Co.Design

Semitrucks are about to look totally insane

The Gruzovikus concept, by Art Lebedev Studio, teases the autonomous semis that are right around the corner.

Nap pods are here to make flying economy less dreadful

A human shelving unit? Maybe. But at least no one will be punching your seat back.

Waste is an enormous problem. But recycling is the wrong solution

Recycling violates every principle of human-centered design, writes user-friendly design expert Don Norman. And business culture is to blame.

The internet decimated creative industries. It’s coming for architecture, too

So suggests Sweeten Founder Jean Brownhill, who thinks architects can save their industry by building their own platforms.

For the fashion industry, the fallout from the coronavirus may be just beginning

“We’re all seeing what happens when you place all your eggs in one basket.”

Meet the photographer who’s bringing architecture to the masses

Alan Karchmer has done for architecture what Bill Cunningham did for fashion.

Uber’s redesigned app has an unlikely inspiration: Public transit

Competitors make nice. At least when it comes to visual communication.

The Smithsonian has just released 2.8 million images for free download

See Octavia Butler’s Olivetti typewriter, Muhammad Ali’s boxing headgear, and much, much more.

Tech was supposed to fix tipping. So why are we more confused than ever?

Platforms like Square and Clover were supposed to make it easier than ever to tip. Wh do so many consumers feel like they’re being manipulated?

Fast Company is hiring an architecture and urban design journalist

It’s stupidly easy to get people to drink less soda

As it turns out, it’s easier to impact public health than you’d think.

Salone del Mobile, the world’s largest design fair, is postponed due to coronavirus

These gorgeous, 3D-printed lighting fixtures are the anti-Ikea

The designers of Beats by Dre develop affordable lighting fixtures you won’t find anywhere else, thanks to 3D printing.

Marimekko’s iconic fabric will soon be made from wood pulp

Wear your Unikko dress for 20 years, then stick it in your compost bin in the garden.

If you sneak Ikea furniture into a museum, is it art?

Maybe?

I’m an expert on complex design systems. Even I can’t figure out recycling

Don Norman wrote the book on complex design systems. He’s as mystified by recycling as the rest of us.

See how Google Autocomplete describes every state in the U.S.

Boy do we search a lot of terrible things about our own country.

JIF trolls the world by rebranding as GIF…with a hard ‘G’

Stand back, the internet is about to explode.

MM.Lafleur will dress women running for office, for free

More than 500 women have applied for the program already.