Design

A work space big enough to move a whale--and schools of children, too.

To counter the magnifying effect HDTV has on blue tones, Jim Fenhagen ordered up last-minute tweaks for the September debut of CBS's The NFL Today: posterized graphics of players, and panels in a deep, arterial red. The set boasts a skull-busting total of 47 TV screens.

Celebrities sell. Everyone knows that. But for billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson and spiritual guru Deepak Chopra, the purpose behind getting celebs involved runs a little bit deeper. Directors, writers, artists and even musicians are inherently creative personalities, and they're proving excellent candidates for involvement in the comic book industry.

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

The ballots are in. Some of the world's savviest designers voted these products best in show at their annual meeting.

Creating a meaningful brand goes beyond mere product presentation. It requires vision, leadership, and communication.

Bill Buxton is the chief scientist at the company that helped create the computer-generated characters in the film "Final Fantasy." We asked him to speculate on what our world will look like 10 years from now. Here are his predictions.

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

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

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.