design writing

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Reading the City - NYTimes.com

Bloomberg CityLab reports on the world’s cities, communities, and neighborhoods: How they work, the challenges they face, and the solutions they need.

Hands-On Evolution of the BlackBerry - NYTimes.com

In an airy studio on a high floor of the London College of Fashion, featuring a long conference table, white walls, and a view to an adjoining...

Storytellers help build cohesiveness in products and within teams.

After years of offshore production, General Electric is moving much of its far-flung appliance-manufacturing operations back home. It is not alone. An exploration of the startling, sustainable, just-getting-started return of industry to the United States.

The role of the critic is to mediate intelligently and stylishly between a work and its audience; to educate and edify in an engaging and, preferably, …

“The Fab Mind,” a Tokyo exhibition, celebrates the art of repair with examples of aesthetic creativity applied to humanitarian ends, like recycling and land mines.

An Icon, Despite Itself - NYTimes.com (On why the glass Heinz ketchup bottle is an icon despite breaking the #1 rule of good design)

Long a model for smart urban development, the Danish capital is reclaiming its waterfront with ambitious architecture and pedestrian-friendly thinking.

Designers Versus Inventors - NYTimes.com

Design firm Continuum says consumers don’t need better-looking products—they need to enjoy shopping for them