As downtown Seattle offices empty, city faces years of ‘zombie’ towers — After the Great Recession, office vacancy peaked at 22%. Right now, it is at 37% and shows no sign of dipping.
US Companies Added Fewer Jobs Than Expected in July: ADP — US private payrolls rose 44,000 in July after a revised 95,000 increase in the prior month as companies added fewer jobs than expected, according to ADP Research data out Wednesday. Michael McKee reports on Bloomberg…
Testing Font Scaling For Accessibility With Figma Variables — Smashing Magazine — Accessibility works best when it blends into everyday design workflows. The goal isn’t a big transformation, but simple work processes that fit naturally into a team’s routine. With Figma variables,
A Fresh View In May (2026 Wallpapers Edition) — Smashing Magazine — Let’s welcome May with a new collection of desktop wallpapers! Following our monthly tradition, the wallpapers were created by the community for the community and can be downloaded for free. Enjoy!
'Like a prisoner being released' - Relief for Iranians as internet shutdown ends — The government imposed the blackout after the start of the war with the US and Israel in February, cutting most Iranians off from the outside world.
Winery in abandoned cement factory among projects from the University of Portsmouth — <p>Dezeen School Shows: a winery and cultural hub in a former South Downs cement factory is among the projects from the University of Portsmouth. Also featured is an observation deck made from…
How to Spend a Perfect Day in Jersey City—Starting With a Giant Pork Roll Sandwich — From the country's largest planetarium to the very best pizza in the NYC area.
Russia bars only party opposing war in Ukraine from parliamentary vote — The pro-Kremlin nationalist party Rodina accused the Yabloko party of receiving undeclared campaign support.
🏡 List of 253 Patterns — Clayton Dorge
Contemporary Room Dividing Screens by Fold Studio — <p>Dezeen Showroom: Australian design brand Fold Studio has released a series of freestanding folding screens comprising hardwood frames stretched with fabric or woven cord. Fold Studio founder and in-house designer Pauline…
Prabowo Plans Indonesian Commodity Exchange to Control Prices — Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said the country would open a new commodity exchange in an effort to exert more influence on world commodity prices.
mymind is the extension for your mind. — A private place to save your most precious notes, images, quotes and highlights. Enhanced with AI to help you remember without wasting time on categorizing & organizing.
Nikolaj Mentze fits out Cobe's Copenhagen studio with architecture bookshop — <p>Danish architect Nikolaj Mentze has overhauled the interior of Cobe's architecture studio in Copenhagen by adding a bookshop dedicated to publications on the built environment. The bookshop,…
How Amsterdam invented the fire department - Works in Progress Magazine — Two Dutch brothers invented a system that transformed a city previously ravaged by fires
Terta transforms decommissioned power station in Iceland into colourful site for "learning by playing" — <p>Icelandic studio Terta has transformed the site of the historic Elliðaárstöð power station in Reykjavík into a hub for learning, culture and play, restoring and updating…
Unemployment and burnout issues spotlighted by Arts University Plymouth students — <p>Dezeen School Shows: an illustration project exploring issues with employment within the creative industries is among the projects from Arts University Plymouth. Also featured is a toolkit for c
Colorado house by Studio B and Studio Brother John appears to "hover over the land" — <p>Local outfit Studio Brother John has collaborated with Studio B Architecture + Interiors for a house in Boulder, Colorado, USA making the most of its mountainous site and replacing a…
Delcy Morelos creates 30-tonne earthen installation informed by a mother's womb for the Barbican — <p>Colombian artist Delcy Morelos discusses how earth, darkness and the qualities of a mother's womb informed her installation for the Barbican Centre in London in this…
NBBJ wraps Vivo skyscraper in spiralling terrace — <p>Architecture studio NBBJ has completed the headquarters of Chinese phone company Vivo in Shenzhen, China, which includes a terrace wrapped around the exterior of the skyscraper. Located in Qianhai Bay, a new business…
World Cup game for the heartbroken: France, England in third-place playoff — Losing semifinalists France and England meet in a playoff for the bronze medal, a day before the World Cup final.
Key takeaways from the World Cup 2026 final as Spain beat Argentina — Midfield dominance, stifling Lionel Messi and gifted wingers - Spain outclassed Argentina to lift the World Cup.
Renovate with Figma (and AI) — Can your interior project benefit from using Figma and a touch of AI? Of course it can!
Less is more, more or less — In the age of AI, knowing what not to build might be the most important skill of all.
Infographic Journal - The Best Infographics in One Place — A blog that focuses solely on the best infographics that are currently being published, all spanning a wide array of topics. Browse through the collection of infographics or submit your own.
Tech Rally Is Seen Having More Runway as AI Spending Gains Speed — Technology stocks will extend their rally for at least another couple of quarters as artificial intelligence infrastructure spending accelerates beyond the pace of the past two years, Columbia Threadneedle…
Muji Made celebrates "quiet beauty" by transforming everyday objects — Muji invited Australian architects and designers to reimagine the use of its classic products in an exhibition for Melbourne Design Week.
Man pulls wheelies then throws electric motorbike off bridge after police chase — Owen Pendree was sentenced to 12 months and has been banned from driving after his "stupid" actions.
Get listed in Dezeen's digital guide to London Design Festival 2026 — <p>Hosting an event during the 2026 iteration of London Design Festival? Get featured in Dezeen Events Guide's digital guide to the festival. The 24th edition of the festival takes place from 12 to 20…
Echo Chamber: A healthy public square — Wide tolerance, and nobody walls anyone out — the room stays in one conversation.
