Business

Alexandra Lange|Essays

That Personal Touch

In the age of the digital signature, what does script mean?

John Thackara|Essays

Trust Is Not An Algorithm

By some accounts the world’s information is doubling every two years. This impressive if unprovable fact has got many people wondering: what to do with it?

Owen Edwards|Essays

The Best Management Memo … Ever!

Owen Edwards on the most effective eight words he's ever read.

Observed|Competitions

AIGA (Re)design Awards

The AIGA (Re)design Awards is an international graphic design competition celebrating the most influential designs that advocate for strong communities, sustainable environments and thriving economies.

Alexandra Lange|Interviews

Home Improvement

The Sweethome, where Consumer Reports and Amazon product reviews meet.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Maggie Macnab

Designer, educator and author Maggie Macnab talks about what designers can learn from nature — and what they can give back.

Observed|Essays

Jaws

In honor of Monday's unofficial beginning of summer, a brief history of Roger Kastel's movie poster for Jaws.

John Thackara|Essays

Cycle Commerce As An Ecosystem

John Thackara reviews new products, services and ingredients needed to help a cycle commerce ecosystem flourish in India’s cities, towns and villages.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Jessica Walsh

Jessica Walsh once sold moss-covered rocks to her elementary school classmates. Today, she's Stefan Sagmeister's partner in Sagmeister + Walsh.

Observed|Events

Michigan Modern: Design that Shaped America

Michigan was an epicenter of modern design in postwar America, this summer the story will be told through a symposium at the Cranbrook Educational Community and an exhibition at the Cranbrook Art Museum.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Anxiety, Culture and Commerce

Is the museum store a distraction or an enticement?

Center for an Urban Future|Essays

8 Ways to Grow New York’s Design Sector

New York City is home to more designers than any other U.S, city and a top location in the world for cutting-edge design. NYCxDESIGN — the city’s first citywide design festival, launching this week —builds on much of that …