As people grow accustomed to new levels of convenience, there’s an increasing demand for brands to stamp out the little irritations. Author and thinker Adam Morgan explains how the modern challenger brand finds its footing.

With functionality a top priority, products like medical jewellery and wheelchairs often lose out on aesthetics. But with a new focus on holistic, humanised design, brands from Praktischön to Help Remedies are sparking a healthcare revolution.

Central line or Bakerloo? Northbound or southbound? It’s easy to get lost in the notorious rabbit warren of London’s underground system. But for visually impaired travellers, finding the way can be even scarier. Could Wayfindr give blind commuters the independence they crave?

Using public transport can be difficult for the blind, but an app called StopInfo hopes to change that. By informing blind riders how to find their bus stop, and being integrated into bus tracking app OneBusAway, it's giving them more independence in their travels.