Product Design

Annual Awards 2025 Creative Tech Shortlist

For the first time this year, we are releasing shortlists for our Annual Awards, which demonstrate the exciting breadth of creativity and design today. Here you can see all the work that featured in the final jury discussion for the Creative Tech section

Why accessible gaming is about more than games

We hear from RNIB’s Lorna Forbes and gaming critic and consultant Laura Dale about how the industry is rethinking its approach to making games playable for everyone, and why communication is key – even if it means admitting failures

How Hay built a cult home brand

Mette and Rolf Hay have spent the last two decades elevating everyday objects. Here, the husband-and-wife founders discuss how Hay continually pushes boundaries while sticking to its democratic design values

Graphic showing the user interface of map making tool Felt

Mapping out the future

From NASA apps to city planning, Sam Hashemi has a track record of transforming dated systems and esoteric processes with design. His latest target is map-making, which he’s bringing into the modern age with a collaborative tool called Felt