Design Industry News
A collection of Design latest news, analysis and best practices from top business influencers and the world's most trustworthy sources.
Reading artist wins tattoo show award with mystery design
Would you blindly get a tattoo without seeing the design first? That is what Bibek Raut did at the Big London Tattoo Show, where he did not see his new piece of body art until the needle broke the skin. His trust paid off - the thigh tattoo won…
Design the Alliance to Win: Beyond the OPCON Debate
Oct. 13 (UPI) -- The author prefers to use the lowercase 'n' to challenge the Kim family regime's legitimacy. The ROK/U.S. alliance is asking too narrow a question about wartime operational control: Which country's general should command? The…
Lockheed Martin announces new interceptor designed for hypersonics
“You shoot the missile with one motor, it detects a swarm or a threat,” she said. “It can fire that next motor. That threat moves again because they will. Right, these threats are remote. They cannot be predicted. They're very…
Graphic design isn't dying. It's expanding
It's a liberating time to be a graphic designer. You would think so, anyway, after reading Jarrett Fuller's new book, Graphic Designers After Graphic Design, published this fall by Princeton Architectural Press. Fuller, a designer, writer…
Christian Cowan Designs Costumes for the Film 'Debutantes'
Next year “Debutantes” will premiere in cinemas, revealing Christian Cowan 's first efforts as a costume designer on a feature film. Written and directed by Stephen Meier, the movie follows a group of debutantes seeking revenge after…
The Best Fall 2026 Designer Bridal Looks
As the bridal industry continues to boom each year, so too does the rise of modern brides looking for alternative all-white looks for their wedding weekend and beyond. Over the summer, the influence of celebrity weddings, as seen through Paige…
Visual Comfort & Co. Announces New Design Partnership with Verena Brausch
'What drew us to Verena's work was her unique point of view, shaped by her background in industrial and interior design,' said Sean Lavin, Chief Design Officer of Visual Comfort & Co. 'Her attention to proportion and materials gives each piece a…
Famous And Innovative Duke Nukem, Quake Level Designer 'Levelord' Has Died
Richard ‘Levelord' Gray has reportedly died, according to Apogee Entertainment and individuals who were close to the legendary and beloved level designer who helped create fan-favorite maps in games like Duke Nukem 3D, Quake, and Sin. Gray…
Cadence Design Systems: It Seems That The Customers Are Gaining Leverage (NASDAQ:CDNS)
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.'s partnership and certification with TSMC for A14 chip production processes should provide revenue stability over the next few years. Competitive positioning remains unchanged for CDNS, as Synopsys and Siemens have…
Europe's Diesel Shortage Is A Problem Created By Political Design
The diesel agreement between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will not solve the diesel shortage, considering the magnitude of the problem created by years of misguided, wrongly called 'environmental policies.' Complaining about diesel prices and…
Hiroshi Ishii honored for contributions to global design and human-computer interaction
Hiroshi Ishii, the Jerome B. Wiesner Professor of Media Arts and Sciences at MIT and associate director of the MIT Media Lab, recently received the 2026 Industrial Designers Society of America Special Achievement Award for “...pioneering…
John Boyd Lowery and the design of health-centered living
For many individuals, health-centered residential design extends beyond the walls of an individual home. Through WholeLife, Lowery is building these communities that blend upscale features with less home maintenance responsibilities, for successful…
How an Australian design team is redefining European river cruise boats
For a design practice known for quietly luxurious houses, hotels and retail interiors, Hecker Guthrie's new line in river cruise ships might come as a surprise. But the Melbourne studio's latest project – a floating hotel where space is…
Legendary level designer Richard 'Levelord' Gray has died
Richard Gray, better known to gamers of a certain age as Levelord, has died. Gray's death was reported on social media by Apogee Entertainment, who paid tribute to his 'legendary work on Duke Nukem 3D' and the lasting legacy he left behind. We are…
Deluge by design: Thai villages flooded to protect capital
Inside the home of Kamonchanok Sathaphonamonwut, raised more than three metres (10 feet) above the ground in Ayutthaya province, her family of three sleeps on makeshift platforms and cannot use the waterlogged toilet. Her village has been flooded…
Receive a Daily briefing on Design Industry News
Get Started