John Margolies’ Photographs of Roadside America — Remarkable collection of photographs documenting the eccentric roadside architecture and ephemera of America.
Flat Chair by Sara Paculdo — Toxel.com - Design, Inspiration and Technology Blog
UUfie organises renovated Ontario chalet "like a hike" — <p>Toronto architecture studio UUfie has expanded and renovated a 1970s chalet in Ontario to conform to its steep, wooded site with a net that serves as an internal barrier and a hammock. Set on 3 acres within the Niagara…
Clase Azul's La Hacienda complex in Jalisco features "ceramic horizon" — <p>A team of architects has produced a multi-building complex called La Hacienda for tequila brand Clase Azul in Jalisco, Mexico, integrating artisanal building practices at an industrial scale for…
Information architecture is the foundation artificial intelligence is starving for — Every AI problem you chase — hallucinations, wrong answers, poor retrieval — traces back to the IA projects you never funded. Now’s the…
Seven self-build housing projects to inspire your own — <p>Considering building your own custom-made house? Here are eight examples of successful residential self-build projects from the Dezeen archives to get your creative juices flowing. Peckham House, UK, by Surman Weston…
Seven products by USA-based design brands — <p>Dezeen Showroom: from sumptuous couches to cutting-edge workstations, the following products are all included in the catalogues of brands based in the USA. The following selection comprises seating, flooring, wall coverings,…
Conductor co-working space references hospitality design — Architecture firm Studio Multi and interior design office Tabitha Isobel have completed Conductor, a flexible co-working facility in East London that features integrated planting and a tactile material palette.
Four simple rules behind Japan's most liveable cities — From neighbourhood shopping streets to accessible transport, Japan's most liveable cities remove the everyday frustrations of urban life.
An unaffordable car market highlights Iran’s cost-of-living crisis — Some officials and state media have long openly described the industry as a ‘mafia’ system.
Basura creates data centre toy that emits "ear piercing hum" when squeezed — <p>New York creative agency Basura and musician Big Data have collaborated on a stuffed toy that resembles a data centre and emits a recording from a data centre in Virginia when squeezed. The stuffed…
Sex, AI, and the Apocalypse - Ian Duncan — How a community devoted to thinking clearly incubated salvation stories, abusive experiments, race science, and an affection for autocracy, and why that history matters now that its alumni are asking for the public trust on AI.
Miley Wants You Dancing in New “Bass Persuades” Video — The artist formerly known as Miley Cyrus is gearing up to release a new album
Low cortisol solution to big problems — The strange details we only notice when we slow down.
Taylor Knights designs responsible Melbourne coffee roastery to "reveal rather than replace" — <p>A stripped-back interior of concrete surfaces and timber joinery lets sustainable production practices take centre stage at Melbourne's Contraband Coffee cafe and roastery,…
Interactive map of every typeface's x-height rendered at actual size — lets you see why some fonts feel cramped and others breathe
AI is making development faster. But where did the work go? — <p>When AI makes one part of product development faster, what happens to the rest of the system?</p> <br/><br/>
The Layers of AI experience — As AI makes product experiences more probabilistic, designers must move beyond interfaces to shape the systems, constraints, and behaviors beneath them.
Museum with shard-like facade among projects from the Manchester School of Architecture — <p>Dezeen School Shows: a proposal for a natural history museum equipped with a shard-like exterior to represent tectonic forces is among the projects from the Manchester School of Architect
Why Your Website Should Never Stop Changing — Smashing Magazine — Every website peaks on launch day and slowly drifts from there, not because it breaks, but because nobody has time to keep it current. Autonomous websites, continuously optimized by agents after launch, aim to…
Brick Award 2026 winners create "a sense of wonder and beauty" — <p>Promotion: a Vietnamese temple and a Mexican tequila factory are among the eclectic winners of this year's Brick Award programme. The six winners of Brick Award 2026 also include an infill housing project in…
FOG Architecture draws on traditional Quanzhou houses for MSLAN store in China — <p>Chinese studio FOG Architecture has designed a flagship store for local fashion brand MSLAN in Quanzhou, China, creating a slow experience by adding a series of gardens. Located next to Quanzhou C
The UX Designer’s Nightmare: When “Production-Ready” Becomes A Design Deliverable — Smashing Magazine — In a rush to embrace AI, the industry is redefining what it means to be a UX designer, blurring the line between design and engineering. Carrie Webster explores what’s gained,
Losing the spark in their eyes — What we lose when we use AI every day.
This week Rick Owens created air-conditioned tracksuits — <p>This week on Dezeen, we reported on Paris Fashion Week where fashion designer Rick Owens showed inflatable Adidas jogging suits. Complete with tiny built-in fans that circulate air around the wearer, the jogging suits…
Three days left to enter Dezeen Awards 2026 — Time is running out! There are just three days left to enter Dezeen Awards 2026 before the entry deadline, 27 May at 23:59 London time.
InkField | 墨域 — A system that preserves the act of drawing itself, where every gesture is remembered and every image continues to evolve.
