AI system Google Assistant.
Moonpig rebrands and ditches “gimmicky” pig mascot
The card and gift retailer’s new identity has been designed in-house, and nods to its history with design features such as a pink colour palette and “snout” app icon.
5 design things to look out for in October 2017
This month you can read about the graphic design history of North Korea, check out a new design festival in Bristol and visit the Beazley Designs of the Year exhibition
5 important things that happened in design this week
Greenwich design district was revealed, Apple and Google were voted the best global brands and Dyson confirmed it is developing an electric car – the news from the last seven
Map’s smart toothbrush looks to makes brushing teeth “fun”
Benjamin Brush has been conceived by tech start-up BleepBleeps, and sees a colourful, ergonomic design inspired by children’s toys.
Marina Willer on film Red Trees: the story that “kept me up at night”
Pentagram’s Marina Willer has released a personal documentary about her Jewish father’s escape from Nazi rule during World War Two. We speak to the graphic designer about her first feature
Digital minister Matt Hancock pushes to protect designers’ copyright
Hancock, an MP for the Department for Culture, Digital, Media and Sport, has pledged to prioritise the protection of intellectual property and original ideas.
Made.com launches crowdfunding initiative for emerging designers
Individual designers are able to submit their furniture designs directly to TalentLab, and products will be sold on the Made.com site depending on how many customers pledge their interest in
Design Frontiers at Somerset House: our top picks
The London Design Festival 2017 exhibition taking place this week contains 30 diverse projects exploring the designer’s role in everything from protecting the environment to creating straight-up beautiful work.
Rebranding the UK’s longest-running radio programme for the digital age
BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs has a new identity created by D8, which takes inspiration from the watercolour paintings of Marc Chagall.
London Design Festival at the V&A – first look
As LDF celebrates its fifteenth year, we look at the major commissioned installations within the V&A, which are spotlighting new spaces and finding different ways to interact with collections.
5 must-see exhibitions
As LDF returns to the capital this September, we’ll be taking a look at some of the key events to look forward to in a series of previews. Next on
Apple unveils all-glass iPhone X with facial recognition
The tech company has revealed three new iPhones along with a new Apple Watch.
5 must see installations
As LDF returns to the capital this September, we’ll be taking a look at some of the key events to look forward to in a series of previews, starting with
Eharmony rebrands to help people “make better dating choices”
The online dating site was founded in 2000, and has a new website, app and branding in a bid to set itself apart from newer dating apps.