In this series on the principles of landscape design we will be focusing on correcting common design flaws while accounting ...

Have you ever walked into a room and simply said to yourself: “This room just feels right.”? In many of my articles I use the term “how the client and decorator planned to achieve the beautiful final ...

That's because of the rule of repetition.Repetition is a principle of interior design that can help create spaces that not only look visually appealing, but feel balanced and well thought-out. Because ...

We ask a lot of our homes, and the most effective way to get them to perform all the tasks is zoning. Here we spoke to designers to find out how to zone different types of spaces ...

Some sources of authenticity in the built environment are obvious, beginning with integrity. Is the design true to itself, and without obvious internal contradictions? Places and buildings with ...

Apple has published its list of principles it follows in product design to keep items like the iPhone durable, while simultaneously balancing the need for repairability. Apple has frequently been ...

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