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Apple is really bad at design
Let me just rip this band-aid off... By Joshua Topolsky.
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7 of the Most Stunning Subway Stations in the World
Your morning commute doesn't have to look dreary.
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A new category of tech users: Creatives
Once relegated to the back-of-the-building art department, creatives are now front and center, in roles such as graphic artist, website designer, video artist, and virtual world creator. What are vendors doing to fulfill the needs of this new and important user category? What do creatives need to make them productive and happy?
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The never before told story of the man in the infamous ‘Fuck the Draft’ posters
Of the many stories of official government suppression that came out of the Vietnam War era protest movements, one of the most compelling is the saga of Kiyoshi Kuromiya’s indelible “Fuck the Draft” poster. By Ron Kretsch.
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56 of the most Interesting Cars of All Time
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Super Normal UX Design - digitalwaveriding
Simplicity seems to be the one thing we all try to accomplish. Though users seek for rich and satisfying experiences, and with this often comes complexity. For what kind of simplicity do we actually looking for? Is simplicity really an absolute quality of design?
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Norway’s Medieval Wooden Churches Look Plucked From a Fairy Tale
These historic churches feature elaborate carvings that mix Christian and Viking symbols. By Jennifer Billock.
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The secret to how Tesla gets its cars to look so good
Tesla design chief Franz von Holzhausen gets to envision the future on its own terms — gorgeous electric cars that will someday be able to drive themselves.
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The Instagrammable Charm of the Bourgeoisie
The modes of perception and living that we attribute to Instagram are rooted in a much older aesthetic of the picturesque. By Daniel Penny.
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The Substitute Phone is designed to help smartphone addicts cope in their absence
We’ve all been there: fiddling with your smartphone because it’s there, or reaching for it when you hear a text message notification. Austrian designer Klemens Schillinger created the Substitute Phone as a way to help smartphone addicts cope in its absence. Schillinger tells Dezeen that more and more, phones are becoming an addicting object in our lives. Users constantly play with them, even if they’re not looking for a message or expecting a call, and he was inspired to design “a tool that would help stop this 'checking' behaviour."
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Why Jony Ive Is Apple's Design Genius
His work has become the seeds of a tech revolution that is rapidly changing our lives.
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What does your conspiracy chart say about you?
There are several kinds of conspiracy webs. By Joseph E. Uscinski.
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How Cubism Protected Warships in World War I
Dazzle camouflage used to save warships from enemy targeters. Now it's back, reinvented with e-ink displays that cloak a San Diego building.
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Bio-computer powered by jellyfish DNA plays Tetris and other retro videogames
An Imperial [College London] alumus has developed a bio-pixel display that can play games such as Tetris, Snake or Pong using the protein that makes jellyfish glow. By Deborah Evanson.
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Engare, a videogame about the mathematical beauty of Islamic art
Engare started out life as a question posed by Bahrami’s high school geometry teacher. By Chris Priestman.
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Legendary Logo Designer Ivan Chermayeff Dies
The graphic designer and corporate branding pioneer created iconic logos for Pan Am, the Smithsonian, and more. By Diana Budds.
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9 robot animals built from nature's best-kept secrets.
Millions of years of evolution have allowed animals to develop some elegant and highly efficient solutions to problems like locomotion, flight, and dexterity. Here’s a rundown of nine recent robots that borrow from nature and why.
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11 eye-popping web design trends you can expect to see in 2018
We’re approaching the end of 2017, which means I get to write my favorite article of the year: web design trends you can expect to see in the coming year. Below are the top 11 web design trends that I anticipate we will be seeing much more of in 2018.
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Audi To Make Its Models More Distinct From Each Other
Audi has revealed that it will slowly move away from its cookie-cutter design philosophy. In recent years, the brand’s various vehicles have adopted remarkably similar designs, sometimes to the point of being almost identical to each other. However, the German marque recently admitted to Autocar that it will start to make its vehicles look more defined.
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The best baby gadgets of 2017 were all built by first-time parents
Cribs. Strollers. Onesies. Bacteria-trapping bottle valves? Baby gear may not seem like a dynamic technology sector, but each year engineers, scientists, doctors, and designers introduce gadgets that aim to make caring for newborns and infants safer, more efficient, and less messy. Often, the creators are first-time parents who grow frustrated with existing gear and invent their own solutions.
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