In the 2010s, skeuomorphism began to die on the vine. Gradients vanished. Shadows flattened. Design got efficient, scalable, ...

For our latest podcast, we look back at the year that was. We used to argue whether design was about aesthetics or about ...

1 Sarah Fathallah and A.D. Sean Lewis, “Abolish the Cop Inside Your (Designer’s) Head: Unraveling the Links Between Design and Policing,” Design Museum Magazine, vol. 18, 2021. 2 Lorraine Gamman & ...

At Milan Design Week 2025, glass emerged from the background—and not as invisible as one may think. These varieties were colorful and expressive, demonstrating exciting material mixes, vibrant ...

Effective design in startups goes beyond mere aesthetics, focusing on structured decision-making to solve real problems and drive business growth. Founders often misjudge the role of design, either ...

On the first day of a required class for freshman design majors at Carnegie Mellon, my professor stood in front of a lecture hall of earnest, nervous undergraduates and asked, “Who here thinks that ...

And while you’re at it, check out Apartment Therapy’s own mood board tool, which helps you visualize and organize your design ...

Graphic designers can make lots of money with these graphic design business ideas—even despite AI. In fact, with the right graphic design business idea, it doesn’t matter where you’re at right now.

This place coulda been called Swifty. Also, Protohype. Deligion. Flerial. (A design destination for Tolkein fans?) Instead, thank the heavens, we were named Co.Design. For the past 15 years, Co.Design ...

Healthcare design leaders discuss trends in 2025 in behavioral health design, staff wellness, facility construction methods, ...

It’s been a whirlwind year in the design world. Winter kicked off with Maison&Objet and Paris Déco Off in January; by spring ...