Every profession develops a language. Lawyers and doctors have terms of art and technicalities that are inscrutable to the rest of us. Their special knowledge is why we must use them. Designers are ...

Joining the ranks of any profession is the same as committing yourself to learning an entirely new language, most of which is frankly gibberish. (TPS reports, anyone?) Design is no exception. So we ...

Could you confidently say you know the difference between a balustrade, a banister, and a railing? No? Don't worry, neither could I. Sometimes, home design jargon can feel like a completely different ...

Back in 2011 everyone was talking about Responsive Design. The possibility of designing and building one single web experience that was able to fluidly adapt to multiple screen sizes was eye-opening ...

After a long history of mediocre designs that have given hospitals and medical facilities a reputation as uncomfortable places to be avoided and feared, healthcare providers need creativity more than ...

Designers have long complained about not having a "seat at the table." From what I have seen this week in San Francisco, they no longer have to ask. Forward-thinking companies are well aware of how ...

Discriminatory design can manifest itself in many unsuspecting areas. For instance, the intermittent armrests on public benches that are common in urban parks may be little more than an inconvenience ...

Once clients were the target for ‘education’ about the benefits of good design. Now the financial community has shown itself to be lacking in conviction about the value of investing in the creative ...

Much has changed since COVID-19 arrived in 2020, including how we use our homes. After quarantining in them, working in them, and home-schooling in them, many people decided they needed changes. There ...