Co.Design

Apple, Google, and Microsoft are failing U.S. students during the COVID-19 crisis

With their cash on hand, the tech companies could buy every student in America eight laptops.

The most powerful single image of the COVID-19 crisis yet

U.S. job losses are so staggering that ‘The New York Times’ needed more space to show just how bad things are.

These recycled shipping containers double as intensive care units

CURA, an open-source design, hopes to expand emergency facilities for hospitals treating coronavirus patients.

Celebrated architect and critic Michael Sorkin dies from COVID-19 complications

The novel coronavirus claims the life of a vocal, progressive leader in the architecture community.

Masks, bells, crinolines: How fashion enabled social distancing through the ages

Throughout history, fashion has been used as a weapon against disease—and unwanted attention.

The Olympics will be in 2021. The branding will still say ‘2020’

Is that a smart move? Brand strategists weigh in.

How America’s least sustainable city learned to love recycling

Phoenix used a combination of programs to reduce waste, boost recycling, and change its citizens’ behavior.

Not all masks are created equal: Cloth offers little protection against coronavirus

Brands are pivoting to make cloth masks, but if they don’t have HEPA filters inside them, they can’t keep virus particles out of your mouth.

How robots helped protect doctors from coronavirus

It’s all about good bedside manner.

Learn how to design your own video game for free

How Rem Koolhaas imagines a future beyond cities

An interview with the legendary architectural critic and designer.

Dyson plans to build 15,000 ventilators to fight COVID-19

The company will donate thousands of ventilators abroad.

Fear inside Amazon warehouses as workers face sick colleagues and mandatory overtime

“Every time you walk through the door, you’re taking a risk,” says one Amazon warehouse worker whose colleague recently tested positive for COVID-19. “I mean, what’s more important, getting people’s things to them or your health?”

Iconic album covers redesigned to showcase social distancing

Two designers help rock stars exhibit model behavior for once.

‘A tool of the devil’: The dark history of the humble fork

It took eight centuries from its first recorded sighting for the fork to become universal at tables in the West. Here’s why.

Empty toilet paper rolls and a ‘closed’ sign: Emoji get redesigned for COVID-19

The visual tropes of today will become the history of tomorrow.

These face masks are designed to be washed and reused

This design prioritizes safety and sustainability.

Why we can’t stop looking at photos of empty cities

Our attraction to images of the world without us reveals a collective fascination for the apocalypse—or extinction.

See famous logos get reimagined for the coronavirus age

Logos look a little different when they practice social distancing.