#aesthetics

#aesthetics

Yes, there are the New Year's traditions of setting ambitious goals and ditching bad habits, but one evergreen resolution that ought to top lists is to banish bad design. Why endure something that simply doesn't work (or is an affront to aesthetics) any longer than we have to? In the spirit of fresh starts, we polled experts in architecture, tech, industrial design, and urbanism on the everyday annoyances and the big-picture issues that they think are in desperate need of a refresh in 2026.

For millennials, if you ask them what their styles or preferences were, you'd get a cheerleader or an athlete, or nerdy or gothic - you had sort of one label that you had to fit into, Nakajima said. With our Gen Z audience, we're seeing that it's very different.

The American Philosophical Association is pleased to announce the following 22 prizes for the second half of 2025. APA prizes recognize many areas of philosophy research by philosophers at various career stages, as well as the teaching of philosophy and public philosophy. For more details about the winners and prizes, please visit the 2025 APA Prizes: Fall Edition page. Congratulations to all!

Lofree Lipstick mechanical keyboard turns your desk into a curated beauty-inspired setup, blending fashion and function in one compact 75% layout. Each keycap is styled in a classic lipstick shade, creating a cosmetic-like color palette that feels more like a makeup collection than a gadget. The frosted transparent shell lets these colors shine through, adding a soft, jewelry-display effect to your workspace.

The design inspiration for this project stems from the image of a flower. The most beautiful parts of a flowerits bud and its petalsevoke softness, splendor, and refined aesthetics. Yet behind that beauty lies the slender stem, quietly bearing the entire weight of the structure.

Today's extremist styles are more diverse and more subtle. Beyond T-shirts that advertise blatant racism, polo shirts with coded symbols create a shared in-group identity and signal support of violence to other believers. Tradwife-style prairie dresses and beauty regimens promote conservative visions of family. Clothing is a powerful tool to spread fascist ideas to promote authoritarianism and recruit new members to this cause.

Aesthetics are all around us, from dorm room inspirations and home decor to water bottles and popular aesthetics like cottagecore, coquette, and clean girl. In the age of social media and digital marketing, the aesthetic experience is literally in our devices, from our social media feeds to our lock screens to brands' webpages. There is even a comprehensive list of aesthetics!

'Successive generations are defined by sets of values, beliefs and behaviours that also manifest visually - most notably through their own distinctive colours,' the experts explained in an article for The Conversation. 'Segmenting by generation - boomers, X, Y, Z, Alpha - thus allows us to observe chromatic preferences that are not merely matters of individual taste, but reflections of a collective relationship to time, aspirations and dominant aesthetics.'

You know someone is committed to the shot when they're willing to stand on a chair, hover over a table, or dangle their phone out a window - and that describes Libras to a T. As a social air sign, they'll do whatever it takes to capture fun moments as they unfold, and they'll be especially motivated if they need something for social media.

But their form is mostly irrelevant to their function. In order to signify your tournament as more important than other tournaments, the trophy needs to be more spectacular in some way. So the tendency is to make them either bigger or more garish. They need to look valuable without actually being valuable, or the winners wouldn't want to give it to the next winners.

The Aesthetic-Usability Effect shows that users are likely to perceive beautiful interfaces as more usable, even if they are not more effective.

Indoor hotel pools are architectural marvels, providing not only leisure but a deep emphasis on aesthetic design, highlighting the creativity possible in confined spaces.

The cleanliness of Serviette's identity reflects the elegance of its design, with each idea coalescing into the next, exemplified in custom type design on emerald green boxes.

"If you’ve ever received a legal notice like a Cease and Desist, you know that the 'oh shit' moment doesn’t happen once you actually read the letter; it happens the second you open it and realize a lawyer is mad at you."

Scientists from the American University of Beirut showed 200 people AI-generated pictures of a woman, whose lips had been adjusted in various ways. An analysis of their preferences revealed that the perfect pout features an upper-to-lower lip ratio (U/L) of between 0.618:1 and 1:1. Meanwhile, the most highly rated lips had an upper lip height of 25 percent of hemi-lip width.

The glass bubble cockpit gives me serious jet fighter vibes, like McLaren raided Lockheed Martin's parts bin when nobody was looking.

The most shocking aspect of Lena Dunham's Netflix series is that it looks, well, like a Netflix series. Brightly lit interiors and dialogue filmed in rapid-cut close-ups punctuate the aesthetic.

Bezos chose Sanchez, a former TV presenter and pilot, suggesting his preference may align with an emerging aesthetic among prominent figures rather than conventional beauty.

A clean, aesthetic template instantly makes your document more engaging, readable, and professional. Here are seven top aesthetic Google Docs templates to choose from based on your needs.

Reflective surfaces like stainless steel and copper can significantly brighten up your kitchen, transforming a dull space into an aesthetically pleasing environment.

The a_77 laptop designed by Braz de Pina showcases a fresh approach that begins with the keyboard, leading to a unique, compact design.