Design

Beyond the valley of the doilies Beyond the valley of the doilies

The billion-dollar scrapbooking industry may be cheesy, but as author Jessica Helfand explains, there's rich history in that glitter and glue.
By Joy Press Dec 4, 2008

  • Ask the pilot

    Who cares what planes look like? I do! Why do they have to look so ugly and boring?
    By Patrick Smith August 29, 2008

  • I'm making progress in my art but feel like it's all a dead end

    I've had some successes and some design internships, but I think I should move to Australia.
    By Cary Tennis July 31, 2008

  • May the best logo win

    The battle for the presidency may have as much to do with fonts, flags and sunrises as healthcare plans and war stances.
    By Karrie Jacobs February 27, 2008

  • Harassment by design

    Getting groped on the subway? New toys can help rebuff unwanted advances.
    By Eryn Loeb October 29, 2007

  • Our house is so messy my husband's threatening to leave

    I hate to clean and so does he. Are we crazy?
    By Cary Tennis January 17, 2008

  • My sister is a famous designer -- and I'm not!

    I do good work but I fear I'm mediocre, and my heart is poisoned with jealousy.
    By Cary Tennis October 5, 2007

  • Architectures of pink tentacles

    Are there dots that need connecting between slot machines and Japanese robot drummers?
    By Andrew Leonard July 24, 2007

  • King Kaufman's Sports Daily

    Studying the hardcore fan: The design firm that went deep with some young dudes to help plan NBC's new football show. Plus: NFL Week 16.
    December 22, 2006

  • A bigger, better footprint for humanity

    Sustainability is boring. We can do better.
    By Andrew Leonard July 10, 2006

  • Our house

    Journalist Winifred Gallagher talks about the urge to nest, suburban sprawl, and whether George Washington owned the first McMansion.
    By Sarah Goldstein February 24, 2006

  • You can buy the clothes -- just don't try to design them

    Women are having trouble getting ahead in -- of all places -- the fashion industry.
    By Page Rockwell December 9, 2005

  • Making it new

    From affordable housing to beautiful highways and computer-monitor gargoyles, the Big Idea looks at architecture and design ideas to build a future around.
    By Karrie Jacobs October 5, 2005

  • Britain's knickers

    A new show at London's Design Museum features underwear from sheepskin corsets to futuristic bras.
    By Jack Boulware June 8, 2000

  • Creepy-crawly Web things

    A British design shop unleashes another utterly engrossing way to while away hours at your computer when you should be working.
    By Katharine Mieszkowski April 7, 2000

  • Swag hags

    Mothers, driven by impure decorating motives, should not be allowed in bachelor pads.
    By Matthew DeBord March 28, 2000

  • The new house blend

    Terence Riley, curator of the new MOMA exhibit "The Un-Private House," talks about Martha Stewart, changing domestic ideals and why walking around your house naked is increasingly a public issue.
    By Julie Caniglia July 26, 1999

  • iMac: iLove it or iHate it

    Is Apple's new blue bombshell a hit or a dud? A debate.
    By Janelle Brown and Scott Rosenberg August 27, 1998

  • Roger Black

    Globe-trotting designer Roger Black shares his business travel tips and tales.
    By Don George November 11, 1997

  • London, England

    There's more to London than the Savoy and the Tate -- like erotic exhibitions, cappuccino shops and Dickens' commode.
    By Mary Elizabeth Williams August 5, 1997
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