While celebrities and brands are championing trans issues in the public eye, fear and discrimination are still prevalent in the lives of many transgender individuals. Through her project Nail Transphobia, Charlie Craggs is fighting prejudice through free manicures and a friendly chat.

If Faisal Islam, Ralph Keyes and theNew York Timesare to be believed, the Trump candidacy and the vote for Brexit show we've entered a post-truth era – a world where emotion and populism win out over facts and experts. But is it true? And do emotional appeals really trump facts and figures?

In the US, there’s a huge gap between the number of eligible voters and those that actually make themselves heard on election day; around 93 million Americans didn’t cast their ballot in 2012. How has Hillary Clinton’s campaign harnessed digital platforms to engage people and get out the vote?

Are you a 20-something with commitment issues? A 40-something on a skateboard? Or a 70-something that feels overlooked? If you haven’t had an identity crisis, you haven’t lived. By understanding people at different times in life, we can design products that add pleasure or alleviate their pain.

Zero Waste as a movement is not embodied by festivals, websites or organisations, but by bloggers and YouTubers who have a collective desire for polished beauty and a clean, minimalist aesthetic. How are these extremely eco-conscious consumers minimising their impact on the planet?

Halal products – from cosmetics to food – are emerging into the mainstream. So the appearance of a ‘Birchbox for Muslim women’ from US-based Muslim Girl makes perfect sense. But the debut box is offering more than make-up – it also comes with post-election pepper spray.

Being stylish isn’t necessarily sustainable; in the Netherlands, households produce 65,000 tonnes of textile waste annually. LENA the fashion library is an Amsterdam-based store that intends to ease this issue, loaning out clothes the same way a traditional library loans out books.

There are an estimated two million transgender people in India, but this group has long been shunned by society. Now, as they start to break through into the country’s cultural scene – most significantly through music and fashion – how are brands speaking to them in advertising campaigns?