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Type in the digital era is a mess

Laying out text used to be fairly straightforward. Then computers came along and ruined everything.

Type in the digital era is a mess

What design tools get wrong

Designers have more digital design tools than ever before. Yet some key problems remain.

What design tools get wrong

The explosion of design tools has come at a cost

Sketch, Framer, Figma, Adobe XD: Design tools are proliferating, but they don’t always simplify the design process. Here are five ways toolmakers can create a better design ecosystem for everyone, writes Designer Fund codirector Ben Blumenfeld.

The explosion of design tools has come at a cost

As Design And Engineering Blur, Figma Wants To Be Their Platform

This design tool is built for the web, which gives it the potential to simplify the messy process of melding concepts and code.

As Design And Engineering Blur, Figma Wants To Be Their Platform

Impact

How legal weed companies are starting to address driving while high

How the Geochicas are using crowdsourced maps to improve the lives of women in Latin America

More than two-thirds of Obamacare cosponsors are now backing Medicare for All proposal

Creativity

This cool interactive map shows you the most-assigned college texts, from Marx to ‘Frankenstein’

The Beastie Boys mark the 30th anniversary of ‘Paul’s Boutique’ with their own official Adidas shoe

Bottled water’s next trick is making the bottle disappear

Co.Design

The buildings of the future are alive!

You’re already being watched by facial recognition tech. This map shows where

Peak startup culture is here—and it draws blood

Work Life

Your obsession with self-help books could be hurting your productivity

Amazon plans to upskill 100,000 employees. Here’s what that means for the future of work

TED Talk curators on the 4 most crucial ways to become a better public speaker