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Apple built a $1 trillion empire on two metaphors. One is breaking

Apple built a $1 trillion empire on two metaphors. One is breaking

Co.Design

Spend a day inside the design studios you wish you worked for

Spend a day inside the design studios you wish you worked for

Warby Parker is launching a new brand, Scout, to sell contact lenses

See the states where designers make the most money for their work

See the states where designers make the most money for their work

Gucci took action on climate change. Now it’s daring other companies to do the same

Gucci took action on climate change. Now it’s daring other companies to do the same

Apple built a $1 trillion empire on two metaphors. One is breaking

Apple built a $1 trillion empire on two metaphors. One is breaking

The big problem with virtual reality? It’s almost as boring as real life

The big problem with virtual reality? It’s almost as boring as real life

Extinction Rebellion’s latest act of protest should terrify us all

Extinction Rebellion’s latest act of protest should terrify us all

The designer who illustrated racism, inequality, and black life in America, 120 years ago

The designer who illustrated racism, inequality, and black life in America, 120 years ago

The next phase of Marie Kondo’s empire is here

The next phase of Marie Kondo’s empire is here

The ultimate backpack for creatives has a spot for your X-Acto, camera, and more

The ultimate backpack for creatives has a spot for your X-Acto, camera, and more

Proof that type design is all about tricking people’s brains

Proof that type design is all about tricking people’s brains

Every social media company should copy Pinterest’s newest feature

Every social media company should copy Pinterest’s newest feature

Express—yes, the ’90s mall fixture—is launching an online wellness brand

Move over, Pornhub: This new site rethinks the UX of porn

Move over, Pornhub: This new site rethinks the UX of porn

Patagonia’s new line is made from old clothes damaged beyond repair

Patagonia’s new line is made from old clothes damaged beyond repair

The logos of Starbucks, Google, and more get redesigned by a bot

The logos of Starbucks, Google, and more get redesigned by a bot

Try a free game that demonstrates Google’s latest UI tech

Try a free game that demonstrates Google’s latest UI tech

The ‘doomsday’ vault that protects the world’s biodiversity is expanding

The ‘doomsday’ vault that protects the world’s biodiversity is expanding

Motorola’s wild new Razr is here, and it’s basically a foldable iPhone

Motorola’s wild new Razr is here, and it’s basically a foldable iPhone

Warner Bros.’ new brand is a glimpse at the future of entertainment

Extinction Rebellion’s latest act of protest should terrify us all

Extinction Rebellion’s latest act of protest should terrify us all

The next phase of Marie Kondo’s empire is here

The next phase of Marie Kondo’s empire is here

Proof that type design is all about tricking people’s brains

Proof that type design is all about tricking people’s brains

The ‘doomsday’ vault that protects the world’s biodiversity is expanding

The ‘doomsday’ vault that protects the world’s biodiversity is expanding

Video

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Spend a day inside the design studios you wish you worked for

Public Works is like take your child to work day—but you’re an adult and you can just live-stream it.

Spend a day inside the design studios you wish you worked for

Warby Parker is launching a new brand, Scout, to sell contact lenses

You might call it . . . the Warby Parker of contact lenses.

See the states where designers make the most money for their work

The catch? Living there will cost you.

See the states where designers make the most money for their work

Gucci took action on climate change. Now it’s daring other companies to do the same

The $8.8 billion fashion giant is offsetting the carbon footprint of its entire supply chain. CEO Marco Bizzarri is challenging other business leaders to join him.

Gucci took action on climate change. Now it’s daring other companies to do the same

Apple built a $1 trillion empire on two metaphors. One is breaking

Technology that once seemed so easy now seems like it’s making us do its bidding, writes Cliff Kuang in his new book, ‘User Friendly: How the Hidden Rules of Design Are Changing the Way We Live, Work, and Play.’

Apple built a $1 trillion empire on two metaphors. One is breaking

The big problem with virtual reality? It’s almost as boring as real life

No one needs a virtual Toyota. We need to give users good reasons to leave their reality behind and immerse themselves in a new one.

