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9 ways design can actually help you heal in the hospital

9 ways design can actually help you heal in the hospital

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The Snap Pixy: A shockingly simple drone that redefines the selfie

The Snap Pixy: A shockingly simple drone that redefines the selfie

How 100 years of Antarctic agriculture is helping scientists grow food in space

How 100 years of Antarctic agriculture is helping scientists grow food in space

This Michigan greenhouse takes a whole new approach to ‘farm-to-table’

This Michigan greenhouse takes a whole new approach to ‘farm-to-table’

Inside the gargantuan engineering feat of London’s $25 billion Elizabeth Line

Inside the gargantuan engineering feat of London’s $25 billion Elizabeth Line

9 ways design can actually help you heal in the hospital

9 ways design can actually help you heal in the hospital

See the retro icons that let you turn your computer into a 1984 Mac screen

See the retro icons that let you turn your computer into a 1984 Mac screen

How one New Hampshire sawmill is taking a stand against big timber

How one New Hampshire sawmill is taking a stand against big timber

This futuristic office was designed for 5,000 people—and 100 robot coworkers

This futuristic office was designed for 5,000 people—and 100 robot coworkers

COVID-19 relaxed red tape in cities. Then the bureaucracy returned

COVID-19 relaxed red tape in cities. Then the bureaucracy returned

American Eagle exec: The supply chain is broken. Here’s how to fix it

American Eagle exec: The supply chain is broken. Here’s how to fix it

How GoFundMe’s new pages take a sensitive approach to grief

How GoFundMe’s new pages take a sensitive approach to grief

Inside the design of Zoox, Amazon’s quirky, self-driving car

Inside the design of Zoox, Amazon’s quirky, self-driving car

The hidden cost of new homes

The hidden cost of new homes

This Japanese designer turned discarded fishing containers into groovy furniture

This Japanese designer turned discarded fishing containers into groovy furniture

What will the ‘de-Arching’ of McDonald’s in Russia actually look like?

Music festivals are a UX nightmare. Here’s how Snap and Live Nation are fixing them

Music festivals are a UX nightmare. Here’s how Snap and Live Nation are fixing them

Is fast fashion impossible to kill?

Is fast fashion impossible to kill?

Floating solar farms could be worth $10 billion by 2030, but they have a dirty secret

Floating solar farms could be worth $10 billion by 2030, but they have a dirty secret

Biden green-lights a home-building boom. But there’s a catch

Biden green-lights a home-building boom. But there’s a catch

What a brain-controlled computer might feel like

What a brain-controlled computer might feel like

Inside the design of Zoox, Amazon’s quirky, self-driving car

Inside the design of Zoox, Amazon’s quirky, self-driving car

What will the ‘de-Arching’ of McDonald’s in Russia actually look like?

Floating solar farms could be worth $10 billion by 2030, but they have a dirty secret

Floating solar farms could be worth $10 billion by 2030, but they have a dirty secret

From Severance to Tokyo Vice: It’s a golden age for title sequences

From Severance to Tokyo Vice: It’s a golden age for title sequences

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The Snap Pixy: A shockingly simple drone that redefines the selfie

It might be the first drone worth considering.

The Snap Pixy: A shockingly simple drone that redefines the selfie

How 100 years of Antarctic agriculture is helping scientists grow food in space

Antarctica is a hostile and extreme climate—which has been a convenient analog for space exploration.

How 100 years of Antarctic agriculture is helping scientists grow food in space

This Michigan greenhouse takes a whole new approach to ‘farm-to-table’

A multipurpose greenhouse is an incubator, a commercial kitchen, and an event space.

This Michigan greenhouse takes a whole new approach to ‘farm-to-table’

Inside the gargantuan engineering feat of London’s $25 billion Elizabeth Line

A subway is nothing without its tunnels: A whopping 9 million tons of soil was excavated to build the Elizabeth Line, and 99% of that was reused.

Inside the gargantuan engineering feat of London’s $25 billion Elizabeth Line

9 ways design can actually help you heal in the hospital

Physical aspects of a hospital’s interior space can have a big positive impact on patients’ mental and physical health.

