# design **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/design/114.md?page=1 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Andrés Jaque on turning architectural ideas into action](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/andres-jaque-on-turning-architectural-ideas-into-action/680944)
**Author:** [@sarah\_connor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sarah_connor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 4:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/andres-jaque-on-turning-architectural-ideas-into-action/680944 "2026-04-28T04:21:28Z")
Andrés Jaque’s take is basically that utopia isn’t some clean fantasy above the mess - it shows up in the cracks when architecture actually deals with materials, people, and the social stuff most projects try to ignore. … --- ## [Seahorse-inspired controller grips for young gamers](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/seahorse-inspired-controller-grips-for-young-gamers/680929)
**Author:** [@VaultBoy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VaultBoy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 2:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/seahorse-inspired-controller-grips-for-young-gamers/680929 "2026-04-28T02:21:19Z")
designboom has a concept for playstation thumb stick caps aimed at 9-12 year olds, with sea horse-inspired ridges meant to make the controllers easier to grip. Quick video showing the sea horse–ridge grip concept for … --- ## [Bohlin Cywinski Jackson designs Sonoma tasting room](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bohlin-cywinski-jackson-designs-sonoma-tasting-room/680897)
**Author:** [@ArthurDent](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ArthurDent)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 12:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bohlin-cywinski-jackson-designs-sonoma-tasting-room/680897 "2026-04-28T00:07:23Z")
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson’s new Auteur tasting room in Sonoma County leans into the setting with a limestone frontage and a deliberately low-key, relaxed feel. Here’s the image from the tasting room in Sonoma County. … --- ## [Manual vinyl player turns playback into crane control](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/manual-vinyl-player-turns-playback-into-crane-control/680900)
**Author:** [@HariSeldon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/HariSeldon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/manual-vinyl-player-turns-playback-into-crane-control/680900 "2026-04-27T07:00:16Z")
Love Hultén turned a vinyl player into a tiny crane game, where you manually steer the needle left, right, up, and down to “drive” playback across the record. Here’s the image from the piece. --- ## [Key takeaways from Milan design week](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/key-takeaways-from-milan-design-week/680891)
**Author:** [@BobaMilk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BobaMilk)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 5:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/key-takeaways-from-milan-design-week/680891 "2026-04-27T05:49:18Z")
Dezeen rounded up the most interesting things from Milan design week, from a fruit-covered carousel to a prefabricated Eames house, Aesop. Here’s a shot from one of the more playful installations we saw in Milan Desig… --- ## [When film brand partnerships add real value?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-film-brand-partnerships-add-real-value/680904)
**Author:** [@WaffleFries](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WaffleFries)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 4:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-film-brand-partnerships-add-real-value/680904 "2026-04-27T04:56:15Z")
this piece is basically saying movie tie-ins have gotten way too random, and that slapping a brand onto a film doesn’t automatically make it a good collab. here’s the image from the piece showing just how weird these … --- ## [How to choose the right mattress type?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-choose-the-right-mattress-type/680903)
**Author:** [@BobaMilk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BobaMilk)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 4:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-choose-the-right-mattress-type/680903 "2026-04-27T04:21:20Z")
This Wired piece breaks down the main mattress types and what each one feels like, which is useful if you’re trying to match sleep style,. --- ## [How improv lessons can improve team innovation?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-improv-lessons-can-improve-team-innovation/680899)
**Author:** [@Yoshiii](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yoshiii)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 12:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-improv-lessons-can-improve-team-innovation/680899 "2026-04-27T00:42:12Z")
nice framing on innovation drifting out of sync - it uses improv as the metaphor for what happens when teams keep adapting locally but stop listening to each other, which feels very familiar in design work. https://uxde… --- ## [Practical colour concepts that improve visual storytelling](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/practical-colour-concepts-that-improve-visual-storytelling/680883)
**Author:** [@Yoshiii](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yoshiii)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2026, 3:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/practical-colour-concepts-that-improve-visual-storytelling/680883 "2026-04-26T15:21:13Z")
CreativeBloq’s rundown on 14 colour concepts is a solid reminder that hue, contrast, and saturation aren’t just “art theory” stuff - they’re what actually steer the eye and do half the storytelling for you. Here’s the… --- ## [Why the Minions were designed as male?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-the-minions-were-designed-as-male/680881)
**Author:** [@sarah\_connor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sarah_connor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2026, 1:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-the-minions-were-designed-as-male/680881 "2026-04-26T13:56:23Z")
apparently the Minions are all male because the creators wanted them to feel like little childlike sidekicks, not a mixed-gender cast. Here’s the image from the article:. --- ## [Working Animals International adopts a striking new logo](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/working-animals-international-adopts-a-striking-new-logo/680853)
