Co.Design

Where business and design collide

The Outsider Art Fair is the wacky escapism we all need right now

Ceramics get a futuristic makeover

3D printed molds allow for infinitely customizable pottery designs. It’s the future of domestic design that we want.

Ceramics get a futuristic makeover

Unlike Ikea, this easy-to-assemble couch won’t test your relationship

Save the relationship tests for Ikea. This couch doesn’t have extra parts, need extra tools, or cause extra headaches.

Unlike Ikea, this easy-to-assemble couch won’t test your relationship

Move over, princesses. These girls’ clothing brands glorify science

It’ll take more than space-themed dresses to break through gender stereotypes. But since clothes are an early form of self-expression, they’re not a bad place to start.

Move over, princesses. These girls’ clothing brands glorify science

Can a shoe make you run too fast? Nike may find out the hard way

Nike’s Vaporfly shoes are so fast, they might get banned from the Olympics.

Can a shoe make you run too fast? Nike may find out the hard way

The one thing employees really want in a workspace

53% of professionals in a recent survey claim they need this one thing to stay engaged on the job. No, it’s not a beer tap.

The one thing employees really want in a workspace

Designers reimagine the iconic logos of Apple, Twitter, and more

Are they hot, or not?

Designers reimagine the iconic logos of Apple, Twitter, and more

Housing in SF is so bleak, this developer wants to build underground ‘sleeping pods’

It’s like a hostel crossed with a garden apartment—and don’t even think about bringing a love interest home.

Housing in SF is so bleak, this developer wants to build underground ‘sleeping pods’

Everything you think you know about minimalism is wrong

Kyle Chayka’s new book, ‘The Longing for Less: Living with Minimalism,’ investigates how the striking design principle has been commodified into a superficial trend.

Everything you think you know about minimalism is wrong

Board-game design is thriving

In Germany, the home of modern board-gaming, the industry has grown by over 40% in the past five years. Here’s why.

Board-game design is thriving

Instagrammers rejoice: A face filter for your clothes is here

The iconic white T-shirt gets a 21st-century update.

Instagrammers rejoice: A face filter for your clothes is here

Low-CO2 food labeling will be the next ‘low fat’ craze

Meat substitute Quorn is about to start labeling the carbon footprint of its foods. This could change the way we shop forever.

Low-CO2 food labeling will be the next ‘low fat’ craze

What’s the carbon footprint of your closet? This handy tool will tell you

Changing how you buy and care for clothes makes a bigger environmental impact than you think.

What’s the carbon footprint of your closet? This handy tool will tell you

The perfect ergonomic keyboard is here

The heaviest computer users accumulate up to 3 million keystrokes and 17 miles of mousing a year. Enter the Logitech ERGO K860.

The perfect ergonomic keyboard is here

Dive into a trove of France’s most famous art, now available for free

Paris Musées has digitized hundreds of thousands of paintings, photographs, and manuscripts for the public to enjoy—and use for commercial or noncommercial purposes.

Dive into a trove of France’s most famous art, now available for free

Early motherhood is hell. This chart proves it

Feed, sleep, repeat.

Early motherhood is hell. This chart proves it

GoDaddy’s new logo gets out of the way. Here’s why that’s good

More than anything, the giant of small-business web services wants its brand to celebrate people: entrepreneurs and the customer-service reps who help them.

Vantablack is the world’s blackest black. Get ready to see it everywhere

The floodgates are opening! The world will soon be full of products coated in the darkest color on the planet.

Vantablack is the world’s blackest black. Get ready to see it everywhere

It’s official: Data visualization has gone mainstream

When the United States president is showing a Sharpie-doctored chart, you know data visualization isn’t hovering at the margins anymore.

It’s official: Data visualization has gone mainstream

The 2020 Olympic posters are here. They’ll warp your brain

Is this a simulation?

The 2020 Olympic posters are here. They’ll warp your brain

Impact

This map shows where people on the coasts will flee to once sea levels rise

How to build a better capitalism: Be a Trojan horse

Sesame Street’s newest show is designed to help kids displaced from Syria

Creativity

Trump’s Space Force logo is a total rip-off of ‘Star Trek’ and NASA

Private celebrity Twitter groups for political activism is the latest splintering of public social media

Which celebrity can do it all? The Dolly Parton social media challenge has the answer

Co.Design

Kondo megafans, Ikea will now pay you $100 an hour to spark joy

The best chat app you never knew you wanted is here

The simple design change that could help doctors prevent opioid addiction

Work Life

This is the best method for evaluating someone’s job performance

I went to prison at 17. Here’s what I wish employers knew about people with records

Hiring managers use a screening tool that’s dangerous and possibly illegal