From an accessible history of design to a facsimile of a super rare architecture magazine, these are the books we loved this year.

In retrospect, 2023 felt like the closing of a chapter. At least for a class of design leaders, who spent more than a decade participating in a massive expansion of design’s role across every sector ...

For our latest podcast, we look back at the year that was. We used to argue whether design was about aesthetics or about functionality. But in 2025, those conversations seemed downright quaint.

Lauren (Hansen) Holznienkemper is a lead editor for the small business vertical at Forbes Advisor, specializing in HR, payroll and recruiting solutions for small businesses. Using research and writing ...