DESIGN

A nude swimmer and a phallic-looking fish nearly sunk one of the most recognizable book covers of modern times.

Angkor Wat is one of the most significant archaeological sites in Southeast Asia. Here is what we know of its story, from its countless carvings to feats of engineering.

The reason maple syrup bottles have little handles involves the word 'skeuomorph.'

Picasso and his Blue Period have nothing on Yves Klein, who created art almost exclusively in a shade of his own invention.

Why do we expect bankrupt people to wear barrels, or bank robbers to carry money bags marked with dollar signs? Discover the origins of these odd visual clichés.

Seattle’s iconic Space Needle debuted at the 1962 World’s Fair—and was inspired by America's Space Race with the Soviet Union.

The Pantone Color Institute’s global team of experts conducts color psychology research and discusses potential Color of the Year options year-round.

They might be called “Jersey barriers,” but they weren’t born in the Garden State.

Halloween is absolutely the season for decorating your house with cat skeleton candles by PyroPet.

There are Homage t-shirts for every corner of pop culture, from Nickelodeon and the Garbage Pail Kids to Guy Fieri and beyond.

To block microwave radiation, all you need is a simple screen.

LEGO’s Concorde plane is as sleek as its real-life counterpart.