Read more design stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2639/design.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:10:54 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/63306/the-most-stylish-cities-in-the-world.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWeighing everything from fashion to architecture to street life, Forbes rates the 10 most stylish cities in the world. The best of the best: It doesn’t get any more chic than Paris Milan: “flashy” fashion and cool contemporary design New York: a shopping spree from Brooklyn to 5th Avenue Rome:...http://www.newser.com/story/63306/the-most-stylish-cities-in-the-world.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 01 Jul 2009 14:22:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62937/users-prefer-bing-to-google-but-wont-switch-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBing, Microsoft’s new search engine, impresses users—but not enough to make them switch from Google, TechCrunch reports. Asked to rate Bing’s features, users in a study by the Catalyst Group thought Bing beat Google in almost every category, including visual design, organization, and filtering options. The exception was search...http://www.newser.com/story/62937/users-prefer-bing-to-google-but-wont-switch-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Jun 2009 15:10:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58477/message-the-thing-in-modern-day-bling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA new wave of jewelry designers is ditching pretty gemstones for cutting-edge commentary, the Economist reports. Using mainly found objects, plastic, recycled junk—and some precious metals in unexpected forms—jewelers are rejecting social-status-bling for designs that tell stories or question values. Dutch designers lead the pack because they “like...http://www.newser.com/story/58477/message-the-thing-in-modern-day-bling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 09 May 2009 17:54:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56499/face-it-font-inspires-a-certain-type-of-backlash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagComic Sans is a lighthearted font, easy to read and very popular. Too popular, if you believe its legions of detractors. Like many other comics-related entities, it even has a sworn enemy—the 10-year-old Ban Comic Sans movement, which compares misuse of the typeface "to showing up for a black-tie...http://www.newser.com/story/56499/face-it-font-inspires-a-certain-type-of-backlash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 19 Apr 2009 3:36:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/44433/ariz-city-gets-a-do-over.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMesa, Ariz., is getting a do-over. The financially battered city experienced explosive growth for more than half a century, and municipal leaders hope to recover that vitality, reports the Economist . Their solution? Start building, but not in the strip-mall-and-tract-home model so familiar in the Sunbelt. The city has annexed 5...http://www.newser.com/story/44433/ariz-city-gets-a-do-over.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 07 Dec 2008 5:00:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44432/barbies-of-the-future-may-grow-on-trees.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWooden toys may not be so 1850s, scientists say. A bioplastic made from trees has been used to make everything from golf tees to car parts in recent years, but its sulfurous stink kept it out of the toy market. Now a sulfur-free version of "liquid wood" is available, and...http://www.newser.com/story/44432/barbies-of-the-future-may-grow-on-trees.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 06 Dec 2008 14:31:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44407/blackberry-maker-faces-storm-of-criticism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBlackBerry’s newest model, the Storm, has provoked frustration among users over bugs and bad design choices, MSNBC reports. Though the phone gained favorable early impressions for its “clickable” touchscreen, BlackBerry-related websites have recently been buzzing with criticism, as many have found writing email on the screen to be a slog....http://www.newser.com/story/44407/blackberry-maker-faces-storm-of-criticism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 04 Dec 2008 16:08:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40625/watchmakers-anti-fakery-technique-is-so-money.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Swiss watchmaker has broken new ground in the effort to fight fakery, Portfolio reports, using techniques designed to foil currency counterfeiters on a new line of timepieces that run to $50,000. Vacheron Constantin uses laser engraving on tiny components, and coats dials with transparent film printed with tiny...http://www.newser.com/story/40625/watchmakers-anti-fakery-technique-is-so-money.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Oct 2008 18:23:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32232/green-housing-from-good-idea-to-good-business.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith US homes on average twice as large as they were 50 years ago—and, of course, dwarfing those in all other developed countries—rethinking our idea of "home" is as crucial to cutting global warming as switching to a smaller car, says architect Edward Mazria in Fast Company . Half...http://www.newser.com/story/32232/green-housing-from-good-idea-to-good-business.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Jul 2008 11:56:00 CDT