Good designs ideally have both style and functionality. At Bertie County, one of North Carolina's most rural and poorest counties, the practical side to design is of particular importance to this first batch of students at Studio H.

The experimental humanitarian design project hopes that students would extend the creative thinking process to everyday use.

Looking beyond superficial beauty, Smashing Magazine highlights how good web design can become great. Mashable's list of the ‘Four Things to Consider When Creating a Business Logo’ shows how crucial design can be to good branding.

Four Things to Consider When Creating a Business Logo [Mashable]

Putting New Tools in Students' Hands [NYTimes]

Big Shot: Schnabel's Polaroids [T Magazine]

Galleries Warned After Art Thefts [BBC]

A Design is Only as Deep as it is Usable [Smashing Magazine]