Design

‘I have lists on lists’: Kelly Wearstler shares her secrets to cultivating creativity

The famous interior designer on how she uses organization, curiosity, and focus to build her design empire.

‘The Stringer’ investigates who really took one of the most iconic photos ever

The film about the Pulitzer Prize-winning picture, 'The Stringer,' is scheduled to debut next week at the Sundance Film Festival.

OK Go’s new music video is 64 phones of pure joy

OK Go has reintroduced itself as a creative force with a new video that's a whimsical riff on modern digital life.

What Luigi Mangione and Henry James teach us about the mystery of political violence

These Gilded Age novels, each of which explores political violence, struggle with the problem of getting inside the mind of a revolutionary.

Starbucks proves it was never really a ‘third place’

Starbucks surprised many with its new code of conduct for customers. Turns out it was a luxury brand all along.

Graza, Ayoh, and now Hidden Valley Ranch: inside the squeeze bottle’s grocery aisle take over

Like the packaging for olive oil brand Graza, this bottle offers more "precision and control" to expand the way consumers use the dressing.

Trump’s inauguration headshot is the first true portrait of our post-conventions era

Trump's inauguration headshot is inspired by his mugshot. But that's not the only way it bucks presidential norms.

Designers are exploring the crushing, lasting impact of domicide

A new museum installation grappling with the systematic destruction of homes couldn't come at a more crucial moment.

The Grand Central Hall stunt for ‘Severance’ was genius. Its LinkedIn profile might be even better

Over on LinkedIn, Lumon Industries is leveling a timely parody against the most exhausting of corporate posters.

The L.A. fires should be studied. Here’s why

A balanced and thorough investigation of the Los Angeles fires could help communities across the U.S. reframe their thinking about planning for emergencies.

Modular design makes tech personal (and repairable)

Modular design is reaching new audiences by letting users build systems that are suited to their unique needs and can evolve.

Nintendo announces Switch 2, the sequel to its greatest console

The new teaser video for the Nintendo Switch 2 is an ode to industrial design and playful UX. So can it fix the system’s few flaws?

Neri Oxman’s productive frictions

Oxman was a rock star researcher at MIT. Now she wants to build the wildest innovation lab of the 21st century.

Science just validated your favorite font pairings

Researchers from Hanyang University reviewed thousands of fonts and mapped the most common pairings, from Arial to Univers.

This clinic is designed to remove weight stigma from the healthcare experience

Knownwell Clinic is reimagining primary and metabolic care to make the experience less stressful for overweight patients.

Say goodbye to your candles. Estée Lauder just designed a better way to make your home smell good

Estée Lauder Companies, which owns Le Labo and Jo Malone London, is partnering with a startup called Exuud that prevents your nose from getting desensitized.

What fast food marketing completely misses about customers

An analysis of fast food customer reviews at McDonald's, Chick-fil-A, Taco Bell, and a dozen other chains shows what people secretly crave

Sephora is giving its 700 stores a major makeover. Here’s why

The beauty retailer’s brick-and-mortar strategy is ambitious—even as many retailers are dying.

7 predictions for where gadgets are going in 2025

From more expressive design to AI agents, these are the biggest trends from CES.

Brooks’s first lifestyle shoe is part of its 50-year brand plan

More than casually late to the lifestyle sneakers party, Brooks is opening its vault to plot the next evolution of the brand.