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The latest global consumer trends that we’re tracking across sectors, substantiated by expert opinions and the latest industry statistics.
Design Directions
Urban Dimensions
New spatial and digital initiatives are injecting a sense of discovery into the urban landscape by unlocking new viewing angles with a ju...
Revelation Brands
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Field
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Urban Landscape
Design Directions
Sea Hero Quest
Sea Hero Quest is a mobile game that is helping to speed up research into dementia.
Deutsche Telekom
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Glitchers
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Gaming
Micro Trends
Digital Disorders
When it comes to looking after our skin, we must combat our digital habits.
Skincare
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Protective
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HEV Rays
Design Directions
Act of Love
Condom manufacturer Sagami Original’s visual dictionary of courtship rituals is the first of its kind.
Sagami Original
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Sagami Rubber
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Condoms
Design Directions
Milan Salone 2016: Design Directions Part 2
In the second part of our Milan Salone Internazionale del Mobile review, LS:N Global reports on the emerging fascination with subtly fetishistic, s...
Milan Salone 2016
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Formafantasma
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Fernando Mastrangelo
Micro Trends
The New Letter
Publishers are rethinking newsletters to keep younger audiences engaged.
Newsletters
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Email
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Opt-in Culture
Design Directions
The Nature of Motion
Nike’s Salone Internazionale del Mobile exhibition made a strong case for why a sportswear brand could feature at a furniture show.
Nike
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Salone Del Mobile
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Milan Salone Del Mobile 2016
Design Directions
Milan Salone 2016: Design Directions Part 1
Designers presenting at this year’s Salone explored a tongue-in-cheek, flamboyant aesthetic that elevated plastic finishes and bright synthetic mat...
Milan Salone 2016
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Dan Adlešič
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ECAL
Micro Trends
Mobile Money
Digital-first banks optimised for mobile and with a focus on user experience and convenience could spell the end of retail banking as we know it.
Mobile Banking
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Financial Services
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Digital-natives
Design Directions
Pat McGrath Labs
Make-up artist Pat McGrath demonstrates how to use Instagram to create a cult following for a brand before it has even been launched.
Instagram
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Pat McGrath
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Makeup
Micro Trends
Snapshot News
Global – As their audiences move to mobile, news outlets are streamlining their content to fit smaller contexts and shorter attention spans.
Mobile News
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Quartz
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Refinery29
Design Directions
Juicero
The Juicero Press is a home cold-press juicing system that offers convenience to California’s health-conscious consumers.
Juicero
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Farm-to-glass
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Cold-press Juice
Micro Trends
Aloha Raw
Move over sushi, step aside ceviche, poke is the hottest (coldest) new raw fish dish in town.
Hawaii
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Los Angeles
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Hawaiian Food
Design Directions
DVTK: Interactive Design
Kim Boutin and David Broner are DVTK, a London-based design studio known for creating experimental and playful online brand experiences.
DVTK
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Kenzo
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Interactivity
Design Directions
Lululemon Lab
New York – Yoga-inspired athletic clothing label Lululemon has created a laboratory concept that tailors garments to suit specific markets.
Lululemon
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Lab
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New York
Design Directions
Sensory Assault
Artists and image-makers have often found beauty in the grotesque. Now they are honing in on strange, slimy textures, coloured liquids and imperf...
Gen Viz
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Sensory
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Maisie Cousins
Micro Trends
Visual ASMR
Can slow motion make your heart beat faster? Digital creatives are drawing on sensory phenomena such as ASMR to develop a new type of visual fetish...
The E-motional Economy
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ASMR
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Tactility
Design Directions
Dream Adventures
Expedia’s latest campaign uses 360-degree cameras and live streaming technology to bring locations such as the plains of Argentina and&nb...
Expedia
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Projection Mapping
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Dream Adventures
Micro Trends
Data Designers
Data is the latest design tool in town and it is being used to shape better decisions on product development and marketing.
Data
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Advertising
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Lyst
Design Directions
Zeitguised: Digital Image-making
Berlin-based Zeitguised manipulates tangible objects and textures from the physical world to create surrealist visuals that are only conceivable in...
Zeitguised
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CGI
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Computer Aided Design
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