Swiss typographer Adrian Frutiger, designer of typefaces including Univers, Avenir and the eponymous Frutiger, has died. More about Adrian Frutiger, type designer and creator of London's street-sign font, dies aged 87
Hermann Zapf was one of the most influential typographers of the early digital age. Following his death earlier this month, Rob Alderson, former editor-in-chief of It's Nice That, explains how the German designer paved the way for the emoji and helped change visual communication. More about Beyond Dingbats: the typographic legacy of Hermann Zapf
Charles Correa, described as "India's greatest architect", has died following a short illness. More about Indian architect Charles Correa dies aged 84
Danish industrial designer Jacob Jensen, best known for his work with audio product company Bang & Olufsen, has died aged 89 (+ slideshow). More about Danish designer Jacob Jensen dies aged 89
British architects and designers are today paying tribute to Moira Gemmill, a major figure in the London architecture and design scene, who has died at the age of 55 after a fatal cycling accident. More about Tributes flood in for "extraordinary" designer Moira Gemmill after fatal cycling accident
Architect and designer Michael Graves has died at his home in Princeton, New Jersey at the age of 80, his office has announced. More about Michael Graves dies aged 80
Zaha Hadid has paid tribute to "inspirational and enlightening" late German architect Frei Otto, while Norman Foster said Otto's "extraordinary structures altered the nature of architectural form in the 20th century". More about Hadid and Foster lead tributes to "great architect, inventor and gentleman" Frei Otto
News: Japanese industrial designer Kenji Ekuan, whose work ranged from the Komachi bullet train to the Kikkoman soy sauce dispenser, has died aged 85. More about Soy sauce bottle designer Kenji Ekuan dies aged 85
News: MBM Arquitectes co-founder David Mackay, one of the architects behind Barcelona's 1992 Olympic Village, has passed away at the age of 80. More about Barcelona Olympics architect David Mackay dies aged 80
News: Scottish post-war architect Andy MacMillan, best known for designing St Peter's Seminary at Cardross, has died. More about Gillespie Kidd & Coia architect Andy MacMillan dies aged 85
News: British architect Richard MacCormac, a former RIBA President and founder of MJP Architects, has died following a long battle with cancer. More about Architect Richard MacCormac dies aged 75
News: architect and Pritzker Prize laureate Hans Hollein has died in Vienna at the age of 80 after a long illness. More about Architect Hans Hollein dies aged 80
News: Italian architect and designer Massimo Morozzi, co-founder of influential architecture studio Archizoom Associati and later art director for furniture brand Edra, has died aged 73. More about Archizoom co-founder Massimo Morozzi dies aged 73
News: Piero Ambrogio Busnelli, founder of Italian furniture brand B&B Italia, has died aged 87. More about B&B Italia founder Piero Ambrogio Busnelli dies aged 87
News: architect Kathryn Findlay of London firm Ushida Findlay Architects has died at the age of 60 after suffering from a brain tumour. More about British architect Kathryn Findlay dies aged 60
News: the Russian designer of the AK-47 assault rifle Mikhail Kalashnikov has died aged 94. More about Mikhail Kalashnikov 1919-2013
News: furniture designer Charles Pollock has died in a house fire in New York, aged 83. More about Charles Pollock 1930-2013
News: London interior designer David Collins has died after a short battle with skin cancer, his office has announced. More about Restaurant designer David Collins dies
News: inventor of the computer mouse Doug Engelbart has died at the age of 88. More about Doug Engelbart 1925-2013
News: Danish architect Henning Larsen has died in Copenhagen at the age of 87. More about Henning Larsen 1925-2013