9 ways design can actually help you heal in the hospital

See the retro icons that let you turn your computer into a 1984 Mac screen

If you’re feeling nostalgic for 1980s Apple, British designer Ben Vessey has just the thing for you.

See the retro icons that let you turn your computer into a 1984 Mac screen

How one New Hampshire sawmill is taking a stand against big timber

Timberdoodle’s founders believe forestry should follow in the footsteps of the slow food and fashion movements in centering transparent and local production.

How one New Hampshire sawmill is taking a stand against big timber

This futuristic office was designed for 5,000 people—and 100 robot coworkers

This new building by Korean tech giant Naver was designed to experiment with the future of automation.

This futuristic office was designed for 5,000 people—and 100 robot coworkers

COVID-19 relaxed red tape in cities. Then the bureaucracy returned

The fight over a parking lot in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a microcosm of a bigger problem that’s playing out across the country: Cities are designed for cars, not people, and not even a global pandemic has changed that.

COVID-19 relaxed red tape in cities. Then the bureaucracy returned

American Eagle exec: The supply chain is broken. Here’s how to fix it

If every retailer shared supply-chain assets, we could cut 9 trillion transportation miles a year, have 90,000 fewer trucks on the road, and massively reduce the industry’s carbon footprint.

American Eagle exec: The supply chain is broken. Here’s how to fix it

How GoFundMe’s new pages take a sensitive approach to grief

The crowdfunding website drew inspiration from insurance apps—and the head of design’s own experience with loss.

How GoFundMe’s new pages take a sensitive approach to grief

Inside the design of Zoox, Amazon’s quirky, self-driving car

In an exclusive interview, Co.Design sat down with Zoox’s industrial design team to discuss the details shaping its unique rideshare vehicle.

Inside the design of Zoox, Amazon’s quirky, self-driving car

The hidden cost of new homes

A recent study in the UK found that homes built after 2009 had far less access to local green space than those built earlier. This can have devastating effects.

The hidden cost of new homes

This Japanese designer turned discarded fishing containers into groovy furniture

Japan’s declining fishing industry has left behind a constellation of discarded fishing containers. Now some of them have been reborn as chairs.

This Japanese designer turned discarded fishing containers into groovy furniture

What will the ‘de-Arching’ of McDonald’s in Russia actually look like?

How do you draw the line between a business and its branding? In Russia, the fast-food chain formerly known as McDonald’s is about to find out.

Music festivals are a UX nightmare. Here’s how Snap and Live Nation are fixing them

Snap’s new lenses debut at the Electric Daisy Carnival, where they’ll provide maps, set lists, and directions to your friends in the crowd.

Music festivals are a UX nightmare. Here’s how Snap and Live Nation are fixing them

Is fast fashion impossible to kill?

According to a new report from ThredUp, most shoppers don’t plan to scale back on fast fashion, despite many feeling guilty about it.

Is fast fashion impossible to kill?

Floating solar farms could be worth $10 billion by 2030, but they have a dirty secret

A new farm in Portugal has a clever idea.

Floating solar farms could be worth $10 billion by 2030, but they have a dirty secret

Biden green-lights a home-building boom. But there’s a catch

The Biden administration has a plan to fast-track housing construction. But much of it depends on Congress.

Biden green-lights a home-building boom. But there’s a catch

What a brain-controlled computer might feel like

A series of videos demonstrates an imperfect but optimistic future where we control everything with our brains.

What a brain-controlled computer might feel like

Impact

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Meet the 2022 winners of the ‘Green Nobels’ working on environmental activism

Climate inaction could cost the world $178 trillion

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Why Margaret Atwood is taking a flamethrower to ‘A Handmaid’s Tale’

Co.Design

The Snap Pixy: A shockingly simple drone that redefines the selfie

How 100 years of Antarctic agriculture is helping scientists grow food in space

This Michigan greenhouse takes a whole new approach to ‘farm-to-table’

Work Life

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How to give genuine recognition to your employees

Why we need ’emotional diversity’ at work right now