The global (and local) shift towards mixed-use is largely due to lifestyle preferences, the shift in traditional workspaces, ...

Slow design is a movement in which interiors, including everything from architecture to kitchen items, are made thoughtfully and responsibly, not mass-produced. The idea is to design spaces and pieces ...

One of the best-known photographs of the late Steve Jobs pictures him sitting in the middle of the living room of his Los Altos house, circa 1982. There isn’t much in the room, save an audio system ...

The goal of universal design is to maximize usability by individuals with a wide variety of characteristics. Whether learning strategies or physical space, universal design operates by a set of ...

Mark is a seasoned green industry veteran and freelance writer based in Georgia. His work encompasses all things garden, landscape, home improvement, and DIY, with a focus on sustainability. Mark ...

Ryan Boudreaux reviews the design principle of alignment with some samples and tools. Alignment is the third part of the series on “Effective design principles for web designers.” The first two ...

Before diving deeper into the fault tolerance robust design principle, I will present three other robust design principles. This post will address what I call the Sandbox principle; although, I have ...

“Traditional LAN designs are constrained by a PC-centric world, thereby placing intelligent systems at risk of significant cyber threats and poor environmental stewardship, as well as negatively ...

One of the most robust backward design models developed for higher education is L. Dee Fink’s integrated course design. Fink outlines a streamlined process for designing academic courses, divided into ...