Exclusive interview: the cover of David Bowie's Blackstar album, released just days before his death, was designed to reflect the musician's mortality according to his long-time graphic design collaborator Jonathan Barnbrook. More about David Bowie was "facing his own mortality" with Blackstar album says cover designer
Giant illustrated boards depicting parrots, bears and leopards are among the oversized animal costumes that children can try on at a New York exhibition. More about Illustrated animal-skin costumes created for Le Bestiaire exhibition in New York
Music: animator Anna Ginsburg has designed a psychedelic cast of colourful helmeted characters for Scottish musician Steve Mason's Planet Sizes music video. More about Mushroom-like figures travel through space in Planet Sizes music video
McDonald's is rolling out simplified new packaging, designed by branding agency Boxer to function as a "mobile billboard" for the fast-food giant (+ slideshow). More about McDonald's launches "striking and in-your-face" packaging designed by Boxer
Following the death of legendary musician David Bowie, illustrators and graphic designers are posting their images interpreting his iconic style and flamboyant fashion. More about Illustrated tributes to David Bowie carry the news of musician's death
Japanese design studio Nendo has combined Japanese and Latin characters to create a crest-style logo and colour-coded packaging for Iwate Kura beer. More about Nendo creates family crest logo and packaging for Japanese craft beer
Music: American director Kris Merc has created an animated tale of a hooded outlaw on a mission for English rock band James' To My Surprise music video. More about Pink-haired fugitive detonates a "love bomb" in Kris Merc's music video for James
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with online retailer Evermade to give readers the chance to win a 2016 wall planner that features global events for every day of the year. More about Competiton: five minimal 2016 wall planners by Evermade to be won
Art director Scott Kelly has designed a collection of 103 flags to represent the planets featured in sci-fi film series Star Wars. More about Star Wars planets receive fictional flag designs by Scott Kelly
New Zealand has selected a winner in a contest to find a new national flag, which will go up against its existing design in a public vote. More about New Zealand selects Silver Fern as design for national flag vote
Music: German animation studio Schnellebuntebilder used an XBox Kinect sensor to record glitchy footage of electronic trio Sissi Rada for their Sunday music video. More about Sissi Rada's glitchy Sunday music video was filmed entirely with Xbox Kinect
Royal College of Art graduate Iona Inglesby has launched a company that converts DNA data into unique graphic prints and patterned textiles (+ movie). More about Dot One produces personalised textiles and prints based on DNA data
Polish design studio UVMW has created a visual identity for Warsaw's Beton Film Festival based on Le Corbusier's Modulor system of proportions. More about Polish film festival identity references Le Corbusier's Modulor Man
Music: Vienna studio LWZ used familiar computer icons and Google Maps motifs to create this music video that flies over an animated world for Austrian electronic duo Ogris Debris. More about Bird's-eye-view animation by LWZ accompanies Ogris Debris' See The World track
In his first solo show in 26 years, artist Michael Craig-Martin presents graphic depictions of three decades of electronic goods at London's Serpentine Gallery (+ slideshow). More about Michael Craig-Martin's Transience exhibition traces the evolution of electronic product design
Leading American typographer Tobias Frere-Jones has released his first type design since splitting with his business partner Jonathan Hoefler. More about Tobias Frere-Jones launches Mallory typeface following split with long-term partner
Music: paper puppeteer and animator Winston Hacking has created a series of moving collages for the video to accompany Soupcans' Siamese Brutality track. More about Winston Hacking creates absurd paper puppets for Soupcans' Siamese Brutality music video
Reindeer, peacocks and foxes adorn these Christmas stamps designed by Studio Tord Boontje for Dutch national delivery company PostNL. More about Tord Boontje's festive stamps feature "small stories" of animals and people
Graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister's exhibition documenting his psychological and substance-related explorations into happiness has taken up residence at the MAK museum in Vienna (+ slideshow). More about Stefan Sagmeister's The Happy Show moves to Vienna's MAK
An image created by French designer Jean Jullien in response to the terrorist attacks in Paris yesterday has gone viral, becoming the most-shared symbol of unity with the French city. More about Jean Jullien's Peace for Paris illustration becomes symbol of unity in wake of terror attacks