How can inclusive design help overcome accessibility challenges?
For Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we asked experts how design can help improve accessibility for digital experiences as well as physical experiences.
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NB Studio develops generative identity for Philharmonie Luxembourg
Using the behaviours of musical soundwaves and vibrations, an animated logo pairs sound and animation “in a non-traditional way”.
Inside Eurovision 2023’s set and lighting design “spectacle”
Set designer Julio Himede and lighting designer Tim Routledge reveal how they created an immersive experience tailored to each performer and genre.
Poster House looks to the playful days of 90s digital type
A new exhibition considers two studios that experimented with type design following the invention of the Mac, and their echoes in a new generation of women type designers.
Edit creates “epic” identity for City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
The new identity is based on the “power” of the orchestra’s sound which can “fill spaces and places”.
Innovate UK launches £100 million AI fund and competition
The creative industries are one of four sectors identified for a major fund and competition that look to bring together UK businesses with AI experts and developers.
Which areas of design need investment to reach 2030 sustainability goals?
Following the Earth Day 2023 theme, “invest in our planet “, we asked designers where investment to improve sustainability needs to be targeted.
Milan Design Week 2023: pasta-shaped benches and experimental basketry
We explored Milan Design Week’s exhibition halls, public baths and even an old abattoir to see the innovations designers are presenting for 2023.
Where are the Black Designers? announces year-long partnership with Ustwo
Launching in the UK and the US to connect black designers through networking events, the partners will also release an impact report at the end of the 12 months.
Nooku reveals child-friendly, inclusive indoor air quality system
Filament PD design director and Nooku CEO Danny Kane explains how its modular sensor system helps users engage long term to improve indoor air quality.
The World Around’s first Young Climate Prize winners
Using plastic extrusion technology, the Young Climate Designer winner looked to manage plastic waste in Sierra Leone while providing sustainable building materials.
The Click overhauls Norwich Castle identity with “uncompromisingly simple mark”
The historical landmark’s new core brand logo was guided by challenging members of the public to draw the castle from memory.
Design Week Awards 2023 entry extended until 19 April
With one last chance to enter this year’s awards, find all the information you need to complete your entries here.
Picks of the month: the best design events in April
Design things to see and do this month include Salone del Mobile, a festival of games design and a book exploring diaspora aesthetics in the home.
Iconic and Pininfarina design “highest possible spec” padel court
The court design integrates innovative sports technology features into high-value architectural materials and finishes.
Natural History Museum Titanosaur exhibition unfolds “like a pop-up book”
Visitors follow the story of one of the biggest creatures to ever live through an illustrated exhibition designed by the museum’s in-house team.
Design Week Awards entry extended until 5 April
Find out about how to enter and what to expect from the 2023 Winners’ Showcase.
SXSW 2023 – AI gets rational as hype dies down
Else Partner Dave Dunlop visits South by Southwest to find which AI projects are rising above the noise, where climate and tech are converging and what this means for designers.
eBay creates accessibility tool for designers and engineers
Include is an open-source Figma plugin designed to help implement accessibility through easy-to-follow tasks.
The designs using citizen power to clean up the oceans
For the 2023 Grand Challenge, multidisciplinary RCA student teams worked with coastal communities and the RNLI on designs to clean the oceans and support coastal economies.
Making a case for neurodiversity in design
For Neurodiversity Celebration Week, we spoke to neurodivergent designers and inclusivity experts about embracing the neurodiversity of your workforce.
Design Week Awards 2023 judges revealed
Collins vice president Astrid Stavro, ANNA chief design officer Daljit Singh, Dell Technologies Principal product designer Ruben Cespedes and Special Projects co-founder Clara Gaggero Westaway are among those named so
NHS Doctor Luke Hale examines the potential for design-led healthcare
Hale has plans to turn his mindfulness breathing app Lungy into a digital spirometer to help treat people with respiratory diseases.
How Studio Hyte balances “visual ambition”, accessibility and low-carbon design
From friendship to a community-focused studio, Studio Hyte is forging a new space beyond an aesthetics vs purpose divide.