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forbes.com - Jennifer Jay Palumbo - The 'Average' Visitor Doesn't Exist. So Why Still Design For Them?
The 'Average' Visitor Doesn't Exist. So Why Still Design For Them?
Forbes

For years, accessibility has understandably focused heavily on physical access. Yet emerging approaches to neuroinclusive design suggest that access also involves predictability, communication, sensory experience and the amount of mental effort…

businessinsider.com - Tyka Pryde Edwards - I'm an interior designer. These 10 popular trends don't actually look good in real life.
I'm an interior designer. These 10 popular trends don't actually look good in real life.
Business Insider

Stark-white interiors can photograph like a dream, but in reality, they are about as welcoming as a dentist's waiting room. There is something to be said for the allure of a minimalistic clean slate, but all-white interiors are seriously lacking in…

jpost.com - UDI ETZION - Uzbekistan to receive China's J-10 military aircraft, based on Israel Aerospace Industries Lavi design
Uzbekistan to receive China's J-10 military aircraft, based on Israel Aerospace Industries Lavi design
The Jerusalem Post

Another Muslim country is receiving the legacy of a previous Israeli aircraft project as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructs the defense establishment to prepare for the development of a new Israeli fighter jet in an effort to maintain…

fastcompany.com - Nate Berg - Fitbit's founders designed a wearable for the whole family
Fitbit's founders designed a wearable for the whole family
Fast Company

Long before 2007 when the health tracker Fitbit single-handedly mushroomed the market for wearable technology, another wearable device had been dominating the niche for nearly 20 years. Life Alert, an emergency medical alert device company, had…

edn.com - EDN Staff - Power Tips #156: How to design a high-boost-ratio boost converter
Power Tips #156: How to design a high-boost-ratio boost converter
EDN

The maximum boost ratio achievable with a single stage, normally cited as 8-to-9, can be much higher if you keep important design considerations in mind. In single-cell battery applications such as personal electronics or power tools, where the…

hulldailymail.co.uk - Coreena Ford - Stunning Sproatley home 'designed and built for the future' for sale for £480k
Stunning Sproatley home 'designed and built for the future' for sale for £480k
Hull Live

An exceptional four-bedroom detached home that has been designed and built for the future has now been completed and is up for sale. Based close to Sproatley, the four-bedroom house is being marketed by Reeds Rains Hull, who have issued pictures…

heraldscotland.com - James McEnaney - Textile show highlights talents of Scots designers
Textile show highlights talents of Scots designers
The Herald

TEX+ is a charity and “career accelerator” established to help support emerging textile graduates by connecting them with professionals from across the UK. The goal is to ensure that they “build skills, networks and…

afaqs.com - afaqs! news bureau - The AI-led media buyer will design the system, not just run the tool: Ankit Desai
The AI-led media buyer will design the system, not just run the tool: Ankit Desai
afaqs!

If a machine can build a media plan in minutes, execute campaigns in a day and consolidate mountains of reporting data, the traditional media buyer's job is bound to change. The more consequential question is what replaces the work that machines…

theconversation.com - Christoforos Spiliotopoulos - The EU's repair policies are changing the way tech is designed
The EU's repair policies are changing the way tech is designed
The Conversation

In the late 1970s, concerned by resource use and scarcity, German industrial designer Dieter Rams developed his “ten principles for good design”. Among other things, he argued for design that is long-lasting and environmentally…

creativebloq.com - Joe Foley - The best budget laptops for graphic design students
The best budget laptops for graphic design students
Creative Bloq

The best budget laptops for graphic design students offer a sensible entry point to the field without the hefty investment in a high-end machine (see our guide to the best laptops for graphic design overall for those). At the most basic level, you…

creativebloq.com - Joe Foley - Graphic designers are trying to fix people's terrible AI flyers
Graphic designers are trying to fix people's terrible AI flyers
Creative Bloq

You might have noticed flyers for small businesses starting to look the same in recent months, not because everyone's jumping on one of the big graphic design trends of 2026, but because of a technology. AI-generated flyers are everywhere, and…

chron.com - K. R. Prathyusha - Worms navigate narrow paths faster than wide ones - these findings could inform robot design
Worms navigate narrow paths faster than wide ones - these findings could inform robot design
Chron

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) You might naturally expect a wide, open path to be faster and easier to navigate than a narrow one, just as birds…

yankodesign.com - Pooja Khanna Tyagi - 5 Steel Furniture Designs That Look Nothing Like Steel Furniture
5 Steel Furniture Designs That Look Nothing Like Steel Furniture
Yanko Design

For years, steel furniture carried a predictable identity, purely functional and unapologetically utilitarian. It belonged to offices, factories, and workshops, valued more for endurance than aesthetics. That perception has quietly transformed.

wwd.com - Riley Jones - Crocs' Newest Shoe Is Designed to Feel Like a Sneaker With All-day Comfort - but It's Not Totally New
Crocs' Newest Shoe Is Designed to Feel Like a Sneaker With All-day Comfort - but It's Not Totally New
WWD

Crocs' clogs and sandal-adjacent shoes are typically not the sort of footwear you expect to see an abundance of once summer fades away, but the Colorado-based company has a new limited-edition model on the way that's designed to adapt to cooler…

indianexpress.com - Reuters - Chipmaker CXMT sues Pentagon over 'Chinese military company' designation
Chipmaker CXMT sues Pentagon over 'Chinese military company' designation
The Indian Express

3 min read New Delhi Make us preferred source on Google China's top memory chipmaker, ChangXin Memory Technologies, sued the Pentagon on Friday over being placed on a list of companies the U.S. says are aiding Beijing's military. “CXMT is…

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