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Sci-Fi Illustrations That Hark Back To The 1980s Heydey Of Moebius
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Sci-Fi Illustrations That Hark Back To The 1980s Heydey Of Moebius

In Kilian Eng’s drawings, alien space ships mingle with crumbling pyramids.

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A Mirror That Plays Simple But Awesome Optical Tricks

A Mirror That Plays Simple But Awesome Optical Tricks

MUT Design’s optical illusion-producing mirrors bring innovation to an area of furniture design that doesn’t usually get much attention.

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Innovation By Design

Get Your Entries In Now, For Fast Company’s Innovation Competition

Get Your Entries In Now, For Fast Company’s Innovation Competition

We’re trying to give designers exposure to entrepreneurs and innovators looking to hire the right talent.

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A Playground For Blowing Giant-Sized Bubbles

A Playground For Blowing Giant-Sized Bubbles

Pull on a pair of galoshes, jump into this pool of soapy water, and get to work.

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The Week That Was: Our Porsche Challenge Winner, Universal Typography, And A Reinvented Clothes Hanger

The Week That Was: Our Porsche Challenge Winner, Universal Typography, And A Reinvented Clothes Hanger

It’s Co.Design’s top stories of the week!

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Herman Miller Taps Students To Rethink Our Workplaces

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Herman Miller Taps Students To Rethink Our Workplaces

What do students know about the soul-sucking problems facing office workers today? More than you’d think.

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Ex-Phish Manager Creates System For Shushing Noisy Restaurants

Ex-Phish Manager Creates System For Shushing Noisy Restaurants

John Paluska beta tests sophisticated acoustic technology that can be controlled with a swipe--and could make loud restaurants a thing of the past.

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NASA-Inspired Garden Grows Plants In A Ferris Wheel

NASA-Inspired Garden Grows Plants In A Ferris Wheel

It may seem a little silly at first glance, but there’s a lot of good sense in the design.

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No Joke: Subway Systems Obey Emergent, Natural Laws As They Grow

No Joke: Subway Systems Obey Emergent, Natural Laws As They Grow

The design of subway systems in big cities conforms to certain patterns regardless of where, when, and how they’re built. So where does that leave designers?

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Smart Shopping Cart Scans For Ecofriendly and Healthy Foods

Smart Shopping Cart Scans For Ecofriendly and Healthy Foods

And it’s way easier to use than a food pyramid.

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Infographic of the Day

Watch: An Animated Short On How We Measure The Universe

Watch: An Animated Short On How We Measure The Universe

Give this video just four minutes of your time, and you’ll walk away smarter.

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Cargo-Bot, An Addictive iPad Game That Teaches Programming Concepts

Cargo-Bot, An Addictive iPad Game That Teaches Programming Concepts

Learn the fundamentals of coding by losing yourself in these simple-but-devilish puzzles.

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