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Micro Trends

Decoding Masculinity

In response to an ever-creeping ‘manosphere’, future-facing brands are seeking to decode modern masculinity and bro-ism, providing new routes forwa...

Health & Wellness : Youth : Pop-culture & Media

Big Ideas

Dutch Design Week 2024: Life in The Synthocene Era

At the 2024 edition of Dutch Design Week designers addressed what life might look like in The Synthocene Era, as the boundaries between human and n...

Design : Technology : Society

Viewpoints

Cracking the Algorithm Code

As the seemingly omnipresent power of global tech giants reaches new levels, a revaluation of individual liberty and agency is under way.  

Algorithms : Big Data : Technology

News

Softer Digital Futures London recap: glitching, girling and empathic algorithms

At Softer Digital Futures' first London event, the case for a more inclusive internet was made, from glitching digital design to the power of the g...

Technology : Pop-culture & Media : Society

Micro Trends

TikTok Travel Agents

Digital collectives are tapping into algorithms to create a new iteration of hyper-relatable ‘travel agents’ for the influencer era.

Travel : Media : Hospitality

Big Ideas

London Design Festival 2023: Designing for Longevity

Three key themes emerged during London Design Festival 2023, each centring around the concept of designing for longevity.

Design : Health & Wellness : Technology

News

Why are AI and algorithms a blessing for emotional retail?

Innovative retailers are using technology to create intelligent and empathic journeys where every touchpoint is a learning opportunity. But what ca...

Retail : EQ Commerce : E-commerce

Viewpoints

IBM’s Quantum Computing Nirvana

Could quantum computers build a utopian future in which the technology will be a force for good, supercharging healthcare and data protection? LS:N...

Technology : Quantum Computing : Quantum

News

Introducing Cotton, an agency specialising in designing with code

Acclaimed designer, coder and educator Talia Cotton recently launched her agency for graphic designers who love to get creative with code.

Design : Advertising & Branding : Technology

Viewpoints

How tech will shape a future of situational skincare

Taking cues from fitness and health apps, Routinely co-founder Charlotte Van Loock is using data to tailor and adapt skincare routines to people's ...

Beauty : Technology : Health And Wellness

News

Yezo is a nature retreat built using algorithms

Design practice Laboratory for Explorative Architecture and Design (LEAD) has unveiled Yezo, a travel retreat erected using earth-friendly methods.

Travel & Hospitality : Design : Sustainability

Viewpoints

The human-less future of creative branding

Yali Saar, founder and CEO of Tailor Brands, discusses the positive impact that AI will have on the future of branding, copywriting and social mark...

Branding : Design : Artificial Intelligence

Viewpoints

AI has a dirty secret: its carbon footprint

Technology brands serious about sustainability must consider the environmental impact of incessant digital development.

Technology : Artificial Intelligence : Sustainability

Viewpoints

How micro-learning will transform workplaces

Jacob Waern, founder and CEO of EduMe, on how the new generation of micro-learning platforms will evolve to address an increasingly dynamic workfor...

Technology : Workplace : Microlearning

News

Dutch Design Week 2018: Examining the global impact of Alibaba

Geo-Design Alibaba is an investigative exhibition that considers the e-commerce giant’s social, economic and geopolitical impact on design.

Retail : Dutch Design Week : AI

News

Thought-starter: Is data reliance affecting brand creativity?

Mike Buonaiuto, executive director of communications agency Shape History, considers the impact of algorithms on creativity.

Data : Charity : Algorithms

Viewpoints

Will AI make us better human beings?

From over-eating to spending that has a negative impact on the environment, could AI help to identify our bad habits and encourage us to do better?...

Health : Technology : Artificial Intelligence

Macro Trends

Morality Recoded

Our traditional moral frameworks of religion and family are declining. Institutions, brands and consumers are now re-evaluating the power of innova...

Technology : Retail : Mobility

Micro Trends

AI Advisors

Tired of nutritional tracking apps that collate data but fail to provide valuable, bespoke insight, consumers are turning to food advisors driven b...

Wellness : Digital : Technology

Viewpoints

Should brands open-source their data to remove AI bias?

Why opening up your business to a competitor's AI may help future-proof your products and services.

Technology : Digital : Civic Brands

Micro Trends

Grocery AI-sles

With 44% of jobs in the UK retail sector expected to be at risk of automation by the early 2030s, according to PwC, grocery brands are increasingly...

Retail : Digital : Technology

Markets

Voice Retail Market

As voice-enabled devices continue to enter our homes, and consumers become increasingly comfortable with the idea of talking to machines, retaile...

Retail : Technology : Digital

Viewpoints

Ed Finn on the cultural importance of algorithms

The author of What Algorithms Want: Imagination In The Age of Computing discusses the magic and pitfalls of working with algorithms.

Technology : Digital : Algorithms

News

Brands are exploring creative applications of safety sound technology

Global – From installing safety sound capabilities in electric cars to detecting anomalies in heavy machinery, brands are exploring the potential o...

Auto : Product Design : Technology

Micro Trends

Safety in Sound

From installing safety sound capabilities in electric cars to detecting anomalies in heavy machinery, brands are exploring the potential of sound t...

Auto : Product Design : Technology