Co.Design

Ostrichpillow, the bizarre viral napping pod, now comes in a less dorky design

The creators of the Ostrichpillow Hood claim that using it will help you focus, isolate yourself, or just be comfy in the fall and winter, depending on how you wear it.

A 200-year-old guide to color, redesigned for the internet age

Centuries after naturalists used it to define the colors they saw in the natural world, Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours is back.

Gap Inc. unveils its first new brand in more than a decade

Gap Inc. introduces Hill City, a performance menswear brand. Will it help buoy the company’s sales, which have been on a downward spiral?

Infographic: Did Facebook really connect the world?

A series of New York Times visualizations reveals how geography is the strongest connector, regardless of where you live.

Social media can ruin your creativity. Don’t let it

Four working artists and creatives answer the question of the century: Should I delete my social media accounts?

You can pilot this airship with your mind

Watch this amazing demo of the early desktop computer

In 1968, computers got personal: How the “mother of all demos” changed the world.

How Headspace rebranded meditation

Head of design Anna Charity worked to wring “all the mysticism and cliched imagery” from meditation–and instead position it as a tool for solving everyday problems.

This is the perfect font for people who cheat at school

This is the ultimate anti-open office

Work & Co’s new Portland, Oregon, office is proof that not all open plan offices are miserable hellholes.

Rihanna wants to design furniture, and she’s the only celebrity who should

How Apple’s first HQ shaped the company into what it is today

A new oral history of the Infinite Loop campus offers a glimpse into the culture of Apple as it worked to build the first iPhone.

The exploitation, injustice, and waste powering our AI

To the user, asking Alexa a question is the epitome of ease. To the people who mined the minerals, built the speaker, and trained the AI, it’s anything but.

WeWork’s latest acquisition? Software that optimizes offices

WeWork acquired the data analytics startup Teem, whose software it will offer to help companies use their space more efficiently.

What Facebook, Amazon, and Google really look like

These maps visualize the internet footprint of three Silicon Valley giants in a never-before-seen way.

Want to toss your smartphone? The perfect dumbphone is here

Sure, we all want to disconnect, but who can afford to? The Jasper Morrison-designed Punkt MP02 has the simple appeal of a dumbphone–but still connects to the internet.

Why you should redesign your portfolio every year

Yes, it’s a lot of work. And yes, it’s worth it.

This AI dreams in tulips

Artist Anna Ridler trained an AI with a data set of 10,000 tulips collected in the Netherlands. The result is a mediation on speculation, the value of beauty, and bias in machine learning.

Times Square’s newest extravagance: 46 stories of maximalist retail

The TSX Broadway building will have a soaring LED-flecked tower and an open stage that hovers above the street below. It may also be the future of retail.