Stories
Design Line: 27 January - 2 February
From how we design for digital spaces to how we classify “emerging designers”, this week’s Design Line looks at some conundrums and questions the industry is engaged with.
Disegno #36
Prepare to be stopped in your tracks: the new issue of Disegno is available to buy now!
Seeing Through the Walls of Silicon Valley
Claude Dutson employs technology to snoop around the secretive headquarters of Silicon Valley, probing the methodological limits of proprietary architecture.
Design Line: 19 – 25 August
Spaceships, driverless cars and wind-powered cargo ships – transport abounds in this week’s edition of Design Line.
The Crit #29: Let Offices Be Offices
This episode of The Crit features an interview with Ilona Gaynor, along with a discussion of AR goggles, AI sofas, and an upcoming exhibition about emails.
Design Reviewed #2
The second issue of Design Reviewed is now available for pre-order, with stories taking in Colombian ecosystems, design policies to improve access to football pitches, reusable diapers, and much more.
Design Line: 3 – 9 June
This week’s Design Line takes stock of Apple’s goggle-like AR headset the Vision Pro, a pink paint shortage caused by the Barbie movie, and a sofa designed by AI.
Connection is Medicine
Helen Gonzalez Brown reviews the Apple Watch Ultra and grapples with anxiety, mortality, and the cult of wellness for Design Reviewed #1.
Design Reviewed #1
We’re excited to announce the launch of Design Reviewed, a new biannual publication from the team behind Disegno.
The Design Line: 3 – 9 September
Huawei beats Apple to a satellite smartphone, US design schools rebel against a ranking system, and a campaign against fossil fuels in fashion feature in this week’s Design Line.
The Crit #22: Working Since 1992
The Crit returns for discussion of Jonny Ive and Apple, the data implications of overturning Roe Vs. Wade, the 2022 Stirling Prize shortlist, and much more.
The Design Line: 18 - 24 June
The mid-summer Design Line is here, with a look at the US’s wave of unionisation, video game disaster simulations, and BIG’s mock-up mistake.
The Design Line: 7 - 13 May
Design Line covers the end of the iPod, more than a bit of Bitcoin drama, an ear-tingling ASMR exhibition, and a political interruption.
Apple employees report labour abuses
Employees at Apple have launched a website and social media campaign under the banner #AppleToo to report on labour abuses at the technology company.
Apple designs tools to flag child sexual abuse
Apple has revealed a series of new tools for iPhone, designed to catch cases of child sexual abuse while maintaining encryption.