The upside: Designers thrive on questioning convention–on unearthing solutions to seemingly intractable problems. If 2017 revealed anything, it’s that good design has never mattered more; it’s just ...

There's a prevailing misconception in startups that good design is all about making things look pretty. Founders, eager to stand out in competitive markets, often fixate on the visual aspects of their ...

That’s where emotional accessibility comes in. It’s what Michael Graves taught us to do 40 years ago. We believe it is the ...

Born to two architects, Gadi Amit was already playing with design before he could form full sentences. But at 23, he decided to make it his vocation, so he went to design school. Today, Amit is the ...

To achieve it, man has built, rebuilt, imitated, deconstructed, abstracted and reconstructed everything from skyscrapers to straws. Yet each decade brings a new design challenge. Some of us learn best ...

Design: It’s not just icing on the cake. It’s not some froufrou, last minute, decadent addition to the bigger picture. Design has a purpose. For starters, it's often the first indicator of a good ...

A recent Fast Company article (for my part, a must-read for senior leaders) creates a compelling case on “Why Good Design Is Finally A Good Bottom Line Investment.” But how many businesses today, ...

If you're not yet giving much thought to how much energy your new house is going to use, and how much it's going to waste, then it's time you started. It should be one of your top priorities – if for ...

In this week's comments update, readers are discussing an interview with Joe Gebbia, in which he suggested that the creation ...