Mark Sinclair

Mark Sinclair is deputy editor of Creative Review, and author of TM: The Untold Stories Behind 29 Classic Logos .

Innovation By Design

The Secret History Of The Michelin Man

How the Michelin Man, once called “The Road Drunkard,” went from sinister to cuddly

The Secret History Of The Michelin Man

Innovation By Design

The Untold Story Of The Peace Sign

The peace symbol originated as a logo based on an “individual in despair . . . in the manner of Goya’s peasant before the firing squad.”

Impact

London is going to use heat from the Underground to help heat its homes

NGOs need business’s help: Here are the best ways to offer support

What it’s like inside the world’s largest bike parking garage

Creativity

Let’s talk about SNL’s most important new cast member: Bowen Yang

The Jennifer Lopez-Constance Wu movie ‘Hustlers’ shows how the world runs on strip club rules

‘Ms. Monopoly’ is not as patronizing as Hasbro’s version for millennials, but it’s not empowering either

Co.Design

This smart toilet seat monitors your heart health through your gluteus maximus

Another reason to silence your notifications: They could alter your memory

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

Work Life

When your body calls time-out

What to do if your boss is professionally ‘breadcrumbing’ you

The five-minute email rule completely transformed the way I work