BREAKGROUND MAGAZINE

DRONE TRAFFIC CONTROL

The heavens are thick with drones…

The Hipster Drone Revolution

Flying Mustaches, Books in the Air, and Polaroids from Up High

Seattle Rising

A Deep Dive into the People and Machines Taking the Emerald City Sky-High

Story by David Park; Design and Photography by Aaron Silverstein and Brittany Metz

Tugging Giants

How the Smallest Boats in the Harbor Move the Biggest Ships in the Sea

The Rise of the Multi

A New Breed Of Elevators Will Alter The Urban Skyscape As We Know It

The Disappearing Truck Driver? Not So Fast.

How truck tech firm Peloton is developing autonomous platooning that keeps humans in the driver’s seat… For now.

Story by Jordan G. Teicher; Photos by Christopher Doody.

Desert Design (or Keep Those Doors Shut!)

An interview with Tony Marshallsay.

Artist by Night

There are jobs, and there are passions. These are the stories about that space in between.

The Future of the City

Three growing cities are planning municipal tech innovations that could soon change urban life as we know it.

by Eric Lindberg, design by Aaron Silverstein