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

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

Co.Design

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

Battlefield-tested skincare: This brand tested its entire line with the military

Why Ikea’s design lab is setting up shop in Delhi

Why Ikea’s design lab is setting up shop in Delhi

Exclusive: The second generation of Adidas’s Loop shoe is here

Exclusive: The second generation of Adidas’s Loop shoe is here

Pharrell’s latest collaboration: designing ultra-minimal luxury towers

Pharrell’s latest collaboration: designing ultra-minimal luxury towers

Starbucks is opening its largest store ever. Here’s what it’s like inside

Starbucks is opening its largest store ever. Here’s what it’s like inside

Black fashion of the 1990s was groundbreaking. This new exhibit celebrates its rise

Black fashion of the 1990s was groundbreaking. This new exhibit celebrates its rise

Listen up, 2020 candidates: The design director of Hillary For America has some advice

Listen up, 2020 candidates: The design director of Hillary For America has some advice

What if our clothes could sequester carbon? This raincoat does

What if our clothes could sequester carbon? This raincoat does

Recycled plastic isn’t going to save us

Recycled plastic isn’t going to save us

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

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

Exclusive: The second generation of Adidas’s Loop shoe is here

Exclusive: The second generation of Adidas’s Loop shoe is here

Starbucks is opening its largest store ever. Here’s what it’s like inside

Starbucks is opening its largest store ever. Here’s what it’s like inside

Recycled plastic isn’t going to save us

Recycled plastic isn’t going to save us

Video

All Co.Design Stories

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?

Battlefield-tested skincare: This brand tested its entire line with the military

Two beauty industry veterans now work directly with the U.S. military community to craft clean, high-performing personal care products. A look at how this incubator is developing “military tough” essentials.

Why Ikea’s design lab is setting up shop in Delhi

Copenhagen nonprofit Space10 will partner with locals to explore meaningful solutions to problems such as affordable housing and the climate crisis.

Why Ikea’s design lab is setting up shop in Delhi

Exclusive: The second generation of Adidas’s Loop shoe is here

A few months ago, Adidas took its first step toward making new shoes out of old shoes. The second phase of its ambitious Loop project will go further.

Exclusive: The second generation of Adidas’s Loop shoe is here

Pharrell’s latest collaboration: designing ultra-minimal luxury towers

The Grammy Award-winning musician teamed up with architects for his most recent creative project.

Pharrell’s latest collaboration: designing ultra-minimal luxury towers

Starbucks is opening its largest store ever. Here’s what it’s like inside

The company’s 35,000-square-foot roastery is opens Friday in Chicago. I got a tour from the woman who designed it.

Starbucks is opening its largest store ever. Here’s what it’s like inside

Black fashion of the 1990s was groundbreaking. This new exhibit celebrates its rise

Cross Colours, the innovative apparel line that gave shape to today’s trends, is the focus of a retrospective at the California African American Museum.

Black fashion of the 1990s was groundbreaking. This new exhibit celebrates its rise

Listen up, 2020 candidates: The design director of Hillary For America has some advice

Jennifer Kinon, design director of Hillary for America, speaks frankly about reckoning with Trump, authenticity, and the role of design in politics.

Listen up, 2020 candidates: The design director of Hillary For America has some advice

What if our clothes could sequester carbon? This raincoat does

Charlotte McCurdy talks about ancient sunlight, climate change, and how design can de-politicize tough issues.

What if our clothes could sequester carbon? This raincoat does

Recycled plastic isn’t going to save us

It’s popping up everywhere in the fashion industry. But recycled plastic isn’t a silver bullet for the world’s waste crisis.

Recycled plastic isn’t going to save us

Impact

Sustainable living lessons from Antarctica’s first zero-emission research station

The boldest Democratic climate plan gets just a C+ on this report card

Can Deval Patrick convince voters his work at Bain Capital was a force for good?

Creativity

In the new streaming universe, everything is a ‘hit’ even if no one you know has seen it

‘The Daily Show’ turns the impeachment hearing into porn, since some say it’s missing ‘pizzazz’

This short film about a school shooting shouldn’t feel this familiar

Co.Design

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

Every social media company should copy Pinterest’s newest feature

Work Life

How I’ve learned to have a thicker skin

How to collaborate better by collaborating less

5 things you can do to make your conferences diverse and inclusive