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Wow! MIT’s color-changing paint could make your iPhone look different every day

Wow! MIT’s color-changing paint could make your iPhone look different every day

News

08.04.21 | 2:17 pm

Million-dollar duds: Glitzy vaccine lotteries fail to lift state vaccination rates

Million-dollar duds: Glitzy vaccine lotteries fail to lift state vaccination rates

08.04.21 | 2:04 pm

Delta variant update: This tracker map shows COVID hotspots from NYC to Florida to California

Delta variant update: This tracker map shows COVID hotspots from NYC to Florida to California

08.04.21 | 12:10 pm

Biden is microdosing FDR-style social programs. Americans need the real thing

Biden is microdosing FDR-style social programs. Americans need the real thing

08.04.21 | 7:59 am

Robinhood’s revenge: HOOD stock price up 26% since last week’s lackluster IPO

Robinhood’s revenge: HOOD stock price up 26% since last week’s lackluster IPO

08.04.21 | 6:19 am

Data shows most Amazon Fresh customers don’t shop at Whole Foods—and that’s good for Amazon

Data shows most Amazon Fresh customers don’t shop at Whole Foods—and that’s good for Amazon

08.03.21 | 4:23 pm

NY Governor Andrew Cuomo faces renewed calls to resign as state confirms sexual harassment

NY Governor Andrew Cuomo faces renewed calls to resign as state confirms sexual harassment

08.03.21 | 2:30 pm

NYC’s vaccine mandate puts controversial (and glitchy) Excelsior Pass back in the spotlight

NYC’s vaccine mandate puts controversial (and glitchy) Excelsior Pass back in the spotlight

08.03.21 | 12:10 pm

Tyson Foods will mandate vaccines for its 120,000 office and factory workers

Tyson Foods will mandate vaccines for its 120,000 office and factory workers

08.03.21 | 11:18 am

Will PepsiCo be naked once it sells Naked, Tropicana, and other juice brands?

Will PepsiCo be naked once it sells Naked, Tropicana, and other juice brands?

08.03.21 | 10:15 am

Still no IRS tax refund? It could be a simple math or clerical error. Here’s how you’ll know

Still no IRS tax refund? It could be a simple math or clerical error. Here’s how you’ll know

08.03.21 | 7:55 am

Is my Spirit Airlines flight canceled? Here’s the latest on the cancellation crisis

Is my Spirit Airlines flight canceled? Here’s the latest on the cancellation crisis

08.02.21 | 5:55 pm

Jobseekers: These are the best and worst states for new work opportunities right now

Jobseekers: These are the best and worst states for new work opportunities right now

08.02.21 | 5:42 pm

Why is the coin shortage back? Here’s what you can do to get real change into circulation again

Why is the coin shortage back? Here’s what you can do to get real change into circulation again

08.02.21 | 3:45 pm

Delta variant breakthrough cases by state: Here’s what the latest research says

Delta variant breakthrough cases by state: Here’s what the latest research says

08.02.21 | 1:48 pm

FBI used photos of young female employees to lure criminals, watchdog says

FBI used photos of young female employees to lure criminals, watchdog says

08.02.21 | 12:47 pm

Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine gets scooped up by a Blackstone-backed media company

Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine gets scooped up by a Blackstone-backed media company

08.02.21 | 10:00 am

Fast Company Innovation Festival adds Drew Barrymore, Idris Elba, CEOs of Sundial, Intel, UPS

Fast Company Innovation Festival adds Drew Barrymore, Idris Elba, CEOs of Sundial, Intel, UPS

08.02.21 | 9:33 am

Is the middle class okay? Half of Americans don’t think so

Is the middle class okay? Half of Americans don’t think so

08.02.21 | 8:08 am

GE stock is reverse splitting today: Here’s why

GE stock is reverse splitting today: Here’s why

07.30.21 | 4:15 pm

Students lost 5 months in math, 4 in reading during the pandemic

Students lost 5 months in math, 4 in reading during the pandemic

Why is nobody clicking your website? Adobe’s brutally honest new AI can tell you

Why is nobody clicking your website? Adobe’s brutally honest new AI can tell you

Lilac! Orange sherbet! Mint green! Why Apple is embracing delicious new colors

Lilac! Orange sherbet! Mint green! Why Apple is embracing delicious new colors

Sorry, stainless steel. Samsung has a flashier vision for your kitchen

Sorry, stainless steel. Samsung has a flashier vision for your kitchen

Gmail’s new logo is a mess. This amateur designer fixed it

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Wow! MIT’s color-changing paint could make your iPhone look different every day

This amazing research out of MIT could have big implications for gadgets and fashion.

