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Trump’s biggest logo design crimes, ranked

Co.Design

Trump’s biggest logo design crimes, ranked

These DARPA-funded bricks can self-repair—and replicate

These DARPA-funded bricks can self-repair—and replicate

See the weird, wonderful ads that made Americans love computers

See the weird, wonderful ads that made Americans love computers

Childbirth is a design problem

Childbirth is a design problem

The perfect ride-share vehicle is here. Now who will build it?

The perfect ride-share vehicle is here. Now who will build it?

How design can stop the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus

How design can stop the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus

Kondo megafans, Ikea will now pay you $100 an hour to spark joy

Kondo megafans, Ikea will now pay you $100 an hour to spark joy

The best chat app you never knew you wanted is here

The best chat app you never knew you wanted is here

The simple design change that could help doctors prevent opioid addiction

The simple design change that could help doctors prevent opioid addiction

Inside the insane architecture of Burning Man 2020

Inside the insane architecture of Burning Man 2020

This smart speaker for kids is a godsend for modern parents

This smart speaker for kids is a godsend for modern parents

Period underwear could be toxic. Should it be regulated?

Period underwear could be toxic. Should it be regulated?

The best way to convey a design idea? Merge the digital and the physical

The best way to convey a design idea? Merge the digital and the physical

How racket design made tennis faster—and more fun to watch

How racket design made tennis faster—and more fun to watch

Google’s new ‘Digital Wellbeing’ tools, ranked from ingenious to offensive

Google’s new ‘Digital Wellbeing’ tools, ranked from ingenious to offensive

Software ate the world. Now it’s design’s turn

Software ate the world. Now it’s design’s turn

Ikea recalls its plastic TROLIGTVIS travel mug in most markets

Ikea recalls its plastic TROLIGTVIS travel mug in most markets

It’s time to regulate fashion the way we regulate the oil industry

It’s time to regulate fashion the way we regulate the oil industry

In the home of the future, every surface is an interface

In the home of the future, every surface is an interface

Could this gorgeous electric plane be the Tesla of the skies?

Could this gorgeous electric plane be the Tesla of the skies?

The perfect ride-share vehicle is here. Now who will build it?

The perfect ride-share vehicle is here. Now who will build it?

Inside the insane architecture of Burning Man 2020

Inside the insane architecture of Burning Man 2020

Software ate the world. Now it’s design’s turn

Software ate the world. Now it’s design’s turn

Google’s new ‘Digital Wellbeing’ tools, ranked from ingenious to offensive

Google’s new ‘Digital Wellbeing’ tools, ranked from ingenious to offensive

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Trump’s biggest logo design crimes, ranked

From very bad to gouge-out-your-eyeballs awful.

These DARPA-funded bricks can self-repair—and replicate

While not as strong as concrete, the bricks could reduce the CO2 footprint of a building, self-heal, and even reproduce.

These DARPA-funded bricks can self-repair—and replicate

See the weird, wonderful ads that made Americans love computers

‘Do You Compute?’ investigates how technology went from being written off as science fiction to something we engage with every day.

See the weird, wonderful ads that made Americans love computers

Childbirth is a design problem

Kim Holden left her high-powered career at the prestigious architecture firm SHoP. Now a doula, she wants to bring design thinking into the labor and delivery room.

Childbirth is a design problem

The perfect ride-share vehicle is here. Now who will build it?

This is the Uber Pool of my dreams.

The perfect ride-share vehicle is here. Now who will build it?

How design can stop the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus

Smart public health officials understand that containment requires educating the public about how diseases spread, with an urgency that gets folks to pay attention. Enter data visualization.

How design can stop the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus

Kondo megafans, Ikea will now pay you $100 an hour to spark joy

When one Marie Kondo is not enough.

Kondo megafans, Ikea will now pay you $100 an hour to spark joy

The best chat app you never knew you wanted is here

Because sometimes, you just want the old web back.

The best chat app you never knew you wanted is here

The simple design change that could help doctors prevent opioid addiction

Researchers have proven that electronic medical records can nudge doctors to prescribe fewer pills per prescription—or in some cases, more.

The simple design change that could help doctors prevent opioid addiction

Inside the insane architecture of Burning Man 2020

The sheer amount of effort that goes into a structure that burns down after a few days is staggering.

Inside the insane architecture of Burning Man 2020

This smart speaker for kids is a godsend for modern parents

With no screen and no spying, Pentagram designed the Yoto player to do less, not more.

This smart speaker for kids is a godsend for modern parents

Period underwear could be toxic. Should it be regulated?

“To restore faith in our category, we need to push for better regulation,” says the CEO of Knix, a Thinx competitor.

Period underwear could be toxic. Should it be regulated?

The best way to convey a design idea? Merge the digital and the physical

Emily Conrad trained as a sculptor. Then she realized she could “sculpt” entire environments—from museums to educational spaces—using the magic of interaction design.

The best way to convey a design idea? Merge the digital and the physical

How racket design made tennis faster—and more fun to watch

Researchers have calculated that a player could serve the ball around 17.5% faster using a modern racket than with those used by the first players in the 1870s.

How racket design made tennis faster—and more fun to watch

Google’s new ‘Digital Wellbeing’ tools, ranked from ingenious to offensive

Google Creative Lab’s well-being experiments try to be playful, but one of them is just joking about something that’s not funny to begin with.

Google’s new ‘Digital Wellbeing’ tools, ranked from ingenious to offensive

Software ate the world. Now it’s design’s turn

We are entering a Golden Age of product design, in which even niche enterprise products are finally becoming sensible, easy to use, and even beautiful, writes MasterClass cofounder Aaron Rasmussen.

Software ate the world. Now it’s design’s turn

Ikea recalls its plastic TROLIGTVIS travel mug in most markets

The retailer says the mugs could leach chemicals—but that the versions sold in the U.S., Canada, and the Dominican Republic are safe.

Ikea recalls its plastic TROLIGTVIS travel mug in most markets

It’s time to regulate fashion the way we regulate the oil industry

France now has an “unofficial fashion minister” tackling the massive pollution produced by the fashion sector. Other governments should follow suit.

It’s time to regulate fashion the way we regulate the oil industry

In the home of the future, every surface is an interface

A UX magician maps a VR world over his apartment to create an entirely new interactive environment. Could your home be next?

In the home of the future, every surface is an interface

Could this gorgeous electric plane be the Tesla of the skies?

It may be a concept, but it has some good ideas to consider.

Could this gorgeous electric plane be the Tesla of the skies?

Impact

Building with timber instead of steel could help pull millions of tons of carbon from the atmosphere

Presented By Intuit Quickbooks

Understanding Cash Flow (podcast)

Step inside an apartment from the climate change-ravaged future

Creativity

Disney is giving Bambi a CGI makeover. It’s time for the ‘live action’ trend to die

These superfan brothers spent 8 years creating a shot-for-shot remake of ‘Toy Story 3’

The WeWork saga is now a podcast from the people who brought you ‘Business Wars’ and ‘Dirty John’

Co.Design

Trump’s biggest logo design crimes, ranked

These DARPA-funded bricks can self-repair—and replicate

See the weird, wonderful ads that made Americans love computers

Work Life

How Gen Z could spell the end of toxic masculinity in the workplace

This is what our working lives will look like in 2040

How the end of the white majority could change office dynamics in 2040