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A Design Lover's Omakase, 37 Floors Above Central Park
Floor-to-ceiling windows on the 37th floor of the General Motors Building open the room to Central Park and the Upper East Side. The first object you meet is a Meiji-era byōbu, a two-panel screen on which a sedge of cranes gathers at a…
Grand Designs' Kevin McCloud's health battle which could change future of show
Grand Designs favourite Kevin McCloud has revealed a secret health battle that could dramatically change the way he hosts Channel 4's much-loved show. The 66-year-old told us he has been diagnosed with arthritis in both hands, making it…
Beyond The Checkbox: How Inclusive Design Is Reshaping Housing Across The U.S.
For many housing developers, inclusion is treated as a requirement to meet rather than an opportunity to lead. It shows up as a checklist item or a compliance standard. But as housing challenges intensify across the country, that mindset falls…
Why designers make better entrepreneurs than they think
If you've spent meaningful time in a corporate design role, you've probably received some version of this feedback at least once: you're difficult. Too opinionated. Not a team player. You push back too much. You care too much about things that…
The AI-designed car is taking shape
The auto design world is full of advanced 3D visualization tools and VR sculpting platforms, but your average new car still enters the world as a sketch. Those sketches traditionally see endless iteration and refinement from all angles before being…
iPhone Ultra: New Leak Reveals Radical Design Of Apple's Folding Phone
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max: how will the display on the iPhone Ultra compare? April 27 update: this post, first published on April 25, was updated on April 27 with more details of the foldable iPhone revealed in a new report. That intriguing time of…
Paddington Bear and Sir David Attenborough among public's banknote design ideas
News from The City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Sir David Attenborough, Paddington Bear and Sir Winston…
Canva apologizes after its AI tool replaces 'Palestine' in designs
The Magic Layers feature is off to a good start. The Magic Layers feature is off to a good start. Original Illustration (left) by Agathe Singer Jess Weatherbed is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet…
How Garage Beer designed its delightfully retro glass bottles
Garage Beer just got a packaging update that looks like a throwback. The light beer company, which became a household name after football stars Jason and Travis Kelce backed the brand in 2024, debuted its first-ever glass bottles on April 13.
Canva Admits Its AI Tool Removed 'Palestine' From Designs, Apologizes for Any Distress It Caused
Graphic design platform Canva has a number of AI tools available to users, but it turns out they have some real strong editorial opinions—including removing the word “Palestine” from designs. The issue was spotted by X user…
Apple's new CEO designed a 'wacky' folding iPad, but we might never get it
Summary created by Smart Answers AI Macworld reports that John Ternus will become Apple's new CEO on September 1, strategically positioned to lead Apple's entry into foldable devices starting with the iPhone Ultra launch. Despite Ternus designing a…
Your Next Pair of Good American Jeans Won't Be Designed by AI
Emma Grede, the co-founder and chief executive officer of Good American jeans, said her businesses are being changed by artificial intelligence, though there are some areas that are off limits. “You have to safeguard everything that requires…
Designers Love the Checkerboard Trend-Here Are 14 Ways to Use It at Home
Watching patterns take off and become design trends is always interesting for designers. After all, a lot of trending patterns are classics in the design world—it's the use of it in a particular way or space on repeat that makes something a…
Mets designate Pham for assignment, agree to deal with OF Slater (report)
NEW YORK -- Fourteen plate appearances into Tommy Pham 's latest tour in New York, the Mets are parting ways with him. The team designated Pham for assignment, he told reporters following their doubleheader sweep at the hands of the Rockies on…
OSE Immunotherapeutics Welcomes FDA Orphan Drug Designation Granted to Pegrizeprument (VEL-101) for Prevention of Organ Rejection in Heart Transplant Patients
Nantes, France, April 27, 2026 – 7:30am CEST - OSE Immunotherapeutics SA (ISIN: FR0012127173; Mnemo: OSE), today welcomes the announcement by its partner Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has…
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