Co.Design

The Instant Pot of weed rolls your joints for you

The Otto is a one-touch joint making machine.

This plug-in creates a “dark mode” version of any website

Whether you simply like dark UI or you’re looking for accessibility tools for the web, Dark Reader is a boon.

Adobe is doubling down on voice interfaces

Exclusive: Lisa Strausfeld is developing a new kind of data viz

“It’s almost like Google Earth for knowledge,” says the data guru.

Inside the $2.6 billion subscription box wars

In this hard-fought battle, the line between winners and losers can be thin.

Being born in the wrong ZIP code can shorten your life

“State and local governments could play a role in increasing life expectancies,” writes Professor Jessica Young.

Ikea’s extremely chill new collection just hangs out on the floor

Write people up for their design crimes with this ticket book

Type designers at Hoefler & Co. created the novelty gift item as a send-up of type abusers and snobby designers alike.

The No. 1 thing you’re getting wrong about inclusive design

In the new book Mismatch, designer Kat Holmes demystifies the buzzy design process embraced by companies, from Microsoft to Google.

Fast Company magazine has a new look

Creative director Mike Schnaidt offers a peek under the hood of the new Fast Company.

Paul Barron’s wool surfboard is cleaning up surfing

The cutting-edge board could change the design of many products, from yachts to cars.

Ban passwords

The solution to internet security doesn’t have to be hard. Just ban passwords on a vast majority of services.

Want a healthier digital life? Try building your own smartphone

The makers of a DIY phone kit think building your own not-so-smart phone could foster a healthier relationship to screens.

The secret history of Ctrl+Alt+Del

Codes of ethics probably don’t work

A new study suggests that asking software engineers to read codes of ethics doesn’t change the way they think about problems–but awareness of real-world technology scandals just might.

Stand down skeptics: Wineglass shape really does matter

I was the ultimate doubter about fancy wineglasses. Then I got schooled by an eleventh-generation glassmaker.

Can Knix win the $12 billion underwear wars?

Joanna Griffiths wants her products to help women speak freely about miscarriage, double mastectomies, and post-pregnancy bellies.

Can a typeface help your memory?

The researchers behind the typeface Sans Forgetica claim it can help you remember your notes.

Why designers should stay in the “problem space” as long as possible

The more time you spend devising goals, the less time you need to spend on solutions, says thisisopenspace’s head of product Morgan Fraser.