A total of 140 designers from around the world including Pentagram's Giorgia Lupi have collaborated to produce a blood-red typeface made out of punctuation to highlight period poverty in American schools. More about Periods for Periods is a typeface of full stops to protest period poverty
American musician Lil Nas X and Brooklyn brand MSCHF have created a limited run of 666 pairs of black Nike trainers, which they claim have been customised with human blood. More about Satan Shoes by Lil Nas X and MSCHF are Nikes containing human blood
Natalie Zipfl has used pig blood and gelatine to develop a striking and sustainable material called Blood leather. More about Blood leather by Natalie Zipfl
This blanket by Thinx is designed to soak up blood, so that women on their period can have sex without ruining the bed sheets. More about Thinx launches "taboo-smashing" Period Sex Blanket
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Basse Stittgen has used blood leftover from the meat industry to create a collection of small objects. More about Animal blood used by Basse Stittgen to create series of small objects
This chair by Korean designer Hyun-Gi Kim is made from hundreds of tubes that circulate blood around the furniture in response to pressure. More about Hyun-Gi Kim's Red Series chair mimics the movement of blood around the body
A group of scientists have developed a home HIV testing kit that speeds up diagnosis and allows patients to monitor their own treatment. More about USB stick diagnoses HIV in 30 minutes
Austrian men's magazine Vangardist has printed an edition using ink infused with the blood of HIV-positive people to raise awareness of HIV and AIDS. More about Vangardist magazine prints 3000 copies with HIV+ blood-infused ink
Lebanese magazine Audio Kultur has released a limited-edition version its April issue and a series of posters printed using blood to commemorate the mass killing of Armenians in 1915 (+ movie). More about Audio Kultur prints magazines and posters in Armenian blood
News: Columbia Engineering researchers have developed a smartphone accessory that can simultaneously detect HIV and syphilis within minutes. More about Smartphone-powered dongle tests for HIV in 15 minutes
This low-cost centrifugal device by British designer Jack Albert Trew fits onto the wheel of a bicycle, providing a simple blood diagnosis for patients in remote parts of Africa (+ slideshow). More about Jack Albert Trew designs bicycle-powered centrifuge to enable blood testing in rural Africa
Brooklyn artist Ted Lawson hooked himself up to a robotic painting machine that used his blood as ink to draw a nude portrait of himself (+ movie). More about Ted Lawson uses his own blood to print a self-portrait with a CNC machine
News: scientists at the Google[x] research facility in California are working on contact lenses containing tiny electronics that could constantly monitor glucose levels in the tears of people with diabetes. More about Google's "smart contact lenses" could help diabetics monitor blood sugar levels