These are the 397 most inspiring, innovative designs of 2018 | Fast Company

Honorable Mention:Apps and Games

The Darwin Challenge

Universal Favourite

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Design and UI: Universal Favourite App engineers: Work in Progress Branding agency: Principals Behavioural economics: The Behavioural Architects Illustrator: Janine Rewell Copywriting: John Kerswell (White Label Words)

Honorable Mention:Products

Complements modular chocolates

Universal Favourite

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Product, design & art direction: Universal Favourite. Chocolate Production: Bakedown Cakery. Photography: Christopher Morris. Styling: Jessica Johnson

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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.

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

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.

Dyson’s latest product is a $550 hair curler

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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.

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There’s even a Warby Parker of towels now

Weezie wants to shake up a mundane industry with design.

There’s even a Warby Parker of towels now

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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.

What the healthcare industry could learn from Lyft and Airbnb

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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.

The future of web design is less, not more

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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.

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

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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.

Dieter Rams wants Silicon Valley to stop

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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.

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

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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.

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

Impact

This foundation let youth organizers decide where to give its money

Backed-up container ships filled cities with pollution

This new basic income experiment will give money to both rich and poor

News

Marine life thrives on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, scientists find

Free at-home covid tests are coming—but not for everyone

Omicron is in 5 U.S. states: Everything you need to know to protect yourself

Co.Design

Many vaccine passports have security flaws. Here’s how to make them safer

These gorgeous images could transform science education

When will regulators finally get serious about car safety for women?

Work Life

Too many DEI plans are ineffective. Here are 4 ways companies can ensure progress

The (not so) hidden bias of corporate expense policies

4 things employers do that undermine employee trust