This is not the first time racist design motifs have reared their ugly head in contemporary popular culture. In 2018, Prada was called out for releasing a line of blackface trinkets.

Motif Inc., a startup from former Autodesk executives Amar Hanspal and Brian Mathews, launched its first product March 26, a cloud-based platform for real-time design and construction collaboration.

Here’s what: A reckless disregard (or ignorance) of motifs and their meaning in design makes DIY decorators look like amateurs. And it is my job to save us both from that embarrassment.

Perhaps there is no motif this is truer of than the Greek key, which is even older than its name suggests. Variations of the design are found on Egyptian tombs, ancient Chinese buildings and ...

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Motif, a startup founded in 2023 by design software luminaries Amar Hanspal and Brian Mathews, has secured $46 million in seed and Series A funding to ...

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When the rock ’n’ roll jeweler Stephen Webster was designing his new London flagship, he decided there was only one motif strong enough for one of its walls: a fish. So a backlit stained-glass ...

Amazon has been fined in Poland for misleading consumers about the conclusion of sales contracts on its online marketplace. The sanction, of close to $8 million (or in local currency: PLN ...

The speakers will share design concepts and skills in their respective design disciplines. It is hoped that the workshops could facilitate and inspire students in preparation for the Bat Motif Product ...