What the fight for inclusion needs in 2023
Don’t let fear of getting it wrong stop you from trying to do the right thing, says Design Can, a community and active resource platform calling for an inclusive and representative creative industry
Why brand space needs pace: what we can learn from the art of filmmaking
Creative Director of LOVE, Russell Ashdown, shares how filmmakers use pace for dramatic effect and how designers can apply this to creating more impactful brand experiences
Crimes Against Design: The plastic shopping bag
Its design proved so universal – and disposable – that it’s now facing bans. But, asks Tara Okeke, was this the future the bag’s Swedish inventor expected?
Why using local products and materials may not be an easy option but it is worth it
Designing local isn’t easy. It may bring extra complications but there are good reasons why it’s worth going the extra mile
The problem of a lack of diversity in architecture starts early, but it can be fixed
We need to do more to expand access to the profession from a young age, says Nisha Kurian
What if brand experiences were designed to trigger emotions?
Thinking beyond the instagrammable, what if spaces were designed to trigger specific emotions, such as hope? Or a sense of calm, intrigue, surprise? Creative Director of LOVE, Russell Ashdown, shares his thoughts
In the design world, sustainability is too often skin deep
Companies are greenwashing their outside faces, but underneath lurks rampant unsustainable practices few are looking at
PROWL Studio is searching for ways to create a more positive future
Baillie Mishler and Lauryn Menard of Oakland-based PROWL Studio set out a manifesto for future-facing design
Emergency housing for homeless young people must be better designed
Three UK architects discuss how to improve emergency shelters for homeless youth
The dark arts of Big Oil advertising
Green fields, blue skies and nostalgic architecture: the fossil fuel advertising of 20th-century Britain inspired delusion. Now we are not such willing participants
Why coastal cities should adapt their industrial harbours to contemporary public needs
Adapting and opening up urban harbours to contemporary needs is vital to improving resilience and wellbeing, says Hanna Harris
Designers can – and should – have local impact
The pandemic has activated designers to expand their traditional roles – and we’re not going back, write Andrew Brown and Katherine Sacco
We need to design AI systems free of bias and harm
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems can have damaging effects, especially on marginalised communities, says Sasha Constanza-Chock
Play is not a luxury – and our cities need to reflect that
Design should embrace children and their development by enabling diverse play wherever possible, argue Amica Dall and Penny Wilson
Rethinking the future of the Los Angeles River
Waterways have the potential to make cities more sustainable and joyful – but it requires collaboration, creativity and community, explains Mia Lehrer
Behind Greece’s new tallest building, a neighbourhood reshaped by profit
Plans for Foster + Partners’ Marina Tower herald the greenwashed privatisation of an Athens suburb
Jony Ive and Prince Charles will save us all with design, apparently
The pair has teamed up to launch the Terra Carta Design Lab, inviting RCA students to develop solutions to the climate crisis
‘For Indigenous communities, architecture is a symbol of colonisation’
First Nations people in Canada still suffer from unacceptable housing conditions – that must change, writes Caroline Monnet
The promise of Hip-Hop Architecture
In his new book, US architect Sekou Cooke shapes a powerful manifesto for marginalised voices
The design industry too often leaves people behind
Design has been seduced by hypergrowth, leaving behind those with needs not considered profitable, explains Harriet Gridley
Environmentally sustainable projects need to be socially sustainable too
The two aspects are inextricably linked, says Ton Venhoeven
