Stories Tagged as
Design
Where has all the store seating gone?
by
Janet Nguyen
May 5, 2023
Many outlets have removed chairs and benches, potentially boosting profits. But some shoppers won’t stand for it.
Frustrating user-experience tactics can have real harm, "dark pattern" expert says
by
Kimberly Adams
and Sarah Leeson
Aug 10, 2022
Website and app design strategies that trick users can cost consumers time and money, Harry Brignull says.
Rumors of the death of the American mall may have been greatly exaggerated
by
Amy Scott
and Richard Cunningham
Jun 27, 2022
In a new book, design critic Alexandra Lange describes how design played a major role in the shopping mall’s successes and failures.
What would a city "designed with care" look like?
by
Amy Scott
and Richard Cunningham
Nov 29, 2021
Writer Alexandra Lange says urban architecture and a “Department of Care” could make residents’ needs and culture a priority.
A primer on Corporate Memphis, Big Tech's favorite design trend
by
David Brancaccio
and Rose Conlon
Apr 15, 2021
Sans-serif fonts, pastel palettes, long-limbed cartoons. Why are these designs so popular? And why do they garner criticism?
"Every city in the world was designed and built by men"
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Andie Corban
Nov 5, 2020
Cities were designed to serve a world with different gender roles, where men went to work and women stayed home with children, says journalist Antonia Cundy.
The "other AI" that matters
Dec 10, 2019
Would we have more fun shopping if businesses paid more attention to aesthetics?
For public good, not for profit.
Divided Decade: How the financial crisis changed housing
by
Tommy Andres
Dec 17, 2018
Ten years ago the economy broke and changed the way we live.
3 innovations that started out as inclusive design solutions
by
Kimberly Adams
and Maria Hollenhorst
Nov 22, 2018
You can thank inclusive design for typewriters, flexible straws and the technology behind iPhone screens.