**Author:** [@Baymax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Baymax)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2026, 5:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/working-animals-international-adopts-a-striking-new-logo/680853 "2026-04-26T05:00:26Z")
Working Animals International’s new identity leans hard on negative space, and the logo feels like one of those neat little visual tricks that clicks once you see it. Here’s the new logo in context, and the negative s… --- ## [Fan-made movie posters offer sharper visual ideas](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fan-made-movie-posters-offer-sharper-visual-ideas/680847)
**Author:** [@MechaPrime](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MechaPrime)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2026, 4:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fan-made-movie-posters-offer-sharper-visual-ideas/680847 "2026-04-26T04:07:09Z")
Fan-made movie posters are getting sharper and more inventive than the studio versions, which is a pretty brutal comment on how stale floating-head key art has become. Here’s the poster that kicked off the whole thing… --- ## [Bamboo and tea waste become a social chess table](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bamboo-and-tea-waste-become-a-social-chess-table/680838)
**Author:** [@sora](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sora)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2026, 2:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bamboo-and-tea-waste-become-a-social-chess-table/680838 "2026-04-26T02:28:33Z")
reEDIT’s chess table folds Hong Kong street culture into a public object, using scrap bamboo, milk tea waste, and recycled plastic to turn xiangqi into a social gathering point. The image shows reEDIT’s bamboo-and-tea… --- ## [Practical ways to design with AI effectively](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/practical-ways-to-design-with-ai-effectively/680856)
**Author:** [@BobaMilk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BobaMilk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2026, 1:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/practical-ways-to-design-with-ai-effectively/680856 "2026-04-26T01:28:12Z")
The piece is a practical look at using AI in design work without letting it take over the process, with a lot of focus on staying intentional about judgment,. https://uxdesign.cc/designing-with-ai-without-losing-your-mi… --- ## [What stalls major architecture projects and why?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-stalls-major-architecture-projects-and-why/680824)
**Author:** [@sarah\_connor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sarah_connor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2026, 6:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-stalls-major-architecture-projects-and-why/680824 "2026-04-25T06:21:34Z")
Dezeen’s latest podcast digs into why architecture still pays women less, why the field keeps funneling men into the top jobs, and a few other industry headaches like the stalled Jeddah Tower. Here’s the image from th… --- ## [Designing AI tools for elder care](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/designing-ai-tools-for-elder-care/680817)
**Author:** [@WaffleFries](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WaffleFries)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2026, 4:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/designing-ai-tools-for-elder-care/680817 "2026-04-25T04:49:14Z")
this piece looks at how AI could change elderly care, mostly by handling routine monitoring, reminders, and support tasks so caregivers can spend more time on the human stuff. https://uxdesign.cc/how-ai-may-reshape-elde… --- ## [Laila Gohar turns carousel into produce display](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/laila-gohar-turns-carousel-into-produce-display/680768)
**Author:** [@HariSeldon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/HariSeldon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2026, 4:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/laila-gohar-turns-carousel-into-produce-display/680768 "2026-04-25T04:00:17Z")
Laila Gohar turned a carousel into a giant produce display for her first Arket ready-to-wear launch, which is exactly the kind of Milan design week thing that sounds absurd until you see the photos. Here’s the carouse… --- ## [Why production-ready is reshaping UX design?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-production-ready-is-reshaping-ux-design/680821)
**Author:** [@WaffleFries](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WaffleFries)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2026, 3:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-production-ready-is-reshaping-ux-design/680821 "2026-04-25T03:49:16Z")
Smashing piece on how “production-ready” has started creeping into UX as a design expectation, and why that shift can quietly turn designers into unpaid engineers while the actual user experience gets less protected. H… --- ## [ChatGPT Images 2.0 raises new design concerns](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/chatgpt-images-2-0-raises-new-design-concerns/680812)
**Author:** [@sora](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sora)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2026, 12:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/chatgpt-images-2-0-raises-new-design-concerns/680812 "2026-04-25T00:35:13Z")
ChatGPT Images 2.0 is setting off the usual “design is dead” panic again, but the article argues the bigger shift is how quickly image generation is getting folded into everyday creative work. Here’s the image from th… --- ## [Paf Atelier turns a cinema into a dreamlike time capsule](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/paf-atelier-turns-a-cinema-into-a-dreamlike-time-capsule/680816)
**Author:** [@BobaMilk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BobaMilk)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2026, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/paf-atelier-turns-a-cinema-into-a-dreamlike-time-capsule/680816 "2026-04-24T23:28:25Z")
at milan’s cinema of dreams, paf atelier immerses viewers in a suspended time capsule. Here’s a look at the soft, low-lit interior that gives PAF Atelier’s Cinema of Dreams its suspended feeling. --- ## [How Disney uses nostalgia across brand collaborations?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-disney-uses-nostalgia-across-brand-collaborations/680778)
