200 design students paraded through campus for the College of Design’s Procession of Forms on Friday. Nathan Edwards, an associate teaching professor in art and visual culture, said, “The procession ...

Weaver ants’ feet have an incredibly strong grip—individual members of one species can, without slipping, hold an entire dead bird hanging off the edge of a table. And the mighty insects rarely work ...

Architecture isn’t about image—it’s about people. Design Beyond Form is a personal and critical reflection on what truly makes architecture meaningful in today's world. More than just another design ...

AI software innovation is accelerating, while the chip design process is struggling to keep pace due to rising complexity and physical constraints. The big challenge now is how to close that gap. The ...

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- The Rochester City Council has signed off on the proposed design for the outdoor phase of a massive sports and recreation complex. The vote, held Monday night, did not ...

ROCHESTER — A proposed layout for the initial phase of Rochester’s planned sports and recreation complex has been finalized. The Rochester City Council will be asked Monday to approve the schematic ...

Humans are psychologically wired to prefer curved, soft forms, which our brains associate with safety, calm, and nature. In contrast, sharp, angular (or rectilinear) designs can trigger a mild, ...

I was one of the lucky dogs who got to tour Mattel’s Hot Wheels design center. Here’s how it went. Back in 1968, Mattel’s Elliot Handler started Hot Wheels to compete against Matchbox cars. Over the ...