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A raspberry-red spiral staircase connects communal areas at this office development in London, designed by local studio SODA to reference the art deco style of the building it occupies. Read more

Local curator Raksha Sanikam has inaugurated South Asian furniture gallery House of Santal in a former office space in Midtown Manhattan with an exhibition organised around plinths resembling the central courtyards of historical Indian houses. Read more

This No Idea Pigeon poster made me smile.

“At this pivotal moment in American history, Alysa Liu represents something that we all needed very badly. She is joy. She is hope. She is unity. She is the rejection of the patriarchy. She is authenticity. She is bodily autonomy. She is the antithesis of self-centered ivididualism. She is love for the people with whom …

A pair of white towers anchor a mixed-used project called Central Station, which was designed by US firm Multistudio to serve as « a model for multimodal development » in Phoenix. Read more

Dezeen School Shows: an education site incorporating « space, shape and function » to support children’s emotional needs is among the projects from Florence Institute of Design International. Read more

Every line you draw, every color you select, every typeface you pair is a statement. Designers often imagine themselves as neutral problem-solvers, aesthetic mediators translating client needs into visual form. But this neutrality is a myth. All design communicates values, and those values carry cultural and political weight whether you intend them to or not. …

Digital fatigue rarely comes from one bad screen. It builds slowly. A dashboard gets one more widget. A tool adds another notification. A system introduces extra options “for flexibility.” Over time, the interface becomes heavier, even if each addition seemed reasonable on its own. Users don’t complain immediately. They adapt. But the mental effort increases, …

Do you want to know why some brands thrive while others flounder? The secret lies in their messaging. Successful brands know how to use messaging to build trust, foster loyalty and sell products. Unsuccessful brands…well… just check out their bank accounts. The stats prove it: Here’s the issue: Most brands don’t prioritise their messaging strategy …

A scalloped facade of white brickwork overlooks a public square at Albion Street, a housing block in east London by local architecture studio Bell Phillips. Read more