LS:N Global

Micro Trends

Small-box retail

What’s in the box this month? Subscription-based e-tail – where consumers pay a fee to have a selection of products regularly delivered to them – h...

E-tail : E-commerce : Subscription

Communities

The Just Nots

They pay their taxes and they work hard, but millions today are just not making ends meet, just not making it on the housing ladder and just not ge...

Food : Consumption : Status

Macro Trends

Personal Information Economy

Online, there are few places we can hide. From Facebook to Google+, Tesco, Wal-Mart, American Express, Foursquare and Bing, brands are recording ou...

PIE : Data : Commodity

Communities

ThirtyfiveUps

Generation X-ers have shaken off grunge, their slacker attitudes and Boomer resentment to emerge as homeowning, child-rearing ThirtyfiveUps, who ar...

Tourism : Employment : Gadgets

Big Ideas

International Luxury Travel Market 2013 Overview Part 1

For the super-rich, the world is their oyster. Nowhere is this more evident than at the International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) event in Cannes, ...

Occupancy : COMO : Como Hotels And Resorts

Big Ideas

Milan 2012: Overview

Manufacturing and process were the focus at Milan this year, along with – for designers – developing international relationships. Across the board,...

Furniture : Vibrant Folk : Crafted Locale

Micro Trends

Not Your Parents’ Car

Targeting the so-called car-averse Gen Z, the automotive sector is using innovative design and technology to forge new connections with young people.

Mobility : Youth : Sustainability

Big Ideas

Five Luxury Fashion Brands Advancing Biotechnology

Luxury fashion houses are increasingly recognising the potential of biotechnology and experimenting with bio-textiles for a more sustainable future.

Fashion : Technology : Luxury

Viewpoints

De:Store brings Web3 Retail closer

Former Japanese fashion influencer Datz Itsuki Daito hopes to create a decentralised retail model for a Web3 world.

Retail : Media & Entertainment : Technology

Micro Trends

Low-impact Interfaces

To cut the carbon emissions of our online consumption, designers are exploring how to simplify UX and UI design to be greener and more energy-effic...

Technology : Sustainability : Design

Micro Trends

Vanity Redefined

In a society that celebrates being humble, modest and self-effacing, media companies are rebranding self-pride as a force for good.

Media : Technology : Marketing

Micro Trends

Research Cities

From Canada to Japan, a series of masterplans for future cities will see tomorrow’s urban enclaves double as live test hubs for global technology f...

Architecture : Technology : Society

News

Reviving Las Vegas tourism and crafting sustainable watches

Palms Casino celebrates art in remodelling, Baume reconsiders the values of luxury, China’s first robotic bank.

Hospitality : Interior Design : Fashion

News

Today’s brief featuring Glossier’s new eclectic campaign

In today’s daily digest: Foam Studio rebrands science, MADE helps new designers, Facebook’s virtual romance and other top stories.

Wellness : Beauty : Digital

Markets

Museum Market

Museums are moving out of the archives, using bold new collaborations and technology to drive innovation.

Museums : Luxury : Archives

Design Directions

Umbro and Palace Skateboards

Brand collaborations are 10 a penny these days. Many are generic or ill-conceived, and branded viral videos have become homogenised, often losing r...

Limited Edition : Buzz : Palace Skateboards

Viewpoints

Martí Guixé : Designing food for new rituals

Words: M. Astella Saw Visuals: Joanna Tulej

Martí Guixé : Food Design : Experiential

Micro Trends

Traceable Fashion

The trend for the kind of transparent, informative labelling currently associated with the food industry is extending into other areas, as consumer...

Sustainable : Clothing : Labelling

Markets

Redefining Travel Loyalty

Airlines and hotels are shifting their loyalty strategies, embracing flexibility, personalisation and gamification to stay relevant to next-generat...

Travel : Loyalty : Airlines

Markets

Alternative Seafood Market

As concerns about marine consumption grow, alternative seafood companies are attempting to meet environmental demands while delivering on taste.

Food : Sustainability : Seafood

Big Ideas

Future Forecast 2023: Youth

From youth culture’s flat age future to wise-beyond-their-years Zalphas, we select five key directions in youth culture for 2023.

Youth : Media & Entertainment : Society

Big Ideas

Why Hotels are the Next Frontier for Brands

From streetwear hotels to decadent souvenirs, brands across sectors are embedding themselves in hospitality’s long-awaited comeback.

Hotels : Travel : Tourism

Markets

Cannabusiness

Now legal in select US states and with the attention of several Silicon Valley start-ups, the cannabis market is set to reach new highs over the c...

Cannabis : Rebranding : Silicon Valley

Design Directions

Sadie and Joe Williams: Animators

This brother and sister duo combine stop-motion, 3D modeling and kitsch sketches to create playful worlds in which brands can tell the story of the...

London : Graphic Design : Topshop

Design Directions

Right Angle Studio

From city guides to cinemas and restaurants, Australian creative studio Right Angle seems to have a finger in every pie. But the broad va...

Design : Urban : Australia

'branding' Sort By Relevance Most Recent

'branding'
Sort By

Relevance

Most Recent