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Taxonomy of a Landscape
Taxonomy of a Landscape
The photographs of Victoria Sambunaris
Sarah C. Rich
Nov 11, 2019
Back Stage at the Machine Theater
Back Stage at the Machine Theater
A look at the theatrics guiding user interaction
Tim Hwang
Apr 10, 2015
A Precise Imprecision
A Precise Imprecision
The design and aesthetics behind Japanese cuisine
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
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
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
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
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
Paul Lukas
Mar 27, 2015
Cabin Fever
Cabin Fever
What your brain gets out of building in the forest
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
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
Chris Stokel-Walker
Mar 20, 2015
June Gloom Gray
June Gloom Gray
Who chooses the paint color for graffiti abatement in Los Angeles?
Ian Besler
Mar 17, 2015
Keeping Track
Keeping Track
The political railway graffiti of IMPEACH
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
Sam Greenspan
Mar 13, 2015
Design for Dystopia
Design for Dystopia
How seductive designs help “Black Mirror” tell unnerving stories
Rob Walker
Mar 11, 2015
Why URLs Won’t Die
Why URLs Won’t Die
They’re confusing, ugly, and unsafe — and here forever.
John Pavlus
Mar 9, 2015
The Transhumanist Who Would Be President
The Transhumanist Who Would Be President
An interview with Zoltan Istvan
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
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.
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
Casey Tolan
Feb 25, 2015
Bringing Up #Babycore
Bringing Up #Babycore
Colliding spaces and the genius of @Genius
Troy Conrad Therrien
Feb 24, 2015
IRL Clickbait
IRL Clickbait
The immensely satisfying sound of snap-fit design
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
Jessica Carew Kraft
Feb 20, 2015
Mr. Littlefield’s Battlefield
Mr. Littlefield’s Battlefield
Visiting retired military vehicles in the California hills
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
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
Daniela K. Rosner
Feb 13, 2015
Time and the City
Time and the City
In New Orleans, hours bend with the topography
Craig K. Damrauer
Feb 10, 2015
Invisible Islands
Invisible Islands
Using offline networks for urban intervention
Mona Lalwani
Feb 9, 2015
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