What makes a great design? The perfect intersection between form and function? Historically, the role of the designer has been to solve a problem.

Is form and function all there is to design? Charlie Luxton profiles husband and wife design team, Anthony Dunne and Fiona Raby, who are challenging our preconceptions about the role of the ...

Thanks to them, designers can ‘smuggle’ new behaviours and values into everyday culture. Good design is always attentive to those two aspects. I had the impression that contemporary discourse on ...

According to Eames, what is the difference between design and art?This ethos has several major principles of good design, and one of them is form follows function.

In Thoughts on Design, he called the symbol “the common language between artist and spectator,” and each of his logos was simple, confident, versatile, and distinctly friendly.

You might not expect to find an axe or a spatula in a museum, but those are just a few of the items on display at The High Museum in Atlanta. The Modern by Design exhibit features everyday objects ...

In product design the balance between form and function is crucial. Form refers to the product's shape and appearance while function focuses on how well it works. Understanding these concepts ...

Analysis - When it comes to residential architectural design, what passes for good design in this town? My answer is that good design is generally a combination of different qualities.

Once designed merely to cook a meal, today's kitchens now are designed for function and beauty. The kitchen is a place that is used in many ways, including cooking meals, doing homework, paying ...

Form vs. function in restaurant design Foster Frable is an NRN contributor and a founding partner of Clevenger Frable LaVallee Inc. in White Plains, N.Y. He has designed more than 400 foodservice ...