Co.Design

Ikea hit with new class action lawsuit alleging age discrimination

It’s the fifth age-discrimination lawsuit Ikea is facing in the United States in just over a year.

The Pope’s guards are 3D printing their helmets now

This startup is helping Barclays, Compass, and more close deals 90% faster

Outlaw wants to make navigating contracts as simple as using Google Docs.

4 things you didn’t know about Twitter’s logo

One of the few tech logos that hasn’t changed over the years, the little blue bird has an unlikely origin story.

Typography lessons from an unexpected place: SNL cue cards

In praise of Wally and his perfect kerning.

The future of phones is cool. But is it $2,000 cool?

Samsung’s Galaxy Fold is the first of many forthcoming foldable smartphones. Its sky-high price may deter some consumers.

You can go skiing at Denmark’s new power plant

The urban design problem that’s killing pedestrians and cyclists

Many U.S. cities today promote biking and walking, but streets have actually become more dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians. Here’s what needs to change.

The hottest new wellness startups are selling houseplants

Forget CBD oil or crystals. These burgeoning companies offer something more mundane: the delight of growing things, delivered to your door.

The best way to brand a city? With architecture and food

Progressive women are wearing white. They should wear purple and yellow, too

Today’s association between the color white and women’s suffrage isn’t fully accurate. It’s based more on the black-and-white photographs that circulated in the media, which obscured two colors that were just as important to the suffragists.

6 crazy details from Alphabet’s leaked plans for its first smart city

Sidewalk Labs wants to rethink cities. We’re finally getting a look at what that will mean in Toronto, where the company is building a prototype neighborhood.

Ikea’s new curtains purify the air inside your house

The technology works like photosynthesis, using sunlight and a chemical coating to destroy indoor pollutants.

Why parallax scrolling needs to die

It’s an outdated attention-goosing technique that most designers will probably be embarrassed to look back on.

Want a glimpse of Facebook’s soul in 2019? Look at its internal propaganda lab

The Analog Research Lab has evolved its messaging, from “Be the nerd” to “What matters is what you do next.” Yet it remains a mirror reflection of Facebook’s broken culture.

The Fyre Festival’s terrible pitch deck is now lorem ipsum

This hilarious design tool turns the spectacular con into boilerplate text for your next pitch deck.

Trying to quit plastic? This startup sells soap in milk cartons

cleancult sells detergent refills in paper milk boxes to cut down on the plastic in your home.

Refresh this crazy website to create new people who don’t exist

Here’s what happens when the world’s most advanced face-generating AI is plugged into an easy-to-use website.

Recycled design is more beautiful than it’s ever been

Just take my money.