Our monthly roundup of the most popular Design News articles in August demonstrates readers' never-ending interest in the ranking of colleges. There are also an abundance of stories on electric vehicles and the vision systems that will aid their driving tasks.

Our Friday Funny humor is always a crowd pleaser, so one installment of that series has made the cut, along with a podcast, and manufacturing lessons from a fictional movie factory. 

Can you guess which articles made the cut? Is your favorite this month's number one? Click through the gallery to find out.