Late last week, IDEO.org—the nonprofit spinoff of design and strategy giant IDEO—announced a first-of-its-kind, five-week, experiential training program in the art and science of Human-Centered Design ...

In an excerpt from Taschen’s The Elements of Brand Design, Katharina Sussek and Jens Müller chart the genesis and evolution of modern branding and visual identities, from the 19th century to how we ...

The few examples of North Korean design seen by those outside the secretive state show a number of recurring themes. The destruction of the US is a common one, often depicted through propaganda ...

“Do you ring a doorbell with a finger or a thumb?” That’s the kind of question Alice Rawsthorn, design critic for The International New York Times, asks when she thinks about design—all design—and the ...

In the annals of design histories, one new book is perhaps the most exhaustive effort yet undertaken. The World History of Design (Bloomsbury), divided into three volumes, begins with the pre-hominids ...

This article is part of our occasional long read series Zoom Out, where authors explore key ideas in science and technology in the broader context of society and humanity. “Design” has been one of the ...

One hundred years ago, Chevrolet introduced the 1918 One-Ton, setting the stage for a century of trucks. To commemorate this milestone, the brand is looking back on 10 of the most iconic designs in ...