Design

How a major marketing problem ushered in a legendary design.

Go behind-the-scenes to learn how the often frustrating manuals are designed.

You've seen it a million times, but did you ever wonder why? Here's how this beloved little cup came to be.

The design stories behind the bills (including a tiff between Founding Fathers!).

No, they don't correspond to minutes. At least not always.

The ancient fabric is shrouded in myth, but it's still being woven today.

The colorful seed balls bloom into honeybees' favorite wildflowers.

Edward Leedskalnin spent nearly 30 years building this stone monument to the fiancée who jilted him.

This cheaply mass-produced toilet to developing nations, a toilet manufacturer is helping individuals gain access to clean, sanitary, and secure bathroom facilities.

Vietnam’s FPT University is covered in trees. A lot of trees.

A few things you might not know about these stately handwriting masters.

Confitex lingerie is aimed at the millions of people in the world who can’t always hold it in.

Thieving hazelnut spread fans beware.

We've come a long way since the days of inflated animal bladders.

Sha Yao was inspired by grandmother's battle with Alzheimer's disease to create something that helped patients eat with ease and dignity.

William and Stephen B Ives via Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain

Who wants to play Little Dickey Birds?

Image via Watershed Materials on Facebook

Cutting down concrete's massive carbon footprint.

Hogeweyk is home to 150 residents who receive care for dementia and Alzheimer's—without having to give up normal life.

"No, it's not the best fork, it's not the best knife, and it's not the best spoon," designer Scott Barwick confesses. "But the spork is a very difficult design problem, and we've tackled it as best we can."