The big problem with virtual reality? It’s almost as boring as real life

Extinction Rebellion’s latest act of protest should terrify us all

A powerful new public art installation by Extinction Rebellion emphasizes the urgency of climate action now.

Extinction Rebellion’s latest act of protest should terrify us all

The designer who illustrated racism, inequality, and black life in America, 120 years ago

W.E.B. Du Bois was a sociologist and civil rights activist—as well as a groundbreaking designer. A show of his work underlines its relevance today.

The designer who illustrated racism, inequality, and black life in America, 120 years ago

The next phase of Marie Kondo’s empire is here

Five years after her book became a phenomenon in America, Kondo is launching an e-commerce site to sell products that spark joy.

The next phase of Marie Kondo’s empire is here

The ultimate backpack for creatives has a spot for your X-Acto, camera, and more

It’s a little Navy SEAL and a little art-school chic.

The ultimate backpack for creatives has a spot for your X-Acto, camera, and more

Proof that type design is all about tricking people’s brains

The letters you see on your screen are not as they seem.

Proof that type design is all about tricking people’s brains

Every social media company should copy Pinterest’s newest feature

The platform continues to demonstrate that treating users like people doesn’t have to be so hard.

Every social media company should copy Pinterest’s newest feature

Express—yes, the ’90s mall fixture—is launching an online wellness brand

With CBD creams, fireside slippers, and crystals, UpWest is everything that Express is not.

Move over, Pornhub: This new site rethinks the UX of porn

Is audio the future of erotica? The cofounder of Quinn, a sound-based site that launches today, thinks so.

Move over, Pornhub: This new site rethinks the UX of porn

Patagonia’s new line is made from old clothes damaged beyond repair

Patagonia’s designers are turning unusable clothing into jackets, vests, and other items as part of its new ReCrafted collection.

Patagonia’s new line is made from old clothes damaged beyond repair

The logos of Starbucks, Google, and more get redesigned by a bot

“I think people read different things into the logos. Some of them like the aesthetic of the glitchiness, and for others there’s a political or even anti-consumerist message to them,” says the artist behind @glitchlogos.

The logos of Starbucks, Google, and more get redesigned by a bot

Try a free game that demonstrates Google’s latest UI tech

‘Headed South’ is a beautiful experience, but it’s also a demonstration that one of Google’s most experimental technologies is still just an experiment.

Try a free game that demonstrates Google’s latest UI tech

The ‘doomsday’ vault that protects the world’s biodiversity is expanding

Tourists aren’t allowed inside humanity’s last-ditch effort to protect its seeds. But now there’s a place they can go to experience the vault for themselves.

The ‘doomsday’ vault that protects the world’s biodiversity is expanding

Motorola’s wild new Razr is here, and it’s basically a foldable iPhone

Want one or not, you have to see the industrial design for yourself.

Motorola’s wild new Razr is here, and it’s basically a foldable iPhone

Warner Bros.’ new brand is a glimpse at the future of entertainment

Over three years, Pentagram redesigned the studio’s iconic logo and identity. Can a new brand bring it into the 21st century?

Impact

Air pollution might be why you’re going bald

The next XPrize wants to catalog the riches of the rainforest before it’s too late

The beef industry wants you to think that it has a ‘minimal’ environmental impact (it does not)

Creativity

Fox files trademark to make ‘Ok Boomer’ meme into a TV show. Uh . . . Ok, Boomers

What South Dakota’s meth ads say about the sorry state of antidrug PSAs

‘Parasite’ director offers the best (and most hilarious) answer yet to the Marvel Question

Co.Design

Spend a day inside the design studios you wish you worked for

Warby Parker is launching a new brand, Scout, to sell contact lenses

See the states where designers make the most money for their work

Work Life

You don’t have to spend big to train your employees

These are the biggest personal branding mistakes women make

What your private Slack channels say about your company’s culture