It’s often said that the best inventions are the ones that come along and solve a common problem that’s yet to be fixed. This obviously gets harder to do as time goes by and the list of s...
For those unfamiliar with IDEO, they are one of the world’s leading design and innovation agencies. They champion ‘design thinking’ as a methodology and approach that sits at the ce...
Having been awarded the best brand of 2011 earlier this year here on Good Design, I was very keen to see where Method were going to take things marketing wise this year. Traditionally a brand that re...
COMMON is very much a firm favourite here at Good Design. Founded in January of last year by ex-advertising rock star Alex Bogusky (named creative director of the decade by Adweek!) along with his wi...
*Warning, the following blog post contains gushing praise. Those with a disposition against repeated compliments, please leave now*. Yes folks at the weekend, after admiring fan-boyishly from afar, G...
© Museum of London Well it’s been quite an action-packed week here at Good Design which has resulted in me covering not one but two live events for your reading pleasure! More on the other even...
I am excited about Sony’s new smart-phone app +U for two reasons, firstly because it really has the potential to accelerate volunteering and sustainable actions on a micro level and secondly be...
If you’re like me then you are already a huge TED fan. I find it way too easy to get caught in a TED marathon and two hours later you are overflowing with inspiration and enthusiasm and ready t...
This is brilliant. Before you read any further I must admit to being a huge fan of The Guardian as it is the only newspaper I have ever seriously read and I now interact with it via my i-phone, podca...
Regular readers of Good Design may remember way back in February of last year I blogged about the hugely inspirational brand Common. Common is the social initiative of Alex Bogusky, Rob Schuham and J...
This week’s post really adds a splash of colour to the the pages of Good Design. AkzoNobel owned brand Dulux have, along with their re-brand (or more of a brand evolution) added a rather charmi...
Since the first issue was published last October it’s been pretty hard not to notice and/or have an opinion about the ‘Occupy’ movement that has swept the world. From a few politica...
Well here we are, the other side of another full rotation of the earth! Like most of you Good Design is running off the lethargy and cranking up the gears again for another working year. First of al...
To celebrate all things BBC and the last episode of the awe-inspiring ‘Frozen Planet‘ series, ad agency RKCR/Y&R have created this absolutely stunning 2 minute film. The film sees the...
Yes folks, the yule tide season is very nearly upon us! The juggernaut of the Christmas marketing machine has been put in motion in a desperate bid to compete for your attention in the run up ...
A question that is being hotly debated in the world of branding and marketing at the moment is ‘Can brands and marketing deliver a...
Just over a month ago I posted about the fantastic ’50/50: Make or break project‘, a Unicef project with the inspiring and ambitious goals of launching fifty projects in fifty days to rai...
There aren’t many people I know that get excited about cleaning, or for that matter, cleaning products – myself included. Cleaning is viewed pretty much universally as a chore, usually performed over...
Like the very best fundraising ideas this is achingly simple yet brilliantly emotive. Who doesn’t have a favourite colour? And who dosn’t like to help a great charity do great things, suc...
This stunningly art directed poster is created by BBDO SF for the new short film One Beach. The poster takes a direct creative lead from the artists and designers featured in the film that take waste...
Regular readers of Good Design will know that a few months ago at the beginning of summer I blogged about an initiative called Good For Nothing. I wrote then that the work they do is ”exactly ...
This is the manifesto for creative living from lifestyle store Holstee. I love it. If you’re a creative or are fortunate enough to be pursuing or living your passion in some way, I’m sure...
Well what a last seven days it has been if you are a Londoner, or indeed live in England. It’s been a week that has shocked, angered, saddened and forced us all to ask some very difficult quest...
Good Design has now joined the Bloglovin’ community! If you are a member then please add Good Design and I will be happy to return the favour. If you’re not a member and follow more than ...
The 100 project is a new charitable initiative from London based digital agency Poke. The idea is simple; 52 artists donate a piece of artwork to be auctioned on the project’s website. Each pie...
Most people now are familiar with Foursquare, the location based social network that allows users to ‘unlock’ their city. The more you use it the more you get out of it, allowing you to s...
Are you a designer with a passion for doing good but without the right outlets to do it? Ever wondered, what if there was a logo for human rights? One that helped win people over by its symbolic powe...
It appears that VW have been saying one thing and doing another! After making the ambitious statement of aiming to be ‘the most eco-friendly car maker in the world’ in their 2009 sustainability repo...
Contrary to what this websites name might suggest, this has nothing to do with gangsta rappers or Tim Westwood going around the U.K. and ‘pimping’ the offices of charities and NGOs (altho...
There was a milestone achieved in the Good Design camp this week; we have passed the 1000 followers mark on twitter! I have to say I’m pretty darn chuffed seeing as G.D. has only been going sin...
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