Browsing: Design
FINDING LENA, THE PATRON SAINT OF JPEGS
EVERY MORNING, LENA Forsen wakes up beneath a brass-trimmed wooden mantel clock dedicated to “The First…
Apple redesigned the credit card. Can it redesign debt?
Apple’s new credit card has mindful design, but history shows it won’t necessarily change how…
Tokyo has the best Olympics design in decades
The Olympic torch, designed by Tokujin Yoshioka, is just the latest thoughtful design for the…
The art of the DIY Logo
If one principle of marketing is true for every industry, it is that the simplest…
Good Brand Design Appeals to Consumers on an Unconscious Level
An excerpt from “Kellogg on Branding in a Hyperconnected World” uses an iconic brand—Coca-Cola—to illustrate…
How Nike designed 14 Women’s World Cup kits–with help from the players
Many of the women taking the field in this summer’s World Cup were inspired as…
Egomaniac designers aren’t just annoying. They’re bad for business
Egos have no place in the creative industries. Removing egomaniacs from your office will result…
Studio O’s Liz Ogbu: Finding design clients is “a bit like dating”
The design consultancy founder reveals how she finds clients, why she refuses to hold traditional…
How design led to overconsumption–and how it can help stop it
After years of research, Formafantasma publishes a staggering multimedia documentary about the e-waste crisis. In…
New York’s 9/11 memorial had a tragic flaw. Here’s the plan to fix it
The original design had a serious oversight: It didn’t pay homage to the first responders…