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The Artists of Urban Vinyl

With the growth of the designer toy industry, companies that produce and distribute the bold figures make millions while the pool of designers creating urban vinyl vastly increases. What is their story, and how did they get into the scene?READ»

Design a Solution

When design problems arise, hold back your fight-or-flight response and craft a deliberate, thoughtful plan.READ»

When Bad Things Happen to Good Bricks

Lego's catalog is a veritable textbook of its problems, says one fan. It features endless brand extensions but no coherent direction.READ»

The Importance of a Faceless Fireman

Scratch any geek, and you're likely to find a kid who grew up learning programming on the Lego "platform."READ»

What Children Need: A Little Creative Deprivation

Don't turn Lego sets into model-airplane equivalents, urges one mom. The product's gift was its ability to engage a child's imagination, not his direction-following skills.READ»

Simplicity + Technology = Sweet Success

Technology promised to make our lives easier. Instead, too many gadgets today seem to require an engineering degree to operate. Designer Brett Lovelady aims to change that by teaching his clients the mantra "Simplify, simplify."READ»

The Architecture of Hope

Former senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, passionate advocate of cities, outlines a plan for galvanizing New York, beginning with the rehabilitation of Penn Station.READ»

Parsing Pentagram

One of Pentagram's design partners explores his design philosophy, practice, and process.READ»

Feminine Mystique

To design a new generation of shoes for women, Nike turned to nature for inspiration. In particular, the company adopted the stance of the lioness: tough and feminine.READ»

The 15 Best Product Designs

Craig Vogel and Jonathan Cagan offer their list of the top-15 best-designed consumer products of the past 100 years. What's on your list?READ»

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