Why systems thinking is becoming the most important UX skill — As apps become more context-aware, the designer’s job is shifting from shaping screens to shaping systems.
Most AI Work Can Wait — Prioritize routing over model choice. Most AI work runs on cheap local models.
BOJ Holds Rate Steady And Upgrades View on Economy — The Bank of Japan kept its policy settings unchanged and nudged its economic growth forecast higher, signaling confidence that the economy remains on track for further policy normalization. Bloomberg's Shery Ahn has the…
Map shows every subway station in NYC color-coded by how many people actually get off there. The patterns are stranger than you'd expect.
Can you see three trees? — There's a simple three-part test for whether your city has enough nature. Most fall short.
Barbican walkway, late afternoon.
Fintech Engineering Handbook — <p>Patterns for building software that handles money.</p> <br/><br/>
Why the best part of the flow isn't the end — <div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://uxdesign.cc/why-the-best-part-of-the-flow-isnt-the-end-e9fef73f6bb3?source=rss----138adf9c44c---4"><img…
Watch It: Wilhelm Schmid And Ben Clymer Discuss A. Lange & Söhne's Watches & Wonders Novelties — On the new 36mm Saxonias, the Lange 1 Perpetual Tourbillon Lumen, and the discipline required to make a smaller watch.
This week a 60-building data centre by Gensler was unveiled — This week on Dezeen, the first images of a data centre development in Utah, set to be one of the largest in the world and designed by US studio Gensler, were revealed.
The accessibility paradox — How making the web easier for humans also made it easier for machines.
Estudio Futuro renovates compact Argentinian home around terracotta-paved patios — <p>Argentinian architecture practice Estudio Futuro has refurbished PH Gainza, a 1950s house in Buenos Aires that contrasts its original concrete structure with crisp white-steel additions. The…
You Got Faster. Your Company Didn’t. — AI made you faster. But you’re not more productive; you’re outsourcing the slow part to everyone else
Veritas desk by Hulala Home — Electric standing desk meets nested expanding worktable in the Veritas desk by American brand Hulala Home, designed for modern home offices.
How to center an element horizontally and vertically — 100 different ways to center a single element horizontally and vertically inside a container.
Mac Mini Availability: Long Waits and Higher Prices — Thanks to the surge in local AI processing and the ongoing memory shortage, it’s incredibly difficult to buy a Mac Mini.
How any designer can build a more open design culture at work — You don’t need a “leader” title to build psychological safety at work.
Critics’ Cult Classics: Hannah Goldfield on the Food World’s Secret Tastemakers — The New Yorker food correspondent discusses the recipes and restaurants that have defined the culinary good life—at least for those in the know.
NASA Welcomes Mauritius as 70th Artemis Accords Signatory - NASA — The Republic of Mauritius has officially joined the global coalition committed to responsible space exploration, becoming the newest signatory and seventh
Apple Seeds tvOS 27 Beta 5 to Developers — Apple today seeded the fifth beta of tvOS 27 to developers for testing purposes, with the update coming two weeks after Apple released the fourth beta. The beta can be downloaded and installed through the Settings app on the Apple TV.…
Decoy Font protects messages from being read by AI — <p>One message for humans and another for artificial intelligence are contained in the letters of Decoy Font, made by the company Mixfont for those who want to avoid having their data scraped. Decoy Font makes use of a…
Were signs always there that Vrancken's Hearts would come good? — Heart of Midlothian have at last secured their first win under new head coach Wouter Vrancken, but statistics suggested it was only a matter of time.
boneyard - skeleton screens for your UI — Pixel-perfect skeleton loading screens auto-extracted from your real DOM. Zero configuration, zero layout shift.
Can the US and Iran reach a lasting deal to end the conflict? — Air strikes intensify raising fear of an all-out war.
Talking Watches: With Michael Friedman – Former Head Of Complications At Audemars Piguet And Founder Of Pattern Recognition — A lifelong scholar of horology shares a personal collection shaped by family history, formative discoveries, and decades of design thinking.
How Gaudí's failed Park Güell housing estate became Barcelona's most popular park — <p>Continuing our Gaudí Centenary series, we look at Park Güell, a UNESCO-listed municipal park originally designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí as a private housing estate on t
Is Los Angeles Finally Ready to Take the Subway? — After decades of false starts, a new rail line has opened along Los Angeles’s most congested boulevard. The next step is getting people to take it.
Incense made from tea-based waste among projects by Hong Kong Polytechnic University — <p>Dezeen School Shows: coils, cones and sticks of incense made using waste organic matter from herbal teas are among the products by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Also featured is a…
The Idea Machine — Random Project & App Idea Generator — Stuck on what to build next? Pull the lever to generate a random project or app idea — a surprise mashup of a life space, a product format, and a twist. Over 1,000,000 combinations.
Israeli attacks on Gaza kill 14, including mourners attending funeral — Twenty people also injured in strike on funeral procession for Palestinian killed by Israel earlier in the day.
Catalan farmhouse designed as "a passage through the land" — <p>Spanish studio NUA Arquitectures has completed Casa Juià, a farmhouse in Catalonia that draws on the craftsmanship of the surrounding region. Located in the village of Juià, at the foot of the Gavarres mountain…