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Why Britain Has The Best Wall Sockets On Earth
The rest of the world has a lot to learn from the design of the U.K. wall plug.
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Why Cannibals Were on Every 16th-Century Map of the New World
Many of the first European maps of the Americas included warnings of cannibalism, despite no proof of such activity. By Allison Meier.
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5 Essential Infographic Design Tips For Content Marketers
Infographic Design doesn't need to be difficult. If you're a content marketer, follow these 5 steps and make your own infographics in minutes!
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The Man Who Shaped Tomorrow
“Silver to Steel: The Modern Designs of Peter Muller-Munk,” an illuminating exhibition at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Museum of Art, traces Muller-Munk’s evolution from craftsman of precious objects to stylist of household appliances. By Martin Filler.
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Industrial Design Of Fiat 500 Through The Decades
The history of Fiat began many years ago, at the dawn of Italian industrialisation, in which the company has always played a leading role. From that moment on, the Fiat brand spread throughout the world and developed extensively. The tiny Fiat 500 is now something of a trendy cult car, its rounded egg-like body and diminutive size endearing it to millions.
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The Barricade and the Dance Floor: Aesthetic Radicalism and the Counterculture
A selected chapter from the exhibition catalogue for the Walker Center’s “Hippie Modernism: The Struggle for Utopia” by curator Andrew Blauvelt.
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Hygiene and Handwriting
During the late 19th century, when typewriters were just emerging, precise, formulaic penmanship and letter-making was an essential business tool.
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Pantone Color of the Year 2016 - Rose Quartz and Serenity
The Pantone #ColoroftheYear for 2016 is #RoseQuartz & #Serenity, inviting shades that embody a mindset of tranquility and inner peace.
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The Humbling and Inspiring Tale of the Game That Proved Hitler's Name Is Still Worth at Least A Million Dollars
“The people who made Secret Hitler advertise it as a playable psychological model of how totalitarianism takes root. Their sales pitch also reassures that the game ‘doesn’t model the specifics of German parliamentary politics.’ Which makes sense: just as all art must draw some line around reality, so did Secret Hitler’s designers pick and choose from the horrific totality of actual-Hitler’s work, isolating just the right parts to weave into their party game.” By Rob Dubbin.
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Stupid Patent of the Month: Microsoft’s Design Patent on a Slider
For the first time ever, this month’s Stupid Patent of the Month is being awarded to a design patent. Microsoft recently sued Corel for, among other things, infringing its patent on a slider, D554,140, claiming that Corel Home Office has infringed Microsoft’s design. The design patent, as detailed by Microsoft in its complaint, is titled “User Interface for a Portion of a Display Screen” and entitles Microsoft to own this:
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Classic New Year’s Eve Rock Posters
Four decades of New Year's Eve art
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Micro Matter: wonderful tiny houses built in glass tubes
Armed with cutters, knives, cissors, paper, wood, and a lot of patience, Rosa de Jong creates impressive tiny houses that she keeps in small glass test tubes. It’s not obvious on the studio pictures, but you can see on the photos of her working that the houses and other structures are really tiny.
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As Subtle as the Pose
“With this renewed awareness, I started noticing that it can be as subtle as the pose. I, myself, told models to hunch their shoulders, lean forward, angle the head. Industry standard. But why was it industry standard?” By Jennifer Moss.
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Detroit Starts 2016 as UNESCO City of Design
Detroit, which joins Montreal, Berlin, Helsinki and others, has its roots in good design solutions.
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Why Our Fascination with Tiny Houses?
Have you noticed the growing trend regarding tiny houses? In the past few years, I have noticed more and more TV programs devoted to the subject. There are more and more companies building and selling these homes. Websites are proliferating on the topic. As one of the TV programs states in its opening, “tiny houses are the next big thing”. But why?
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Hootsuite founder launches US$25 stand-up desk to liberate seated workers everywhere
Long days at a desk can be a pain in the neck — and back, actually. Ryan Holmes, founder and CEO of Vancouver’s Hootsuite Media Inc., shares your pain and together with a team of designers he is launching a cardboard, collapsible stand-up desk solution that won’t strain your back or your bank account. At US$25, the Oristand is simple and considerably more affordable than buying a stand-up desk.
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The Humble Art of Decorated Paper
A book about decorated papers doesn’t seem like it would be that compelling, but Marks, curator of bookbindings at the British Library, examines the evolution of the humble art form in the context of its time and place.
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Uber's Head Of Design Steps Down
Andrew Crow, Uber’s head of design, has announced that he’s leaving the company. Since joining in 2014, he helped grow Uber’s design team from 30 to nearly 200 while leading "all aspects of design," according to his LinkedIn, "including Product, Brand, Marketing, Content Strategy & Copywriting, and Design Research. " Before Uber, he was a global brand and design director at GE. Crow announced the news on Medium last week...
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Shayne Oliver + Arca talk gay friendship and pure freedom
‘This is sensuality that is hypercharged, it’s amplified and erratic’ – the genre-twisting artist and Hood by Air designer on reaching collaborative catharsis with new music project Wench
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With Firewatch, Olly Moss Brings His Subversive Touch to Video Games
A self-taught graphic designer pushes back against the industry’s stale visuals. By Simon Parkin.
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