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Lyon’s new cycling network Les Voies Lyonnaises reveals “inclusive” identity

Design Week

The branding – which includes a logo, icons and signage – has been designed by Paris studio Spintank in partnership with industrial designers Yellow Window (based in Paris and Antwerp). By 2030, the network is due to expand to 320km. . Mignot designed the logo. Simplicity was another key for Mignot.

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Yves Béhar designs “world’s first” smart scooter for Unagi

Design Week

Industrial designer Yves Béhar has developed the “world’s first” smart electric scooter for US-based micro-mobility company Unagi. “One continuous form” Béhar’s design for the Model Eleven prioritises “fluidity”, according to the designer.

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Infinity From KI Makes Bespoke Furniture Design Simple

Azure Magazine

People are coming to KI to find a solution for a need, or a product that they want but they’re not seeing on the market,” explains Rob Wurm, a Senior Industrial Designer at KI. The process begins with customer engagement to understand the client’s goals.

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Milan’s food waste system and Costa Rica win inaugural £1m Earthshot prizes

Design Week

The awards are set to end in 2030, with a new set of winners being awarded each year. The 2021 winners include several examples of industrial design and service design. The Earthshot prize was established by Prince William, Attenborough and a wider team with the aim of developing climate solutions over the coming decade.

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Cities are designed for cars but can designers kick-start an era of micro-mobility?

Design Week

It is a space with huge potential – one McKinsey & Company study projected the market could be worth $450 billion (£326 billion) in the US and Europe by 2030. ” When Layer designed PAL, a modular personal scooter, for Chinese electric vehicle company NIO, it did so with this “lifestyle” element in mind.

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The waves of research practice

UX Collective

Wave 1: 1980 to ~2030 The first wave was borne of an academic view. Building models of users (Beyer & Holtzblatt’s models of user work and flow, Cooper’s models of user goals and behavior) to drive design was not new. Buchanan) of design than industrial design. Interaction was a “higher order” (cf.

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The Impact of AI on the Creative Industry: Facts & Data from Q2 2025

We And The Color

The global AI market hit US $184 billion in 2024 and is on a blistering trajectory to exceed US $826 billion by 2030, growing at a compound annual growth rate of nearly 36%. The Unstoppable Rise of AI in Creative Workflows AI is no longer a niche technology. It has become a dominant economic force.

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