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forbes.com - Sanghita Dey - How Trading Platforms Can Incorporate A Behavioral Intelligence Layer Into Design​
How Trading Platforms Can Incorporate A Behavioral Intelligence Layer Into Design​
Forbes

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…

housebeautiful.com - Sarah Lyon - 3 Unexpected Design Trends Gen Z Gets Right, According to Designers
3 Unexpected Design Trends Gen Z Gets Right, According to Designers
House Beautiful

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…

archdaily.com - Eduardo Souza - Designing for Time: Material Aging as a Design Strategy
Designing for Time: Material Aging as a Design Strategy
ArchDaily

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…

republicworld.com - info desk - How JSID is Training Designers for an AI-Led World
How JSID is Training Designers for an AI-Led World
Republic 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…

yahoo.com - Maham Fatima - Jacobs Solutions (J) Joins Sydney Metro West Station Design Project
Jacobs Solutions (J) Joins Sydney Metro West Station Design Project
Yahoo!

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…

fastcompany.com - Grace Snelling - How do you design a bathroom for the godfather of the Bauhaus? Keep it simple
How do you design a bathroom for the godfather of the Bauhaus? Keep it simple
Fast Company

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…

businessinsider.com - Ana Altchek - A 26-year-old UX designer shares how she pivoted into AI communications
A 26-year-old UX designer shares how she pivoted into AI communications
Business Insider

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…

wmagazine.com - Carolyn Twersky Winkler - 'Ralph Lauren: Catwalk' Is a Celebration of America's Most Influential Designer
'Ralph Lauren: Catwalk' Is a Celebration of America's Most Influential Designer
W Magazine

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…

smh.com.au - Dan F Stapleton - Inside the incredible home designed for a stargazing renaissance man
Inside the incredible home designed for a stargazing renaissance man
The Sydney Morning Herald

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…

pcmag.com - Mark Knapp - Nothing Headphone (a) Review: Standout Design, Surprisingly Premium Sound
Nothing Headphone (a) Review: Standout Design, Surprisingly Premium Sound
PCMag

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…

buzzfeed.com - Chelsea Stuart - 31 Things That Will Finally Help You (Affordably) Design The Living Room Of Your Dreams
31 Things That Will Finally Help You (Affordably) Design The Living Room Of Your Dreams
BuzzFeed

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…

fortune.com - William Mougayar - Crypto users keep getting robbed because of a simple design flaw-but a solution is at hand
Crypto users keep getting robbed because of a simple design flaw-but a solution is at hand
Fortune

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…

hypebeast.com - Nico Gavino - Does Your Designer Shirt Actually Suck? This Expert Has the Answer
Does Your Designer Shirt Actually Suck? This Expert Has the Answer
Hypebeast

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…

smh.com.au - Anthony Segaert - Sydney is full of poorly designed new suburbs. This is how two got it right
Sydney is full of poorly designed new suburbs. This is how two got it right
The Sydney Morning Herald

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…

vogue.com - Liam Hess - Field Studies Flora's Alex Crowder Launches a Line of Gardening Tools Designed for Everyone
Field Studies Flora's Alex Crowder Launches a Line of Gardening Tools Designed for Everyone
Vogue

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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