Mercedes F1 and UCL develop breathing aids for coronavirus patients
The device was “reverse-engineered” with the help of clinicians at UCLH and aims to reduce the need for ventilators and demand on intesive care units.
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Pentagram’s Yuri Suzuki has designed a machine that lets you cut your own vinyl
The Easy Record Maker comes with blank discs for people to record their own musical creations, and has in-built speakers to play it back.
Researchers develop smartphone-powered coronavirus test
The at-home test would provide users with a clear indication about whether they had the disease, thereby hopefully reducing the strain on the NHS.
Dyson designs a ventilator for the coronavirus pandemic
CoVent is the company’s response to the government’s call for manufacturers to help with the nationwide ventilator shortage.
Coronavirus: could this hospital “pod” ease the medical crisis?
The first prototype of CURA is being built in Milan – an epicentre for Italy’s COVID-19 outbreak – and should be ready within weeks.
Jersey Post reveals “contemporary” Beethoven stamp collection
Hat-trick design has created a colourful range of stamps for the 250th anniverary of the classical composer’s birth, as well as a record sleeve.
The NHS is looking for innovators to aid its response to coronavirus
Led by its digital innovation arm, NHSX, the NHS has launched a competition to find and fund technology-led solutions which can “support the elderly, vulnerable and self-isolating during COVID-19”.
Design Week Awards extended until 27 March
As Coronavirus disrupted working patterns so much last week we’re giving you a few more days to get your entries together.
The designers rethinking childbirth environments
Many of the products and systems that surround giving birth have remained unchanged for decades, so what is being done to help women today?
Coronavirus: the designers finding solutions to medical supply shortages
As hospitals face an influx of patients and a shortage of supplies, designers are offering solutions – though not without complications.
How would you redesign a hand santiser pump?
Experience design studio Bompas & Parr aims to develop “an aesthetic and functional approach to hand sanitising” by inviting creatives to redesign sanitiser pumps for its competition Fountain of Hygiene.
Vans designs “sensory inclusive” range of shoes for people with autism
The collection includes shoes for toddlers, children and adults and has been designed in collaboration with the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards, an advocacy group which supports
How could the coronavirus affect design-led companies?
Economic repercussions of the global virus outbreak on companies are likely to be “severe”. Could “agile” supply chains be the answer?
Scotland’s new £20 note shows a “playful” side of the country’s heritage
The third in the Royal Bank of Scotland’s The People’s Money series has been revealed, featuring “surprising” nods to Scottish culture.
Pentagram rebrands Thames & Hudson for “modernisation” and “restoration”
The illustrated book publishers, founded in 1942, has been given a new visual identity by Harry Pearce which features a new cartouche.
“Time is money”: Designing a daily visual reminder of the gender pay gap
Aiming to “empower conversations”, the Lost Time Project has created a calendar that calls attention to the gender pay gap and the days that women “work for free”.
Redesigning our relationship with ageing in the UK
We speak to Design Council chief design officer Cat Drew about its Transforming Ageing programme which is looking to navigate the social and economic pressures of an ageing population.
UK Housing Minister launches Home of 2030 design competition
Held in partnership with the Design Council, the Ministry of Building Innovation and Education, RIBA and BRE, the competition aims to find design-led housing solutions to the UK’s ageing population
Pantone unveils 315 new colours in digital expansion
The colour company, which famously picks a colour of the year, also announced “supporting digital solutions” for its design system.
How do you brand glasses for the visually impaired?
Design studio Reggie London has created new branding for Oxsight, a technology company that creates glasses which aims to help those with sight loss.
“We have an important voice”: co-design with disabled people is being neglected
A one-size-fits-all approach means that disabled people are not being consulted on the design of products they use. We speak to the people who are trying to change this.
The open source platform empowering creatives to turn recycling into craft
Precious Plastic seeks to tackle a “global problem on a local level” by sharing blueprints for industrial plastic recycling machines.
Salone del Mobile preview: festival eyes “smart homes” as Coronavirus looms large
Milan’s annual celebration of design focuses on innovation in the home, while also looking at global events and tackling sustainability.
Behind the branding and unboxing of the new BBC game Nightfall
MERó has created the visual identity and promotional material for a new BBC app which seeks to provide children with a space to “vocalise” their fears.