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Back Stage at the Machine Theater

Back Stage at the Machine Theater

A look at the theatrics guiding user interaction
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Tim Hwang
Apr 10, 2015
A Precise Imprecision

A Precise Imprecision

The design and aesthetics behind Japanese cuisine
Go to the profile of Benjamin A. Wurgaft
Benjamin A. Wurgaft
Apr 8, 2015
Rebranding the Business of Farming

Rebranding the Business of Farming

How a new perspective on an ancient occupation could give small farmers a leg up
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IDEO.org
Apr 6, 2015
Light From a Pipe

Light From a Pipe

Portland’s experiment in generating energy from the city’s tap water system
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Sam Dean
Apr 3, 2015
Design for South Paws

Design for South Paws

After a history of marginalization, product design is finally catering more directly to left-handed users
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Sarah Baird
Apr 1, 2015
The White Building

The White Building

How Dutch design students are helping prisoners transition back into life on the outside
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Mona Lalwani
Mar 30, 2015
What Makes a Bike Rack?

What Makes a Bike Rack?

With urban cycling on the rise, cities are trying out a every imaginable configuration for bike parking
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Paul Lukas
Mar 27, 2015
Cabin Fever

Cabin Fever

What your brain gets out of building in the forest
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Heather Hansman
Mar 25, 2015
Industrial Training with Video Games

Industrial Training with Video Games

Factory I/O teaches engineers how to troubleshoot factory floors by mimicking videogame UI design
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John Pavlus
Mar 23, 2015
Put On Your Beauty Face

Put On Your Beauty Face

Samsung’s new phones automatically “improve” your looks by default
Go to the profile of Chris Stokel-Walker
Chris Stokel-Walker
Mar 20, 2015
June Gloom Gray

June Gloom Gray

Who chooses the paint color for graffiti abatement in Los Angeles?
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Ian Besler
Mar 17, 2015
Keeping Track

Keeping Track

The political railway graffiti of IMPEACH
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Paul Schmelzer
Mar 15, 2015
Social Media Detox: The Album

Social Media Detox: The Album

For one month, a radio producer sent his would-be social posts to a musician, and they became songs
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Sam Greenspan
Mar 13, 2015
Design for Dystopia

Design for Dystopia

How seductive designs help “Black Mirror” tell unnerving stories
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Rob Walker
Mar 11, 2015
Why URLs Won’t Die

Why URLs Won’t Die

They’re confusing, ugly, and unsafe — and here forever.
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John Pavlus
Mar 9, 2015
The Transhumanist Who Would Be President

The Transhumanist Who Would Be President

An interview with Zoltan Istvan
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Ajai Raj
Mar 6, 2015
The Iron Lungs of the City

The Iron Lungs of the City

Looking at street tree grates in New York
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Makalé
Mar 4, 2015
Is This the Porsche 911 of Smartphones?

Is This the Porsche 911 of Smartphones?

The Blackberry Classic aims to revive the appeal of a product designed for pre-iPhone power users.
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John Pavlus
Mar 2, 2015
Where the Real Skyscrapers Are (Hint: North Dakota)

Where the Real Skyscrapers Are (Hint: North Dakota)

The tallest structures in the world are not designed by starchitects, and you’ve likely never seen them
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Casey Tolan
Feb 25, 2015
Bringing Up #Babycore

Bringing Up #Babycore

Colliding spaces and the genius of @Genius
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Troy Conrad Therrien
Feb 24, 2015
IRL Clickbait

IRL Clickbait

The immensely satisfying sound of snap-fit design
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Paul Lukas
Feb 23, 2015
In Pursuit of Digital-Analog Design Education

In Pursuit of Digital-Analog Design Education

Future designers should be equally adept at dissecting old TVs and deciphering code
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Jessica Carew Kraft
Feb 20, 2015
Mr. Littlefield’s Battlefield

Mr. Littlefield’s Battlefield

Visiting retired military vehicles in the California hills
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Marcin Wichary
Feb 19, 2015
The Timelessness of Snakes and Ladders

The Timelessness of Snakes and Ladders

How a common children’s game has survived for centuries as a moral teaching tool
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Doug Bierend
Feb 16, 2015
Say “I Love You” With Mapping

Say “I Love You” With Mapping

A new app turns hand-drawn pictures into guided walks
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Daniela
Feb 13, 2015
Time and the City

Time and the City

In New Orleans, hours bend with the topography
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Craig K. Damrauer
Feb 10, 2015
Invisible Islands

Invisible Islands

Using offline networks for urban intervention
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Mona Lalwani
Feb 9, 2015
Heat Your Home With Data

Heat Your Home With Data

Project Exergy makes you love an overheated laptop
Go to the profile of Ajai Raj
Ajai Raj
Feb 6, 2015
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