Form follows function is the gist of the functionalist philosophy of design. The concept is that you probably can't use a computer monitor as a fork and vice versa. So, the design of something should ...

In my first week of studying industrial design in college one of my professors turned to the class, and while holding and pointing to a hammer, he said "form follows function." That was the first time ...

Are you dissatisfied with the size, shape and arrangement of rooms in your home or workplace? Even so, whoever designed the buildings undoubtedly intended to satisfy your functional needs. Further, ...

Whether it’s a building, logo, website, or software, good design is easy to recognise. Most people may not realise that good design has just as much to do with how something works as it does with how ...

Harvard Business School's Andrew McAfee has been doing a compelling job lately describing the use of Web 2.0-style collaboration techniques in the enterprise. He calls this Enterprise 2.0 and has been ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – When you look at the exterior of a building, can you tell whether the building is a city hall, an art museum, a library, or a live theater? Most people can't, according to a new study ...

Many of D.C.'s finest buildings are examples of how American architects and engineers adapted classical European examples to suit the needs of a new and growing American democracy.

In my first week of studying industrial design in college one of my professors turned to the class, and while holding and pointing to a hammer, he said "form follows function." That was the first time ...