Indie Album Covers: Once You See The Trends, You Can’t Unsee Them
Hyperakt designer Josh Smith sees visual similarities between hipster-rock cover art.
Olafur Eliasson’s Faceted Wall Installation Glows Inside An Opera House
Translucent, patterned walls by Olafur Eliasson define the interior space of the Norwegian cultural center.
Charming Animal Sculptures Built From Abandoned Furniture
Over the past 15 years, Barcelona’s residents have come to expect Marc Sparfel’s weekly visits to their rubbish heaps. Just don’t call it "upcycling."
A Space Needle For Phoenix, Designed By BIG
Bjarke Ingels was hired by a group of developers to imagine an observation tower in downtown Phoenix. The result is a spatially interesting, financially risky pipe dream.
Mesmerizing Landscape Photographs Of Everywhere And Nowhere
A Vancouver photographer borrows themes from Land Art and applies them to landscape photography.
Infographic of the Day
52 Characters From “The Wire” On One Poster
Who wouldn’t want a tiny Omar on their wall?
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A Kooky Bottle That Remixes The Sounds All Around You
Pop the cork, and out comes a sound jam made from aural detritus.
Withings Weighs In On FuelBands With Its Smart Activity Tracker
Makers of the quintessential networked scale are setting their sites for the exploding fitness tracker market.
Ingenious Font Summons Icons With A Few Keystrokes
Nobody likes hunting through clipart libraries for stock graphics. So Symbolset makes the experience as simple as typing.
A Pixar Animator’s Epic Quest To Create 365 Superheroes
Superman, meet your new colleagues.
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Focus Groups Are Dangerous. Know When To Use Them
Written by: Gianfranco Zaccai
Focus groups won’t give rise to innovative ideas, maintains Continuum’s Gianfranco Zaccai. But they can help refine the core concept when used at the right moment in the design process. Here’s how to do it.
