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How Trading Platforms Can Incorporate A Behavioral Intelligence Layer Into Design
Sanghita Dey, founder of SolusFinance, is building behavioral intelligence systems to improve decision-making in financial markets. For years, trading innovation has focused on improving access through faster execution, better tools and broader…
3 Unexpected Design Trends Gen Z Gets Right, According to Designers
Move over, Millennials—more and more Gen Zers are moving out on their own, and they've made it clear that they know a thing or two about how to design a welcoming, elevated-looking living space. “Gen Z is course-correcting the…
Designing for Time: Material Aging as a Design Strategy
The figure of Tithonus in Greek mythology offers a reflection on the paradox of permanence. In pleading with Zeus for immortality, he forgot to request eternal youth, resulting in a life of endless aging. Over time, his body deteriorates, turning…
How JSID is Training Designers for an AI-Led World
The design industry is at a turning point. On one side is a traditional, craft-led approach that has shaped the field for decades. On the other is an AI-driven reality that is rapidly changing how designers work and think. For today's students…
Jacobs Solutions (J) Joins Sydney Metro West Station Design Project
Jacobs Solutions Inc. (NYSE: J) is one of the best engineering stocks to buy in 2026. On April 22, Jacobs secured a key role in a joint venture with GHD and WSP to design 5 new underground stations for the Sydney Metro West project. Under the…
How do you design a bathroom for the godfather of the Bauhaus? Keep it simple
In November 2025, nearly 300 designers began work on their submissions for the competition of a lifetime: the opportunity to design a bathroom for one of the most famous architects of all time. The competition called on designers to imagine a new…
A 26-year-old UX designer shares how she pivoted into AI communications
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sajani Lokuge, a 26-year-old AI content manager at an industrial AI software company. She is based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Her identity and employment have been verified by Business Insider. The…
'Ralph Lauren: Catwalk' Is a Celebration of America's Most Influential Designer
Almost sixty years ago, Ralph Lauren began his career as a designer. He started small, making neckties under the label Polo in 1967. In the six decades since, Ralph Lauren has become one of the most influential fashion brands in not only America…
Inside the incredible home designed for a stargazing renaissance man
When architect Peter Stutchbury first met the late Basil Borun, a prospective client, in 2020, Borun swept him up in a conversation about the universe. “He was particularly fond of the Milky Way and would talk about constellations and their…
Nothing Headphone (a) Review: Standout Design, Surprisingly Premium Sound
The $199.99 Nothing Headphone (a) has much of the $299.99 Nothing Headphone (1) 's distinctive style and adds a splash of color to the mix. It produces bright audio, cancels noise effectively, offers outstanding battery life, and is easy to use…
31 Things That Will Finally Help You (Affordably) Design The Living Room Of Your Dreams
You deserve a living room that looks put-together — even if you're working with a shoestring budget. If you're searching for small space ideas, renter-friendly upgrades, or clever ways to hide cords and clutter, this list delivers. Keep…
Crypto users keep getting robbed because of a simple design flaw-but a solution is at hand
If you have ever paid online with Stripe's new Link wallet, autofilled a checkout with Apple Pay, or topped up a Revolut account, you have used a piece of financial architecture that took decades to perfect. Sadly, for crypto and all its talk of…
Does Your Designer Shirt Actually Suck? This Expert Has the Answer
Meet @fabricateurialist, the fabric expert calling out the fashion industry's dirty secrets, stitch by stitch. It's not enough to feel your clothes; the Fabricateurialist wants you to understand them. Designer-turned-content creator Marc (who…
Sydney is full of poorly designed new suburbs. This is how two got it right
You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. From its very beginnings as a penal colony, Sydney's growth has never been particularly well-organised. It was sporadic, uncontained, rising in…
Field Studies Flora's Alex Crowder Launches a Line of Gardening Tools Designed for Everyone
When Alex Crowder was a kid in the Ozarks, she would entertain herself by lying in the hayfields and looking up at the sky. “All of the grass would crowd my field of vision,” she recalls. “It's a really vivid memory of…
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