Wow! MIT’s color-changing paint could make your iPhone look different every day

Why is nobody clicking your website? Adobe’s brutally honest new AI can tell you

I bow down to my technological overlords.

Why is nobody clicking your website? Adobe’s brutally honest new AI can tell you

Lilac! Orange sherbet! Mint green! Why Apple is embracing delicious new colors

The iMac made its name in color. Now it’s back at just the right time.

Lilac! Orange sherbet! Mint green! Why Apple is embracing delicious new colors

Sorry, stainless steel. Samsung has a flashier vision for your kitchen

Samsung is imagining your home to be full of modular, customizable, colorful appliances.

Sorry, stainless steel. Samsung has a flashier vision for your kitchen

Gmail’s new logo is a mess. This amateur designer fixed it

Google’s branding defies logic.

Dartmouth scientists have discovered how our brains see the color spectrum, and it’s trippy AF

A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences finds that most people only see color in the dead center of their visual field.

Dartmouth scientists have discovered how our brains see the color spectrum, and it’s trippy AF

Pantone’s Color of the Year is awful

Pantone claims “Classic Blue” is reassuring. I think it’s a travesty.

Pantone’s Color of the Year is awful

Pantone’s 2020 color of the year is the new black

19-4052. Classic blue.

Pantone’s 2020 color of the year is the new black

This gas station was just another abandoned building. Now it’s eye-popping op art

Artist Camille Walala’s influences for the project range from the Southern Ndebele Tribe Women of South Africa to Italy’s Memphis Movement.

This gas station was just another abandoned building. Now it’s eye-popping op art

T-Mobile is suing a company for using magenta. Can it really ‘own’ a color?

From Tiffany blue to UPS brown, the telecom company isn’t alone in trying to protect a particular color as part of its trademark.

T-Mobile is suing a company for using magenta. Can it really ‘own’ a color?

The most beautiful map of fall foliage we’ve ever seen

Ooh la la!

The most beautiful map of fall foliage we’ve ever seen

Fabric dyes are a toxic problem. These beautiful alternative colors are made out of food waste

This designer developed a safer, simpler, and healthier solution to conventional fabric dye—using scraps of old fruits and veggies.

Fabric dyes are a toxic problem. These beautiful alternative colors are made out of food waste

Apple is bringing back crazy colors after years of minimalism. Here’s why

“When you think about this company, it started in color and was always known for color,” says Laurie Pressman, VP of the Pantone Color Institute.

Apple is bringing back crazy colors after years of minimalism. Here’s why

The first car painted with the world’s “blackest black” is deeply unsettling

Though this BMW paint job is a one-off, the company confirms that the experiment could have implications for its future designs.

The first car painted with the world’s “blackest black” is deeply unsettling

The secret history of color

If you want to understand society, look at the way it talks about hue, suggests a new tome from art historian Alexandra Loske.

The secret history of color

The color of the ocean is changing–here’s why

By the end of the 21st century, the polar oceans may be tropical green, while other areas will shift to a dark blue. It’s another example of how climate change is altering our planet.

The color of the ocean is changing–here’s why

Pantone’s latest colors are the ultimate sign of the times

From rose gold iPhones to shimmery cosmetics, metallics are everywhere. Now, Pantone is expanding to standardize those colors, too.

Pantone’s latest colors are the ultimate sign of the times

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.

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

Innovation By Design

Pinterest Just Redesigned Its App For Blind People

Here’s how the company confronted its own shortcomings on inclusive design–and systemically redesigned its app for everyone.

Pinterest Just Redesigned Its App For Blind People

Viz Palette: The Ultimate Tool For Anyone Who Works With Color

Two data viz specialists at Netflix have published a new color analysis tool that anyone can use.

Viz Palette: The Ultimate Tool For Anyone Who Works With Color

Impact

5 ways to separate real ESG leadership from greenwashing

These gorgeous renewable energy hubs used to be coal plants

Why Deloitte is giving its 330,000 employees a class in climate change

News

Million-dollar duds: Glitzy vaccine lotteries fail to lift state vaccination rates

Delta variant update: This tracker map shows COVID hotspots from NYC to Florida to California

Biden is microdosing FDR-style social programs. Americans need the real thing

Co.Design

Most of our exposure to air pollution happens indoors

Would you reuse the same trash bag for years? This startup is betting on it

The Olympics are always a schlockfest, but these ads are actually great

Work Life

My competitor seems to be the new darling of customers and investors. What should I do?

3 ways to delegate without forfeiting your power

5 ways to get a backbone in business—without becoming the company bully