Our most-read stories of the week

1. Norwegian consultancy Neue tells us about the concept behind the country’s recent passport redesign.

2. We talk to Ustwo founders Matt Miller and John Sinclair about how they built the consultancy and where they want to take it next.

3. A new pedestrian bridge is planned for central London, to connect Battersea Power Station and the Nine Elms district on the south bank of the Thames to Pimlico on the north.

Our most popular Tweet of the week

We chatted to illustrators about who their favourite children’s book illustrator is and why: http://t.co/a2aKmZJhK8 pic.twitter.com/GCe5WcI40F

— Design Week (@Design_Week) December 11, 2014

Our favourite Tweets of the week

Topman’s marketing department gave up. pic.twitter.com/9RQsZ1VNtb

— Richard Alexander (@sayhellotorich) December 9, 2014

I found a sketch from my youth, a wearable mirror to put people at ease by reflecting their own image back at them. pic.twitter.com/KK1v9OTcXZ

— Dominic Wilcox (@dominicwilcox) December 9, 2014

RT @Jontofski: Incredible cover to “Who Goes There?” (the novel The Thing was based on) from 1948. pic.twitter.com/qjGyQzMpoW freaky freaky

— O Street (@ostreetstudio) December 11, 2014

Image of the week

Illustrator Mattis Dovier and band Wild Beasts have collaborated on this lovely GIF novel.

Quote of the week

“Be optimistic, bold and brilliant. Or fuck off and do something less dangerous.” SeymourPowell co-founder Richard Seymour’s advice to aspiring designers.

Our favourite website

We love this guide to the Victoria Line tiles. One of the only reasons to travel by Tube…

Design stories in the national press

Salford University is building a climbing wall based on Friedrich Engels’s beard… The BBC has more.

Don’t miss the last Christmas post! Here are some beautiful vintage Royal Mail reminders in the Guardian.

The latest episode of the Design Dimension on BBC Radio 4 looks at Dan Roosegaarde’s Smart Highway initiative.