Then, with a few other flowers, I sketched the general outline and shape before placing the rest of the stems into the composition.

WSJ: Sweet Spring | Creating the Perfect Spring Floral Arrangement

Swiss Re's Gherkin (designed by Lord Foster) has been slow to find tenants because its environmentally-friendly ventilation system and cigar-like outline produce an awkward shape.

ECONOMIST: City skyscrapers

Easy Clip feature allows users to instantly outline and crop any content on the screen in any shape to save, share or paste.

ENGADGET: Samsung Galaxy Note II to land 'by mid-November' on all major US carriers