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The 'Average' Visitor Doesn't Exist. So Why Still Design For Them?
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…
I'm an interior designer. These 10 popular trends don't actually look good in real life.
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…
Uzbekistan to receive China's J-10 military aircraft, based on Israel Aerospace Industries Lavi design
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…
Fitbit's founders designed a wearable for the whole family
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…
Power Tips #156: How to design a high-boost-ratio boost converter
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…
Stunning Sproatley home 'designed and built for the future' for sale for £480k
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…
Textile show highlights talents of Scots designers
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…
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The AI-led media buyer will design the system, not just run the tool: Ankit Desai
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…
The EU's repair policies are changing the way tech is designed
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…
The best budget laptops for graphic design students
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…
Graphic designers are trying to fix people's terrible AI flyers
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…
Worms navigate narrow paths faster than wide ones - these findings could inform robot design
(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…
5 Steel Furniture Designs That Look Nothing Like Steel Furniture
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.
Crocs' Newest Shoe Is Designed to Feel Like a Sneaker With All-day Comfort - but It's Not Totally New
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…
Chipmaker CXMT sues Pentagon over 'Chinese military company' designation
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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