Dezeen's top five houses of June 2026 — <p>A trio of brick-walled homes features in Dezeen's top five houses of the month for June, including a holiday cabin in the Netherlands and a compact British residence built on an infill site. The third is a British home that mimics…
Japan Doesn’t Design With Less. It Designs With Ma. — <div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://uxdesign.cc/japan-doesnt-design-with-less-it-designs-with-ma-73f8e3ce6ee5?source=rss----138adf9c44c---4"><img…
Charli XCX Kicks Off 'Music, Fashion, Film' Tour With Live Debuts & Underscores Collab — It’s Music, Fashion, Film Fall. Charli XCX kicked off her tour for the phenomenal album in Philly last night, and the show had live debuts and an Underscores collab. Charli previously gave…
Early YouTube Pioneer Felicia Day’s ‘The Guild’ Movie Is About to Break a Kickstarter Record — 'The Guild' was one of the first breakout webseries on YouTube in 2007. Now Felicia Day and friends are bringing it back via Kickstarter.
Accessibility Report 2026 | Email Markup Consortium — Email Markup Consortium Accessibility Report - 2026
Figma Agent: A first look — An integrated AI tool inside of Figma, with permission to go wild in your canvas. Let’s put it to the test!
Introvert social fatigue among concepts tackled by VCUarts Qatar — <p>Dezeen School Shows: a tactile space informed by a comma as a "moment of pause" is among the student projects from Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar. Also featured is a wellness centr
Why airlines are finally waking up to context-aware design — Your boarding pass has been sitting in that app for three days. But right now, as you sprint through Terminal 5, it’s the last thing you…
Why Lionel Messi is a genius on the football pitch. — Why Lionel Messi is a genius on the football pitch.
Wadhal subverts suburban architecture for home in west London — <p>Architecture studio Wadhal has completed Wade House in London, using textured brickwork, pared-back fenestration and concealed guttering to put a subtly contemporary spin on typical suburban architecture. Replacin
Three Finance Ministers on Avoiding Debt Crises — US public debt just crossed $40 trillion, but the country is hardly the only one facing fiscal troubles. Nations around the world took on record debt during Covid, and many have struggled to bring spending back under control.…
Checklist Design — UX, UI & Web Design Checklists for Designers — A curated library of design checklists for website pages, UI components, flows, and branding. Use in your browser or the Figma plugin for free.
Champions Seahawks beat Patriots in season opener — Defending champions the Seattle Seahawks come from behind to beat the New England Patriots 13-10 in the opening game of the NFL season.
Soulless: List of AI Artists Hiding on Spotify — Soulless: AI music is stealing from real artists. AI music analyzer (open source).
Gold’s Niche Status Means Big Upside If Investors Pile In — The metal’s small share of Western portfolios means even modest investor inflows could send prices higher.
I blocked 16 Android apps from accessing the internet with one free firewall tool — Not every app needs to be able to go online, and this open source tool stops them.
Office-to-residential conversion building at risk of collapse in New York — <p>An office building undergoing a residential conversion by Gensler in Midtown Manhattan is at risk of collapsing, according to reports. According to the New York Times, fire officials received a call…
Native wetland ecosystems in New Orleans among projects from Tulane University — <p>Dezeen School Shows: a native wetland ecosystem for a flood-risked neighbourhood in New Orleans is among the projects from students at Tulane University. Also featured is a permanent solution…
Pinterest — Trending visual ideas.
AirPods 5: Here’s what rumors say will launch next week - 9to5Mac — Rumors indicate AirPods 5 are launching next week alongside iPhone 18 Pro and more, here’s what we know so far about the new AirPods.
Design Is How It Tastes — If our design specs only tell models what the interface is made of, they have already forgotten what the interface is for
Own the room, or leave it — Unlearning the habit that quietly dissolves design’s authority
Net zero verification scheme launched for UK buildings — <p>Certification company Bureau Veritas has launched the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard, a voluntary verification scheme that determines a building's carbon performance. Now open for submissions, the UK Net Zero…
The mathematical beauty of hyperbezier curves — The mathematical beauty of hyperbezier curves
Regressive JPEGs: (Maurycy's blog)
Design experiments are more important than ever, and they don’t require a lab — If design experiments scare you? Take a page from design leaders and call them bets.
Designing the Human+AI system — <div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://uxdesign.cc/designing-the-human-ai-system-d7f6fc8bf772?source=rss----138adf9c44c---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/1*QCPBZxPCAe4X3bDXB2euzw.png" width
The screens are getting demoted — As AI become more advanced, the UI is no longer the main focus. Now, the real question is which screens are still needed
Introducing: Seiko Prospex 1965 Heritage Diver's Watch HBC011 — Seiko drops a new take on the 1965 Heritage Diver with a look and dial chosen by their fans.
Eleven innovative collections from Chicago Design Week — <p>An office chair by Foster + Partners made with reused fishing nets and lightweight aluminium benches designed by Naoto Fukasawa were among the objects displayed at this year's Chicago Design Week. This year's Chicago Des
Ferrari's controversial first EV sells for record $40 million at auction — <p>The first production model of the electric Ferrari designed by Jony Ive and Marc Newson has sold for $40 million – a record price for a new vehicle at auction. The carmaker's polarising first…
Rockstar breaks silence on 'GTA VI' leaks — After a week of silence, the Grand Theft Auto publisher addressed the Cyberleek situation.
Rainy Day Activities | Cup of Jo — Which would you choose?