The Physics of UI: Applying Principles of Mass, Momentum, and Elasticity to Your Animations
Imagine pushing a heavy filing cabinet. Now imagine pushing a shopping cart. The filing cabinet resists, moves slowly, and stops abruptly when you let go. The shopping cart glides easily, coasts, and wobbles to a stop. These objects obey the same laws of physics, but their different properties—their mass, their momentum, their elasticity—create entirely different …
Brooks + Scarpa breaks with local convention at Alma Switch House in California
Architecture studio Brooks + Scarpa has created a three-storey Manhattan Beach house that capitalises on views and indoor-outdoor living while avoiding standard tactics used in the area’s housing stock. Read more
Herzog & de Meuron designs skyscraper for « innovative housing solutions » in New York
Architecture studios Herzog & de Meuron and Curtis + Ginsberg Architects have released designs for a residential skyscraper in Downtown Manhattan that will contain « 100 per cent affordable » apartments and a recreation centre. Read more
Accessible community centre among projects from Ajman University
Dezeen School Shows: a community centre designed for blind and visually impaired people, with tactile systems and intuitive wayfinding, is among a series of projects from Ajman University. Read more
Rabagast Studio floats timber sauna atop lake in rural Norway
Student architectural practice Rabagast Studio has completed Watercave, a floating timber sauna on a small pontoon in a Norwegian lake. Read more
Top 10 holiday homes of 2025
As the holidays approach, we take a look at houses from India to Scotland that would be ideal places to spend the vacation in for the latest roundup in our 2025 Review. Read more
Lebanese students create drone noise-blocking headphones and more designs for life under conflict
Design and architecture students from Lebanon have tackled some of the biggest challenges facing their country in the exhibition Design in Conflict, held in Beirut‘s notorious abandoned Burj El Murr skyscraper. Read more
Sheep Inc combines cork and wool walls for « flagsheep store »
Interior designer Mark Brown used cork and wool to create natural, tactile interiors for clothing brand Sheep Inc’s first store, in London. Read more
How Can 12 x 12 Prints Bring Your Photography and Designs to Life?
Some images ask to be glanced at. Others want to be lived with. Square, generous, and beautifully balanced, the 12 x 12 format gives your photography and designs room to breathe without shouting for attention. It is the kind of print size that feels intentional. Not rushed, not apologetic. Just confident enough to hold space …
Five clever joint systems that transform basic materials into furniture without glue
Designers are developing fixing systems that allow raw or sheet materials to be assembled into furniture and taken apart just as easily. We’ve picked out five of the best examples. Read more
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