If I fall asleep on the flight, can you take my socks off? It stops me snoring
Read this and other articles, first published in Issue 3 of Design Council magazine, Winter 2007, or download a PDF of the entire issue.
A cloud over the Beijing Olympics, comfort for harassed logo designers and a way to quantify hunches.
Isn't it time to stop designing stuff that destroys the planet? Global warming is the ultimate challenge for designers but, Paul Simpson says, it reopens a debate about socially responsible design that dates back to William Morris.
Events, launches and design landmarks from 1830-2006.
The UK is about to call time on a scattergun approach to vehicle design in the emergency healthcare services, says David Cottrell.
Visualisation isn't just for painters, it's used by atheletes, designers and conference speakers. Here are ten examples of visualisation at its finest.
China's products are popular, but rarely original. That must change, says Rhymer Rigby, if it is to prosper in the long run.
Take a closer look at China's vital statistics.
Richard Seymour, co-founder of product design agency Seymourpowell, identifies eleven terrible creations that blight our everyday lives.
Issues don't come much bigger than the future of the planet and the survival of humanity. David Kester interviews leaders from industry and design about the challenge of building a more sustainable future.
How does the earth look by carbon emissions, patent applications, internet usage, Olympic success and migrant populations?
New technology and old-fashioned curiosity have made social networking so hot that everyone is cashing in. Nico Macdonald helps you sort the tweets from the bots.
Designer Rachel Abrams argues that creativity alone can't protect British design from global competition. The industry needs to establish a new role and a new mindset.
How Virgin Atlantic rewrote the flight attendant's handbook, satisfied customers and, Michaela Bushell finds, started a long overdue revolution in service design.
You need more than a good idea to launch a successful high-tech business. Harnessing the power of design, British firms are discovering, can make the difference.
Five firms transformed by the power of design.