When a design doesn’t work, it often draws more attention to itself than when it works perfectly. A wobbly shopping cart, a flimsy potato peeler, a puzzling highway sign: These are common nuisances.
For a designer, “ugliness” hasn’t historically been something to strive for. Beauty has largely been a no-brainer when it comes to what’s desirable, or what constitutes “good” design. Yet, culturally, ...
Peleg Top and Jonathan Cleveland want to dispel the notion that professional design is a luxury rather than a necessity for charities. “What nonprofits and cause-based organizations ultimately want is ...
There's a prevailing misconception in startups that good design is all about making things look pretty. Founders, eager to stand out in competitive markets, often fixate on the visual aspects of their ...
Lauren (Hansen) Holznienkemper is a lead editor for the small business vertical at Forbes Advisor, specializing in HR, payroll and recruiting solutions for small businesses. Using research and writing ...
An approach that promised to democratize design may have done the opposite. When Kyle Cornforth first walked into IDEO’s San Francisco offices in 2011, she felt she had entered a whole new world. At ...
SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arlo Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ARLO), a leading smart home security brand, today announced it has been awarded a 2021 GOOD DESIGN Award from the Chicago ...
Avatar Robot Cafe and Avatar Robot OriHime won the Good Design Grand Award as the symbolic design of the year TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Japan Institute of Design Promotion, the organizer of the Good ...