During the Great Depression, design was meant to lift the United States out of an economic pit. ID came to the fore when the economy tanked, as corporations looked for new ways to inspire customers to shop.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is presenting an exhibition surveying the career of one of the most influential industrial designers living today, Dieter Rams.

Have you ever wondered how Apple actually ended up leading the design trends when it comes to icons? Are designers sometimes better off fighting against these trends?

The stakes have never been higher for Lyft, which unveiled a new design-focused strategy that aims to reshape the way people get around.

A recent workshop brought engineers and scientists, industrial design students from CCS, and Soldiers from various disciplines to build new ground vehicle concepts to tackle the Army's biggest challenges.

The grim reality is that only 4% of startup’s make it to their second year! So to fulfill your start-up dream, you need a strong plan that will help you realize your dream and actually make you a successful organization.

The BetterBin competition offered designers an opportunity to reimagine New York City’s iconic green wire litter basket. The three finalist design teams will now produce 12 full-size prototypes that will be tested in New York City neighborhoods in summer 2019.

Canada's Industrial Design Act was amended by two federal bills in 2014 and 2015. Read more about the changes and how it could affect international applications for industrial designs to be registered in Canada.

In the wake of the automated theft of AutoCAD designs, some ask, is it also applicable to 3D print designs?

“The Architexture Collection was based on my appreciation of the importance architecture plays in the modern landscape,” Richard Frinier, IDSA, said about the collection winning a Silver IDEA 2018.

The text of “African American Designers” is highly informative, packed, winningly, with some of the personal stories of the designers trying to navigate between esthetic and profit impulses and between cultures.

As forests burn and reefs wither, why must Pantone taunt us by praising the life-affirming nature of all the stuff that’s dying?!

Living Coral has been chosen by the Pantone Color Institute as its 2019 color of the year.

In China’s tech scene, designers don’t yet enjoy a seat at the top table the way they do in Silicon Valley, but that’s changing fast.

“If design intuitively guides you as you use a product, you get that beautiful feeling,” says Charles Austen Angell, FIDSA. “It’s a sense of mastery that humans desire.”

Dr. Bryce Rutter, IDSA, believes employing a user-centered design strategy in orthopedic device development can set a company apart from competitors.