These are the 397 most inspiring, innovative designs of 2018

Finalist:Health

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Felix Noller, Lead Interaction Designer; Morten Kantsø, Lead Visual Designer; Shotaro Ishii, Lead Visual Designer; Stuart George, Executive Director of Design Technology; Álvaro Márquez, Chief Creative Officer; Josh Newnham, Lead Technologist; Hector Pottie, Creative Director; Matt Millington - Strategic Director, Method

Honorable Mention:Graphic Design and Data Visualization

McDonald's Global Design System

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Steve Wake, Executive Creative Director; Reema Pinto, Executive Director, Client Services; Taylor Cole, Lead Designer; Adam Augustyn, Lead Designer; Dave Toro, Lead Designer; Matt Helland, Lead Copywriter; Misa Rodriguez, Senior Designer

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Co.Design

Design will kill marketing, says Ikea’s former design chief

Marcus Engman is leaving Ikea to run a consultancy that convinces companies to spend their marketing budget on what matters: design.

Co.Design

Dyson’s latest product is a $550 hair curler

After six years and $31 million in development, Dyson is launching the Airwrap, a device that creates ringlets using a bit of aerospace-inspired physics.

Innovation By Design

Meet Krewe, the eyewear brand that New Orleans (and Beyoncé) built

The five-year-old brand’s founder is focused on giving back to his native New Orleans and putting it on the map of fashion-forward cities.

Innovation By Design

There’s even a Warby Parker of towels now

Weezie wants to shake up a mundane industry with design.

Innovation By Design

What the healthcare industry could learn from Lyft and Airbnb

The sharing economy is built upon service and interaction designs that engender interpersonal trust. Healthcare organizations could learn from it.

Innovation By Design

The future of web design is less, not more

Low-Tech Magazine’s new website is solar-powered, which means it goes offline in cloudy weather.

Innovation By Design

This building’s giant sundial shows how much energy it’s making

It’s one of the most efficient buildings in the country–but its most unique design feature might be the 40-foot-tall installation in the atrium.

Innovation By Design

Dieter Rams wants Silicon Valley to stop

In Gary Hustwit’s highly anticipated new documentary “Rams,” the legendary industrial designer indicts the world he helped create.

Innovation By Design

This long-lost Eames design is being produced for the first time

In the 1940s, radio companies rejected the Eameses’ designs as being “too modern.” Not anymore.

Innovation By Design

Finalist:Health

Method

Honorable Mention:Graphic Design and Data Visualization

Method

All Stories In Innovation By Design

Design will kill marketing, says Ikea’s former design chief

Marcus Engman is leaving Ikea to run a consultancy that convinces companies to spend their marketing budget on what matters: design.

Dyson’s latest product is a $550 hair curler

After six years and $31 million in development, Dyson is launching the Airwrap, a device that creates ringlets using a bit of aerospace-inspired physics.

Meet Krewe, the eyewear brand that New Orleans (and Beyoncé) built

The five-year-old brand’s founder is focused on giving back to his native New Orleans and putting it on the map of fashion-forward cities.

There’s even a Warby Parker of towels now

Weezie wants to shake up a mundane industry with design.

What the healthcare industry could learn from Lyft and Airbnb

The sharing economy is built upon service and interaction designs that engender interpersonal trust. Healthcare organizations could learn from it.

The future of web design is less, not more

Low-Tech Magazine’s new website is solar-powered, which means it goes offline in cloudy weather.

This building’s giant sundial shows how much energy it’s making

It’s one of the most efficient buildings in the country–but its most unique design feature might be the 40-foot-tall installation in the atrium.

Dieter Rams wants Silicon Valley to stop

In Gary Hustwit’s highly anticipated new documentary “Rams,” the legendary industrial designer indicts the world he helped create.

This long-lost Eames design is being produced for the first time

In the 1940s, radio companies rejected the Eameses’ designs as being “too modern.” Not anymore.

Sick of midcentury modern? Here’s where to buy today’s best design

Skip the spindly leg sofas and knockoff Eames chairs, and try these shopping destinations instead.

Impact

The scooter wars are actually a century old

Low-cost resilient houses could help Mozambique survive future storms

Americans think the future looks bleak: Can we change that by 2050?

Creativity

The one thing you need to know before seeing Jordan Peele’s Us

It’s showtime for Apple, but behind the scenes of its original video strategy, confusion reigns

Beer fight! MillerCoors sues Bud over its corn syrup ads

Co.Design

Your skyrocketing rent isn’t just bad for your savings–it can hurt your health

A eulogy for every product Google has ruthlessly killed (145 and counting)

The We Company is getting into urban design

Work Life

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