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London product design studio Morrama has designed a new punching bag for Boxx, complete with ‘smart punch trackers’ which monitor people’s workouts from home. The Boxx punching bag aims to provide bespoke workouts...

The Design Business Association (DBA) has announced it will launch a council dedicated to diversity and inclusion, as it looks to tackle pressing industry issues by helping designers deliver measurable solutions. The...

In his 1991 book Typography Now, Rick Poynor noted, “In the age of the desktop computer… type has acquired an ease of manipulation and, potentially, a lack of conceptual boundaries unimaginable only a few years...

Everywhere from train carriages to tissue boxes, brands are talking about mental health. But how can consumer brands find the right words to touch on this sensitive topic? One thing’s for sure, it’s not a quick...

1 Hotel Toronto, by Rockwell Group Photo credit: Brandon BarreTouting itself has Canada’s first “mission-driven hotel”, celebrating the beauty of the city’s natural environment, 1 Hotel Toronto aims to “turn...

Dn&co has unveiled the branding for Oxfordshire-based science and innovation campus Harwell, as it looks to become the “innovation capital of the world”. First opened 75 years ago, Harwell is home to more than...

The sad news came earlier this week of the death of Nicholas Thirkell, my old business partner, colleague and friend. I’d known him since the late 1960s, when we were both art directors in the publishing world. I was...

The pandemic and subsequent lockdowns have proved particularly dangerous for babies. Research suggests the drain on health services resulted in a near four-fold increase in stillbirths at points in the pandemic –...

When it comes to carbon emissions, many have a fairly traditional idea of the worst offenders: cars, planes, fast fashion. It’s less likely that consumers are considering their carbon footprint when they send emails,...

San Diego, USA and Tijuana, Mexico have jointly been named as World Design Capital for 2024. The title of World Design Capital is awarded every two years, by the World Design Organisation (WDO) and aims to recognise...

The government has revealed a prototype for an electric vehicle (EV) chargepoint, in its push to phase out new petrol and diesel cars by 2030. The charging point has been designed by product designers PA Consulting in...

To kick of the Design Council’s Design for Planet festival, designer Sophie Thomas took delegates on a very different kind of tour. The Binn Ecopark, located some 45 minutes from the festival’s hub at V&A...

Disappearing clothes packaging and a seed-planting desert robot are among the shortlisted projects at this year’s Global Grad Show. Overall 150 projects were revealed from diverse fields, with the overarching focus to...

As global leaders are faced with confronting the climate crisis at UN conference COP26 in Glasgow, no measure of the scale of the task at hand seems too hyperbolic. Leaders from across the political spectrum have...

On May 26 1971, then-US president Richard Nixon issued a memorandum to the heads of all federal departments and agencies. The note addressed what the president called an “increasing awareness” of the arts among the...

The Outside Directory, which lists around 1,000 designers based outside of London, has launched in an attempt to showcase talent beyond the capital city. The project has been led by Craig Oldham and Alice Fraser from...

When we picture the future, it’s tempting to imagine a Blade Runner-esque universe with flying cars and holograms, but the reality might appear a lot more ordinary, according to Modem co-founder Astin le Clercq. Take...