Topic

industrial design

A collection of 22 issues

She said form. He said function.

2011 Fiat 500. Photo via blog.al.com I drive a Toyota RAV4, which is not something I’m very proud of in a design sense. But Will made me do it. It’s functional, but boring. Toyota isn’t exactly know for cutting edge design. For 12 years of

Good design kills.

Many products are ugly. Many are beautiful. But how many are the epitome of these extremes all at once? Terry Gross interviews C. J. Shivers about his new book, The Gun. He talks about the history of the world’s most beloved killing machine, and of the beautiful, simple design