Facebook has traded in the blue background of its site for a more "modern", all-white design that aims to put privacy at the forefront of users' social interactions. More about Facebook claims to "put privacy first" with updated site design
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has released a new custom typeface that its partners, sellers and consumers can use free of charge to establish their own brand identities. More about Alibaba offers bespoke typeface to businesses looking to rebrand
Brooklyn design duo Wade and Leta are out to show how design can be more fun. The pair talk Dezeen through five of their favourite projects, ranging from a series of idiosyncratic couple portraits to an alternative Valentine's Day party. More about Wade and Leta reveal their "purposeful eclecticism" in five zany projects
Swedish furniture giant IKEA has unveiled an updated logo, although the changes will only be spotted by those with a keen eye for detail. More about IKEA's iconic blue and yellow logo made "future proof" in subtle redesign by Seventy Agency
Lettering used in Eero Saarinen's 1960s TWA Flight Center at John F Kennedy International Airport in New York provided the cues for the branding of the new hotel in the terminal building. More about Pentagram creates Flight Center font for hotel in Eero Saarinen's JFK airport terminal
American industrial designer Tucker Viemeister has created a graphic that shows the US flag with portions blocked out, to critique the redacted release of the investigation into president Donald Trump's collusion with Russia. More about Tucker Viemeister's blacked-out US Flag criticises redacted Mueller Report
Typeface company Monotype has overhauled the Helvetica font over 60 years after it was first created to give it a fresh new look for the 21st century. More about Monotype redesigns Helvetica font for digital age
Climate change action group Extinction Rebellion has unveiled a "radically different" visual identity, including DIY protest posters that will allow activists to flypost cities. More about Extinction Rebellion uses bold graphics in protest against climate change
Creative agency Creuna Norway has worked with citizens of Oslo to create a new visual identity for the city inspired by its buildings and history. More about Creuna Norway creates simplified visual identity for the city of Oslo
Spanish illustrator and writer Agustín Ferrer Casas has created a graphic novel about 20th-century modernist Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, featuring a prologue written by British architect Norman Foster. More about Graphic comic illustrates Mies van der Rohe's work and life
With the UK mired in Brexit crisis, this is a good time to revisit this design submitted for our Brexit passport design competition, which seems to sum up how a lot of people feel about the political situation. More about Proposed UK passport design by Mark Noad "truly represents our standing in the world"
Tokyo 2020 has unveiled a set of 50 retro-style sport pictograms that pay homage to the icons introduced at the first Tokyo Olympics in 1964. More about Tokyo 2020 unveils Olympic Games pictograms that nod to 1964 originals
Kurdish-British artist Tishk Barzanji creates surreal, architecture-infused illustrations that depict impossible structures and dark domestic scenes, to engage with difficult subject matters. More about Tishk Barzanji explores human tragedy in psychedelic architectural illustrations
Lettering scribbled by the young son of graphic designer Frith Kerr provides the logo for north London restaurant Jolene. More about London restaurant Jolene uses logo drawn by a six-year-old child
An electric shade of blue called AI Aqua will come to the fore in fashion, tech and interiors in 2021 according to trend forecasting service WGSN. More about Advances in technology inspire WGSN's colour of 2021 AI Aqua
The British Royal Mint has commemorated professor Stephen Hawking in a new 50p coin, which references the late physicist's pioneering work on black holes. More about Stephen Hawking celebrated with new 50 pence coin
Adidas, BMW, Netflix and Lego are among brands whose logos have been given a Bauhaus-inspired makeover in a graphic design project by creative platform 99designs. More about Adidas, Lego and Netflix brand logos get the Bauhaus treatment
IKEA has devised the "ultimate guide to bedroom satisfaction" with its own playful version of the Kåma Sutra, which proposes bedroom layouts including Lotus Flower and Doggy Style. More about IKEA Kåma Sutra manual offers more satisfaction in the bedroom
Musician Beatie Wolfe has collaborated with eight graphic designers to create an album of cards that listeners tap against a smartphone to play. More about Beatie Wolfe's "intelligent" Raw Space album features songs embedded in business cards
Interior design studio Modsy has created renders of rooms based on the production design of five Best Picture Oscar-winning movies. More about Modsy reimagines Oscar-winning film sets with a "modern twist"