Are video games inherently sexist? Designers and game makers discuss
We take at look at the design and representation of female characters in video games and ask if they are falling behind the real world in terms of gender equality.
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V&A Dundee video game will teach players about “empathy and kindness”
Plaything, created by Will Anderson and Niall Tessier-Lavigne, will let gamers take on the role of both “designer and player” by creating their own characters.
Yuri Suzuki: “Sounds are stronger than visuals”
New Pentagram partner Yuri Suzuki gives us an insight into his highly experimental work ahead of a talk he will give at Design Indaba in Cape Town, South Africa, later
A hospital relaxation room to make cancer treatment “less daunting”
Guy’s Hospital recently invested in a £50 million project to improve cancer care at the London NHS trust – we speak to BAT Studio about designing The Living Room, a
Science Gallery exhibition asks: to what extent should we alter our bodies?
Spare Parts features a range of installations and exhibits that look at how we approach body part regeneration and organ transplantation, alongside the ethical issues around the subject.
BAFTA Awards 2019: the design winners
From costumes to animation, we look at the award-winners across visual arts and design at this year’s British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards.
Creating a “playful” brand identity for a London DJ school
Mark Studio has taken a typographic approach inspired by volume faders found on DJs’ mixing equipment to create the new branding for not-for-profit group, Grooveschool.
King's College Hospital Charity rebrands to "emotionally connect" with patients and supporters
Creative Concern has created a “strong” new visual identity, as well as a “flexible” website and “confident” tone of voice for the charity.
How to do creative work in a studio without being a graphic designer
Sean Thomas, executive creative director at JKR, talks about the other roles and desirable options available in studios when design positions are hard to come by or don’t appeal.
Design inspiration: the best studio work from January
A coffee shop featuring a playful cartoon hamster, cars being designed using 3D virtual reality tools and a typeface that responds to the sound of your voice are some of
Amazon could develop an app that lets people virtually try on outfits
The retail giant has filed a patent for a new platform that would show people what combinations of different clothes look like without the need to physically wear them or
Design in 2019 – what will animation and motion graphic design look like?
As part of our series on design in 2019, Alex Moulton, chief creative officer at Trollbäck+Company, looks at what will happen in animation and motion graphic design over the next
Children will write and design Sky’s new animated TV show
The 10-episode Night Zookeeper series will incorporate make-believe characters illustrated by kids, as part of an on-going project from studio Wonky Star to foster creativity in young people.
Could these inventions be the future of airport security?
Scanners that could eliminate the need to remove coats or shoes and machines that could mean we leave liquids in our bags were just some of the designs on display
Islington Giving gets a new identity to show it's about “positive change”
The rebrand by Blast Design is centred around a logo with ligature-inspired lettering and a graphic device made of joined-up lines, to express the idea of “bringing people together”.
A holographic sat nav that projects directions on to drivers' windscreens
Tech company Envisics has used augmented reality and holograms to create a new way of showing drivers which way to go, with directions displayed on the roads in front of
D&AD Festival 2019 has a pencil-free brand identity
The three-day design festival’s campaign for this year has been designed by Village Green and focuses on an eclectic range of colourful shapes rather than the pencil icon best associated
Pentagram’s Michael Bierut gives Slack its first ever rebrand
The collaborative working tool, used by employees to chat and share projects, has a new “simplified” logo with a smaller colour palette, that does away with the brand’s characteristic slanted
From VR experiences to going cashless: could design save the high street?
Amid a tough retail climate and increasing competition from online stores, we look at how bricks-and-mortar shops are finding new ways to entice customers.
What to look out for at Design Indaba 2019
Ann Crabtree, Alice Rawsthorn, David Droga and John Pawson are among the international speakers at this year’s Design Indaba festival, which takes place next month in South Africa.
Community Organisers gets “striking” new look in drive to attract more members
Yoke has created new branding, a website, print and digital materials for the membership body as part of a “co-creative” process with the organisation’s staff and members.
CES 2019: top tech trends from this year’s show
As thousands of exhibitors flock to the Consumer Electronics Show 2019 in Las Vegas to showcase some of the latest innovations in technology, we take a look at some of
UX design is the best paid profession among junior creatives, research shows
New research shows that the average salary of an entry-level UX designer is £37,500, compared to £26,440 across graphics, packaging and product designers.
Designers reimagine the wheelchair for £3million Toyota competition
Five teams are vying for the top prize for the Mobility Unlimited Challenge, which has called for product prototypes that aim to improve the daily lives of those with disabilities.