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Oct 5

Let’s Get Rid of the Blobby Book Cover

As critics and influencers continue to point out, cover art has in recent years regressed to a sort of algorithmic average: the colorful, crowded blobs.
By Miles Klee
A photo of a Google office in Bay View, featuring high white ceilings and a spiral staircase, with a floor designated for teams to meet.
Sep 4

Workers Are Returning to the Office, But It Won’t Look Quite the Same

With more workers returning to the office some of the time, companies are rethinking their office designs to better accommodate a hybrid workforce and allow for more collaboration.
By Courtney Vinopal
May 13

Printfresh Just Debuted a Very Chic Home Collection—Shop the Best Pieces Now

Now you can match your pajamas to your decor.
By Morgan Halberg
Eden Condoms, Esther Pi & Timo Waag, Spain.
Mar 24

Only Date Art Lovers Who Carry Adam and Eve Condoms in Their Wallets

By Alanna Martinez
Spend the time to find the balance between your core features, your business goals, and your budget.
Mar 23

Here’s How Much It Really Costs to Make an App

By Jory MacKay
Poul Henningsen’s Artichoke Lamp, viewed from below at London’s Park Plaza Hotel.
Mar 15

From the Mundane to the Divine, Some of the Best-Designed Products of All Time

By Carla Viviana Coleman, Catherine Anderson, Craig M. Vogel, Kalle Lyytinen and Lorraine Justice
Me, attempting to make sense of all the data from my research with post-it notes and my Gator shirt.
Mar 8

I Wanted to See How Far I Could Push Myself Creatively, So I Redesigned Instagram

By Kim Thuy Tu
frog CEO Harry West on the #Design stage at #WebSummit talking about Designing the Next Industry Transformation.
Feb 24

Businesses Are Their Design: An Interview With Frog’s CEO Harry West

By David Dabscheck
Who is Taylor Swift's new neighbor?
Feb 17

Taylor Swift Gets a New Neighbor; Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Lists Malibu Estate

By Morgan Halberg
The path to doing this work can be quite ambiguous.
Jan 11

How to Start a Career in Behavioral Design

By Erik Johnson
Members of the public walk around 'Dippy' the Diplodocus at Natural History Museum on January 4, 2017 in London, England. The 70ft long (21.3m) plaster-cast sauropod replica, which is made up of 292 bones, is set to leave the Natural History Museum in London, where it has been for 109 years, before going on a national tour. Dippy will be replaced by an 83 foot long real skeleton of a Blue Whale, which will be hung from the ceiling.
Jan 5

London’s Dippy the Dino to Embark on UK Tour, Campaign to Replace NYC Ads With Art

By Alanna Martinez
Reality has lost its significance.
Dec 21

Between Image and Reality: How We all Perceive the World

By Sue Walsh
Hygge
Nov 10

Hygge: The Danish Word That’s About to Take Over America

By Dana Schwartz
A graphic visualization of the 2016 presidential election. (via FastCompany.com)
Nov 7

3 Designers Visualize The Election in Posters

By Alexa Jaccarino
A guest room at Le Méridien Etoile
Oct 26

Inside the Meticulous Multimillion-Dollar Redesign of The Largest Hotel in Paris

By Zachary Weiss
When will computers and humans interact fully?
Oct 21

Moving Toward Computing at the Speed of Thought

By Frances Van Scoy
Image via Instagram
Oct 16

Artist Stephen Ormandy’s Vibrant Geometric Art is a Feast for the Eyes

By Nicky Zimmermann
How much did Samsung’s phone sales depend on it looking like an iPhone?
Oct 14

Buying a Smartphone for Its Curves Is Like Buying a Car for Its Cup Holders

By Timothy Holbrook
Art by Wimsett.
Oct 13

Muralist for Hire: These Artists Transform Homes Into Fantasy Lands

By Alanna Martinez
Ever think you'd be excited about a toothbrush?
Oct 9

If There Ever Was A Toothbrush That Could Make You Smile, It’s Goby

By Alexa Jaccarino
What does a camera look like?
Sep 27

Digitization and the Loss of Iconography

By Sue Walsh
Nilufar "Squat" exhibits by Nina Yashar
Sep 11

Nilufar “Squat” Exhibits Combine Art + Architecture In Epic Delight

By Liseanne Frankfurt
Melissa Walbridge
Aug 18

Coil + Drift Founder John Sorensen-Jolink on the End Goal in Brooklyn

By Isaac Friedman-Heiman
Lauren Singer showing us how to make our own laundry detergent.
Aug 11

Lauren Singer Runs a Company With One Business Goal: Go Out of Business

By Tobias van Schneider
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