Co.Design

The simple way Apple and Google could fix notifications

Psychological scientist Kostadin Kushlev, who studies the impact of our mobile tech on our lives, discusses the road to digital well-being.

These redesigned chopsticks are simply brilliant

Never miss that last tiny grain of rice again.

Healthcare design needs rocket science

Revisiting the architecture of socialism

Socialist Yugoslavia produced an incredible amount of radical architecture. MoMA’s new exhibit looks at its legacy.

Trailer: a new film on Silicon Valley’s most important failure

The wild future of 4D design

A manufacturing technique from MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab that is poised to disrupt everything from furniture to housing finally has market-viable products to showcase. And they are stunning.

The explosion of design tools has come at a cost

Sketch, Framer, Figma, Adobe XD: Design tools are proliferating, but they don’t always simplify the design process. Here are five ways toolmakers can create a better design ecosystem for everyone, writes Designer Fund codirector Ben Blumenfeld.

Ikea recalls its new pet water fountain after two dogs die

Trump wants to redesign Air Force One to look “more American”

A report from Axios claims the president isn’t pleased with the plane’s current color or design.

Is Silicon Valley doomed to become the next Detroit?

The moral and economic decline of Detroit’s elite offers an important cautionary tale for Silicon Valley.

What Times Square would look like underwater

A lot of Manhattan may eventually be submerged by rising sea levels. A new art installation gives visitors a preview.

How to win the Tour de France, in one image

New research about the physics of bike racing could change the sport.

Creative burnout is inevitable. Here are 10 ways to beat it

Ten pros share their tricks for staying engaged with your work.

What if your coffee table was also a robot?

It’s not as wild as it sounds. According to one designer, autonomous furniture could vastly improve the way disabled people get around their homes.

The desperate race to save melting glaciers–with blankets

Photographer Stephan Zirwes documents the harrowing practice in a new documentary and photo essay.

Adobe redesigned the Terminator’s iconic interfaces for today

Someone, please turn these free wireframes into a real app.

How to get Michael Bierut to design your logo for free

Cozy up to a blog called McMansion Hell, for starters.

Target has a secret app for superfans, and it looks like Instagram

The invite-only app lets members collaborate with Target designers–and see their ideas in stores.

The history of a city, as told through its trash

Today’s garbage is tomorrow’s archaeology.