As the new president of the Rhode Island School of Design, John Maeda brings digital artistry -- and an obsession with business -- to an ultra-analog world. By Linda Tischler
Valerie Casey is rallying the creative community to her version of a Kyoto treaty for designers -- and her peers are signing on in droves. Now comes the hard part. By Anya Kamenetz
Whether it's our impending obsession with veils and turbans or our "global quest for decadence," Li Edelkoort knows what's coming. (You might not believe it.) By Linda Tischler
A completely reimagined computer chip from Intel drinks 10 times less power -- and puts the full Internet in the palm of your hand. By Adam L. Penenberg
American industrial designers are the secret heroes of the marketplace, finessing products to make them easier to use and help them sell better. Here's how five top firms have been busy shaping our world. By Tim McKeough
The designers at House Industries offer a show and tell of how they created the “Typographreaks” font to accompany the article we wrote about them for Masters of Design. They were inspired by Rick James’s red boots. By Andy Cruz
Looking back over 50 years of National Boss Days (October 16), workers everywhere may notice one thing has remained constant: The big money is concentrated at the top, and the bigs are mostly men. As for the talent? Well, we have nothing controversial to say. After all, we're up for promotion. Right, boss? By Clay Dillow
Clams, shrimp, spicy-tuna rolls: Yum! Global seafood consumption has tripled during the past 50 years. At the fifth World Fisheries Congress (October 20 -- 24) in Yokohama, Japan, sustainability -- of the $155 billion industry and the animals it depends on -- will be the big concern. Here are seven species on the menu. By Chip McCorkle
Do you know who to blame for those crazy-low CD returns? The 10 men and women of the FOMC -- five regional Fed presidents and five Fed governors -- will gather October 28 -- 29 in Washington, D.C., to set monetary policy and consider interest rates. By Chip McCorkle and Kate Rockwood
Lia Vollack, Sony's soundtrack guru, is the shrewdest music executive in Hollywood. Can the record labels keep her happy long enough to hold onto their last cash cow? By Arianne Cohen
The U.S. government made more than 13,000 seizures of counterfeit goods in 2007, 1,000 less than in 2006. But the value of those products totaled $196 million, a 27% increase from 2006.
A California biotech firm claims a gene that makes plants use nitrogen more efficiently can transform agriculture, make lots of money -- and slash greenhouse-gas emissions. By Elizabeth Svoboda
A new partnership between eBay and an unusual social enterprise aims to give the world's artisans access to a bigger market -- and a fair share of the revenue. By Anya Kamenetz
Retail sales are struggling -- and the economy isn't the only reason. "Innovative" efforts to revive the shopping experience have been, let's say, uninspired. By Bill Barol
