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fromHyperallergic
3 days ago

Launch a Community-Centered Design Career with an MDes From the University of Arkansas

The Master of Design in Communication Design (MDes) at the University of Arkansas School of Art, housed in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, is now accepting applications through January 15, 2026. This two-year, terminal degree prepares students for a collaborative, studio-driven, and research-led approach to advanced design study. Located in one of the fastest-growing regions in the US and near the headquarters of three Fortune 500 companies, students gain professional experience in conceptual exploration and hands-on making.
Arts
UX design
fromMedium
1 month ago

Neo Robot and the role of design in selling unfinished dreams

Design is inherently speculative and requires shifting from deceptive 'fake it' practices toward building products with integrity and responsible intent.
Philosophy
fromArchDaily
2 months ago

The Project as Argument: What is Architectural Thinking?

The architectural thesis is a formative speculative space where ideas are tested and personal inquiry begins before practical constraints.
Design
fromCreativeApplications.Net
2 months ago

SlimeMoldCrypt - Security as a biological process

A living encryption system uses Physarum slime mold’s unpredictable growth as a quantum-resistant, caretaker-driven encryption engine whose strength depends on environmental stewardship.
fromFast Company
3 months ago

5 great design books to add to your back-to-school reading list

My day job is a design educator, so for me, this time of year is filled with writing syllabi, planning new classes, and thinking about what the next generation of designers might need to know as they enter an ever-changing field. To do this, I look for the designers, the writers, and the thinkers who challenge my understanding of design and force me to think about what we do in new ways.
Graphic design
fromArchDaily
5 months ago

From Martian Hydrospheres to Forest-Like Cities: 6 Radical Urban Visions Unveiled at the Venice 2025 Architecture Biennale

Cities are reimagined as living, evolving organisms that integrate digital intelligence, ecological systems, and new materials to shape their futures.
Digital life
Graphic design
fromColossal
6 months ago

IED Firenze Graphic Design Students Explore Speculative Design

Speculative design challenges conventional norms, revealing alternative futures and the critical role of design in reflecting and reimagining reality.
Artificial intelligence
fromstupidDOPE | Est. 2008
6 months ago

Lawrence Lek's "NOX High-Rise" Transforms the Hammer Museum into a Speculative AI Clinic | stupidDOPE | Est. 2008

The Hammer Museum's NOX High-Rise critiques AI's impact on society through a fictional wellness center for emotionally unstable autonomous vehicles.
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