Play Playing With Emotion As a designer of play apparatus and spaces I try to ensure my projects will be of high value to children by including attributes that I have learned are… Updated Mar 2, 2026 Jay Beckwith
Playground How Design Relates to Play Throughout my nearly five decades of designing play apparatus and spaces, I have been really gratified to see kids play on the results of my efforts. These… Updated Mar 2, 2026 Jay Beckwith
Theme Who's Talking About Play Design? PlayGroundology www.playgroundology.wordpress.com “There is much art in the creation of vibrant public play spaces. Their aesthetic, their physicality and… Updated Dec 7, 2022 Playground Magazine
Landscape Using Super Powers to Design a Playspace As we discussed in our last column, Laura Richardson’s insightful The Periodic Table of 21st Century Play poster can a powerful tool in the hands of designers… Updated Oct 21, 2023 Jay Beckwith
Construction Mindful Design - The New Face of Play Our kids deserve more. They deserve a play environment that grabs them when they walk by, makes their jaw drop, and shakes them silly instead of one that says,… Updated Dec 7, 2022 Todd Lehman
Play Time for Change I have always believed that playgrounds are a very poor substitute for children being allowed free-range play in natural settings. Since the Industrial… Updated Mar 2, 2026 Jay Beckwith
