These are the 397 most inspiring, innovative designs of 2018

Finalist:Graphic Design and Data Visualization

Shakespeare's Globe

Superunion

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Nick Eagleton, Creative Director; Katherina Tudball, Design Director; Jonathan Brodie, Senior Designer; Piers Komlosy, Senior Designer; Hannah Yates, Design Manager; Jay Dingle, Animator; Matilda Scullion, Strategist; Suzanne Neal, Account Director

Honorable Mention:Design Company of the Year

Superunion

Honorable Mention:Graphic Design and Data Visualization

BSO - Rhythm and Algorithm

Superunion

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Superunion: Nick Clark, Executive Creative Director, Jeremy Paredes, Senior Client Director, Alex Cruz, Designer, James Taylor, Design Director, Aaron Stephenson, Senior Designer, Grecia Malave, Account Executive HAWRAF: Carly Ayers, Partner, Pedro Sanches, Partner, Nicky Tesla, Partner, Andrew Herzog, Partner

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Finalist:Graphic Design and Data Visualization

Honorable Mention:Design Company of the Year

Honorable Mention:Graphic Design and Data Visualization

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.

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

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