In this article, I describe the role of standards from the perspective of promoting human behavior change. In particular, I explain the role of the design and symbol standards. A specific example is ...

As the Amazon burns, North American birds disappear, and scientists anticipate that by 2050, extreme, once-a-century storms and flooding will be more likely to happen once a year, concern about ...

Sonia Brownsett said the top, which shows a skateboarding monster, was “inappropriate” and contacted the company after her 10-year-old son was gifted the shirt for his birthday. Ms Brownsett, 43, told ...

Feedback on new electric vehicle (EV) charge point signs, being considered by the Department for Transport (DfT), suggests a symbol it used in one design represents fascism. The survey, commissioned ...

The International Symbol of Access. Via Wikimedia Commons The best design podcast around is Roman Mars’ 99% Invisible. On it he covers design questions large and small, from his fascination with rebar ...

The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates has approved the design for a brand new symbol for the dirham. First announced in March of 2025, the new currency symbol will eventually be rolled out for ...

New Yorkers have a new sex symbol. The international sign for the power button (the circle with the line thrusting out the top) will grace the wrappers of millions of New York City condoms. The city's ...

NEW YORK — The French and Italians have nicknamed it the “snail.” The Norwegians have plumped for “pig’s tail,” the Germans “monkey’s tail,” and the Chinese “little mouse.” The Russians think of it as ...