18 Of The World’s Most Amazing Tree Houses
A new book from Taschen collects 50 of the most incredible arboreal dwellings from around the globe.
Stools Made From Dead People’s Stuff
Dutch designer Joost Gehem is a lot of things, but sentimental isn’t one of them.
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Gorgeous Hard Drive Stores Your Data In A Sleek Blob
Philippe Starck’s new drive for LaCie thinks inside the box to brilliant effect.
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Infographic: Sculptures Made By Measuring Wi-Fi Signals
Vienna architect Peter Jellitsch is back with a new installation based on WLAN strength.
A Gloriously Detailed, Hand-Drawn Map Of NYC
Illustrator Jenni Sparks spent months crafting this map of the Big Apple, including everything from strip clubs to historical monuments.
Turning iPhone’s Gestures Into Quirky, Touchable Sculptures
Everyone knows that you can’t swipe, scroll, or pinch-to-zoom in real life . . . or can you?
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Design Your App on Paper, Animate It With Your iPhone Camera
A new app called POP (Prototyping on Paper) lets designers iterate fast in their sketchbooks, then interactively link those sketches together to test them.
Illustrations Of The Higgs Boson, In Construction Paper And Tinfoil
How do you draw a particle no one has ever seen? Two 25-year-old graphic designers brought elementary-school charm to Le Monde’s cover story about the July discovery.
A Dictionary Whose Definitions Are Google Image Results
This handsome tome will teach you more about the state of the web than anything having to do with the English language.
Kickstarting: A Fuelband That Could Name Your Exercises
A new startup attempts to crack the code on smarter fitness sensors that can pinpoint your exact exercise, automatically.
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Watch: Yves Béhar Overhauls Nivea’s Brand
Yves Béhar bucks the trend of more is more in the skincare market, designing a simplified visual identity and pared down, eco-friendly packaging for Nivea.