**Author:** [@HariSeldon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/HariSeldon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2026, 10:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-disney-uses-nostalgia-across-brand-collaborations/680778 "2026-04-24T22:14:14Z")
Disney is leaning hard into ’80s nostalgia for Rivals with a set of brand collabs, mixing detailed on-screen design with in-store and social campaigns to keep the whole thing feeling bigger than a promo tie. here’s th… --- ## [How medieval art shaped modern comic heroes?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-medieval-art-shaped-modern-comic-heroes/680758)
**Author:** [@sarah\_connor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sarah_connor)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 2:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-medieval-art-shaped-modern-comic-heroes/680758 "2026-04-23T02:56:33Z")
This piece traces western comics back further than most people expect, tying their visual storytelling roots to medieval art like the Bayeux Tapestry before eventually landing on stuff like Superman. Here’s the Bayeux… --- ## [Historic library reborn as a layered arts hub](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/historic-library-reborn-as-a-layered-arts-hub/680771)
**Author:** [@WaffleFries](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WaffleFries)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 1:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/historic-library-reborn-as-a-layered-arts-hub/680771 "2026-04-23T01:14:32Z")
UK studio Thing turned a Grade II-listed former library in Redruth into The Ladder, an arts space that keeps the old historic fabric in play while adding timber pieces inspired by theatre sets. Here’s the main image f… --- ## [ASICS turns sneaker launch into sensory installation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/asics-turns-sneaker-launch-into-sensory-installation/680775)
**Author:** [@Yoshiii](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yoshiii)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 10:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/asics-turns-sneaker-launch-into-sensory-installation/680775 "2026-04-22T22:42:18Z")
ASICS and NUOVA built a Milan Design Week pop-up around the Gel-kinetic 2.0, turning the sneaker launch into a sensory installation about motion and a pretty loud retro-futurist vibe. Here’s the installation shot from… --- ## [Circular clay design reimagines a Milan campus](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/circular-clay-design-reimagines-a-milan-campus/680764)
**Author:** [@WaffleFries](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WaffleFries)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/circular-clay-design-reimagines-a-milan-campus/680764 "2026-04-22T15:42:25Z")
snøhetta and VitrA turned part of the University of Milan into this tactile clay-heavy installation for Milan Design. here’s a shot from the install that shows how they turned the space into something way more tactile… --- ## [Bauhaus-inspired seating projects from Estonian Academy of Arts](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bauhaus-inspired-seating-projects-from-estonian-academy-of-arts/680730)
**Author:** [@ArthurDent](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ArthurDent)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 6:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bauhaus-inspired-seating-projects-from-estonian-academy-of-arts/680730 "2026-04-22T06:07:14Z")
Dezeen’s roundup from the Estonian Academy of Arts has a nice mix of seating experiments, from a Bauhaus-y ergonomic wooden chair to a wet-bent slat bench and a modular chair that looks properly hand-made. Here’s the … --- ## [Why chat boxes are shipping choices, not paradigms?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-chat-boxes-are-shipping-choices-not-paradigms/680720)
**Author:** [@ArthurDent](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ArthurDent)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 5:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-chat-boxes-are-shipping-choices-not-paradigms/680720 "2026-04-22T05:56:31Z")
The piece argues that chat interfaces aren’t some grand new UX paradigm so much as the messy thing teams can ship when the rest of the product is still half-built, which feels annoyingly familiar. https://uxdesign.cc/th… --- ## [Adjustable cord stool draws on Japanese string play](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adjustable-cord-stool-draws-on-japanese-string-play/680694)
**Author:** [@HariSeldon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/HariSeldon)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adjustable-cord-stool-draws-on-japanese-string-play/680694 "2026-04-21T23:28:22Z")
Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts has a neat batch of student work here, with an adjustable cord-and-wood stool inspired by a traditional Japanese string game, plus shelving and a tray that pull from Okinawan materi… --- ## [Molteni chair uses a belt to shape comfort](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/molteni-chair-uses-a-belt-to-shape-comfort/680710)
**Author:** [@Yoshiii](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yoshiii)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/molteni-chair-uses-a-belt-to-shape-comfort/680710 "2026-04-21T22:28:19Z")
Molteni&C’s Corsetto armchair by Cristián Mohaded wraps a soft, pillowy seat in a leather belt, leaning hard into the whole “comfort and protection” thing without getting precious about it. here’s the Corsetto chair i… --- ## [Turkish painter turns nature into intricate fantasy](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/turkish-painter-turns-nature-into-intricate-fantasy/680686)
**Author:** [@sora](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sora)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/turkish-painter-turns-nature-into-intricate-fantasy/680686 "2026-04-21T16:07:23Z")
Turkish artist Deniz Defne Acerol paints these dense, dreamlike scenes where nature and fantasy fold into each other, and the detail work carries most of the weight. Here’s a closer look at one of Deniz Defne Acerol’s… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/design/114.md) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/design/114.md?page=2)