Black Lives Matter illustrations feature in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter includes illustrations by graphic designers in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. More
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Life Stripe by Spread uses colour to turn everyday experiences into works of art
The founders of Japanese creative studio Spread reveal how they use colour as the primary medium in their work and explain how their Life Stripe project seeks to find pattern in the everyday in this interview as part of our VDF x Alcova collaboration. More
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Northeastern University showcases nine graduate designs that bring data and research to life
Design graduates from Boston's Northeastern University present thesis projects including visualisations of traditional Indian dance moves and augmented-reality representations of taste in this Virtual Design Festival school show. More
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Graphic designers share illustrations and resources in support of Black Lives Matter
Graphic designers are supporting the Black Lives Matter movement and current protests, sharing illustrations and links to resources that people can use to help others and educate themselves. We've rounded up just a few of the many artworks created to spread the message. More
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A typeface formed of folded skin and limbs features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter includes the Body Type typeface which Filipino graphic designer Julius Raymund Advincula created during his spare time in coronavirus lockdown. More
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FT coronavirus updates "allow people to make an informed decision" says data visualisation journalist
Daily data visualisations created by John Burn-Murdoch for the Financial Times have provided one of the most reliable pictures of the global coronavirus pandemic. He spoke to Dezeen about how his charts allow people to be independently informed. More
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Iconic Covid-19 images designed to create "a feeling of alarm" says CDC medical illustrator Dan Higgins
A medical illustrator behind the first 3D images of the coronavirus particle has spoken to Dezeen about how his team branded an invisible disease that "needed an identity". More
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Julius Raymund Advincula makes "provocative" typeface from cleverly positioned body parts
Filipino graphic designer Julius Raymund Advincula sat half-naked in front of a mirror looking for letters and numbers in the folds of his skin and limbs to make up this Body Type typeface. More
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Peter Saville and Fergadelic design stickers to support the NHS
Artists including Peter Saville and Fergadelic have contributed to the Stick Together sticker collection that is being sold to support the NHS, plus today's other design-related coronavirus news. More
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Nynke Tynagel splits from Studio Job to start own graphics studio
Graphic designer Nynke Tynagel has launched her own practice after working alongside Job Smeets as joint owner of art and design collective Studio Job for over 20 years. More
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Coronavirus-related emojis by &Walsh offer "comic relief" during pandemic
Jessica Walsh's creative agency &Walsh has designed emojis that detail life during the coronavirus pandemic, including hand sanitiser, a tin of beans and healthcare workers dressed as superheroes. More
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Vivviene Westwood and Christopher Kane create hopeful coronavirus posters
Artists and designers including Vivienne Westwood, Christopher Kane and Wolfgang Tillmans have created protest-style posters about coronavirus for Dazed Media. More
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"Don't work with a**holes," says Erik Spiekermann at Forward Festival
In the second part of today's collaboration between Virtual Design Festival and Forward Festival, Erik Spiekermann shares seven propositions for designers to remember. More
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10 magazine covers that offer creative takes on the coronavirus crisis
As the coronavirus pandemic continues its spread across the globe, art directors and artists are using magazine covers as a visual commentary on the crisis. More
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Dylan Coonrad reimagines public street signs to reflect a world facing coronavirus
A crosswalk sign with the people standing apart and warnings not to shake hands are among the series of conceptual signs designer Dylan Coonrad reinterpreted to fit with the coronavirus' social distancing guidelines. More
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Dyson devises 44 engineering challenges for children during lockdown
Dyson has created 44 engineering and science activities for children to try out while at home during the coronavirus pandemic, from making a balloon-powered car to building a bridge from spaghetti. More
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Pentagram "future-proofs" Thames & Hudson with latest rebrand
Pentagram has designed a fresh visual identity for publishing house Thames & Hudson that is "part modernisation and part restoration". More
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IKEA, Guinness, VW and Nike encourage social distancing and staying home
Many brands are altering their logos to promote social distancing and creating adverts to encourage staying at home during the coronavirus pandemic. More
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UN and WHO launch Global Call Out To Creatives to make informative coronavirus visuals
The United Nations has launched an open competition for creatives to design informative works that accurately communicate public health messages in a bid to "flatten the curve" of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Royal Bank of Scotland's £20 note is designed to celebrate nature and culture
The Royal Bank of Scotland has launched the latest of its Fabric of Nature banknotes, featuring a design that aims to provide a more "unusual" representation of the nation. More
