Design - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/design/?source=rss&aim=design en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT How do you solve a problem like Ikea? By Craig Davidson Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/10/19/ikea_nightmare/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/10/19/ikea_nightmare/index.html?source=rss All I wanted was a cheap bed. What I got was a Kafkaesque nightmare I'm tired of graphic design. What next? By Cary Tennis Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/28/change_your_life/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/28/change_your_life/index.html?source=rss I think I've plateaued and need a new challenge Beyond the valley of the doilies By Joy Press Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/12/04/scrapbook/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/12/04/scrapbook/index.html?source=rss The billion-dollar scrapbooking industry may be cheesy, but as author Jessica Helfand explains, there's rich history in that glitter and glue. Ask the pilot By Patrick Smith Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/08/29/askthepilot288/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/08/29/askthepilot288/index.html?source=rss Who cares what planes look like? I do! Why do they have to look so ugly and boring? May the best logo win By Karrie Jacobs Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2008/02/27/campaign_logos/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2008/02/27/campaign_logos/index.html?source=rss The battle for the presidency may have as much to do with fonts, flags and sunrises as healthcare plans and war stances. I'm making progress in my art but feel like it's all a dead end By Cary Tennis Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/31/australia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/31/australia/index.html?source=rss I've had some successes and some design internships, but I think I should move to Australia. Our house is so messy my husband's threatening to leave By Cary Tennis Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/01/17/housecleaning/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/01/17/housecleaning/index.html?source=rss I hate to clean and so does he. Are we crazy? Harassment by design By Eryn Loeb Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/29/harassment/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/29/harassment/index.html?source=rss Getting groped on the subway? New toys can help rebuff unwanted advances. My sister is a famous designer -- and I'm not! By Cary Tennis Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/10/05/jealous_designer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/10/05/jealous_designer/index.html?source=rss I do good work but I fear I'm mediocre, and my heart is poisoned with jealousy. Architectures of pink tentacles By Andrew Leonard Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/07/24/blog_cool/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/07/24/blog_cool/index.html?source=rss Are there dots that need connecting between slot machines and Japanese robot drummers? King Kaufman's Sports Daily Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/12/22/friday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/12/22/friday/index.html?source=rss 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. A bigger, better footprint for humanity By Andrew Leonard Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/07/10/mcdonough/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/07/10/mcdonough/index.html?source=rss Sustainability is boring. We can do better. Our house By Sarah Goldstein Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/02/24/house_thinking/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/02/24/house_thinking/index.html?source=rss Journalist Winifred Gallagher talks about the urge to nest, suburban sprawl, and whether George Washington owned the first McMansion. You can buy the clothes -- just don't try to design them By Page Rockwell Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2005/12/09/fashion/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2005/12/09/fashion/index.html?source=rss Women are having trouble getting ahead in -- of all places -- the fashion industry. Making it new By Karrie Jacobs Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/10/05/big_idea_design/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/10/05/big_idea_design/index.html?source=rss From affordable housing to beautiful highways and computer-monitor gargoyles, the Big Idea looks at architecture and design ideas to build a future around. Britain's knickers By Jack Boulware Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/06/08/london_underwear/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/06/08/london_underwear/index.html?source=rss A new show at London's Design Museum features underwear from sheepskin corsets to futuristic bras. Creepy-crawly Web things By Katharine Mieszkowski Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/04/07/creepy_crawly/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/04/07/creepy_crawly/index.html?source=rss A British design shop unleashes another utterly engrossing way to while away hours at your computer when you should be working. Swag hags By Matthew DeBord Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/03/28/bachelor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/03/28/bachelor/index.html?source=rss Mothers, driven by impure decorating motives, should not be allowed in bachelor pads. The new house blend By Julie Caniglia Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/1999/07/26/house/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/1999/07/26/house/index.html?source=rss 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. iMac: iLove it or iHate it By Janelle Brown and Scott Rosenberg Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1998/08/27/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1998/08/27/feature/index.html?source=rss Is Apple's new blue bombshell a hit or a dud? A debate. Roger Black By Don George Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1997/11/11/road/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1997/11/11/road/index.html?source=rss Globe-trotting designer Roger Black shares his business travel tips and tales. London, England By Mary Elizabeth Williams Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/wlust/1997/08/05/postmark/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/wlust/1997/08/05/postmark/index.html?source=rss There's more to London than the Savoy and the Tate -- like erotic exhibitions, cappuccino shops and Dickens' commode.