Roman Mars

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The accidental architectural savant

Roman Mars is the host of "99% Invisible,"a cult-favorite podcast with episodes that portray how people and ideas are reflected in the structures around us all.

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Meet The Jury Of The 2017 Innovation By Design Awards

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New Judges Added To The 2017 Innovation By Design Awards

The deadline to enter is May 4!

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A New Kickstarter Campaign To Create A Story-Driven Radio Network

The 99% Invisible host has launched a new indie podcast network called Radiotopia.

Innovation By Design

Why You Never Get Lost In An Airport

Innovation By Design

How To Make A Warning Label For Humans 10,000 Years From Now

One word: kittehs.

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How The Internet Made The Radio Star

New web series looks at some of radio’s best storytellers and how the Internet has breathed fresh life into the age-old medium.

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Roman Mars’s Secret To Irresistible Storytelling

The title of Roman Mars’s popular podcast, 99% Invisible, actually reveals something crucial about telling compelling stories: helping people put their fingers on the (nearly) intangible.

10.28.13 | 6:02 am

The Host Of “99% Invisible” On Reinventing Radio

As the popular design podcast gears up to go weekly, host Roman Mars discusses how he’s laying the groundwork for a new golden age of creative storytelling.

Innovation By Design

A Video Spotlights The Heavily Designed Soundscape All Around Us

With Digitals, Chris Crutchfield pokes fun at the designed sounds that inundate our daily lives.

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Scientists found a low-cost way to make clean drinking water from air in the desert

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After experiencing wage theft, L.A. car washers started their own worker-owned business

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JetBlue is staging a hostile takeover of Spirit. What would a merger mean for flight attendants?

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Houston NRA protesters send a powerful message to the gun lobby in the wake of school massacre

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Loneliness, social isolation, and financial exploitation can go hand in hand for older adults

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How Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ brand partnerships can turn its fortunes upside down

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Ikea just redesigned one of its most popular products. Here’s why

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Inside Rotterdam’s quest to green 10 million square feet of rooftops

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What really killed Honest Tea—and what it means for mission-driven brands

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Too many people are working while sick. The Great Resignation could help change that

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This powerful leadership style gets results (without coming off as a jerk)

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Roman Mars

Creator, host

Stories about Roman Mars

The 9 best podcasts to make you more creative

Get the creative juices flowing with podcasts on circular design, UX, and a lot more.

Meet The Jury Of The 2017 Innovation By Design Awards

New Judges Added To The 2017 Innovation By Design Awards

The deadline to enter is May 4!

A New Kickstarter Campaign To Create A Story-Driven Radio Network

The 99% Invisible host has launched a new indie podcast network called Radiotopia.

Why You Never Get Lost In An Airport

How To Make A Warning Label For Humans 10,000 Years From Now

One word: kittehs.

How The Internet Made The Radio Star

New web series looks at some of radio’s best storytellers and how the Internet has breathed fresh life into the age-old medium.

Roman Mars’s Secret To Irresistible Storytelling

The title of Roman Mars’s popular podcast, 99% Invisible, actually reveals something crucial about telling compelling stories: helping people put their fingers on the (nearly) intangible.

The Host Of “99% Invisible” On Reinventing Radio

As the popular design podcast gears up to go weekly, host Roman Mars discusses how he’s laying the groundwork for a new golden age of creative storytelling.

A Video Spotlights The Heavily Designed Soundscape All Around Us

With Digitals, Chris Crutchfield pokes fun at the designed sounds that inundate our daily lives.

Impact

Scientists found a low-cost way to make clean drinking water from air in the desert

After experiencing wage theft, L.A. car washers started their own worker-owned business

JetBlue is staging a hostile takeover of Spirit. What would a merger mean for flight attendants?

News

Houston NRA protesters send a powerful message to the gun lobby in the wake of school massacre

Loneliness, social isolation, and financial exploitation can go hand in hand for older adults

How Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ brand partnerships can turn its fortunes upside down

Co.Design

Ikea just redesigned one of its most popular products. Here’s why

Inside Rotterdam’s quest to green 10 million square feet of rooftops

What really killed Honest Tea—and what it means for mission-driven brands

Work Life

Too many people are working while sick. The Great Resignation could help change that

This powerful leadership style gets results (without coming off as a jerk)

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