“Bridge” Design Residencies Will Offer Plum Jobs At Path, Pinterest, And Airbnb
A new program by the Designer Fund will pair great designers with great startups. It raises the question: Why’s this marriage so hard in the first place?
14 Lovely Examples Of Old-Timey Branding For Small Businesses
Gestalten’s Los Logos 6 catalogs the best emblematic logos for companies looking to borrow some heritage.
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How Upwardly Mobile Is Society? Just Follow The Family Names
By tracking surnames across generations, researchers are getting a better sense of just how fluid society really is.
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An Adorable Lamp That Looks Like A Friendly Cartoon Character
Hlynur Atlason’s first collaboration with Artecnica brings fun and physicality to the lighting field.
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Just The Most Beautiful Deck Of Cards We’ve Ever Seen
Tyler Deeb just wanted to illustrate a nice deck of cards. Kickstarters responded with almost $150,000 in orders.
Watch A Hilarious Movie Written By A Machine
Cleverbot is a brilliant piece of AI. Its filmmaking? Not quite as bizarre as French New Wave.
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How You Can Fall In Love Every Day, According To Science
A new book looks at the science of positive emotions and comes away with a radical rethinking of love.
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![Daniel Ellsberg, in a portrait for [i]Life[/i] taken in 1954 while he was a young Marine officer. Ellsberg later earned a Ph.D. in economics at Harvard, concentrating on decision theory. He used that expertise to advise the DoD on nuclear strategy.](/multisite_files/codesign/imagecache/642x368/poster/2013/02/1671872-poster-1280-ellsburg_1.jpg "Conquering The Curse Of Being An Expert")
Conquering The Curse Of Being An Expert
When you know more than anyone else in your field, how do you keep learning? History explains.
Beyond The White Cube: 6 Experimental Museums
Using Iwan Baan’s photography as an anchor, a new show at Yale documents six unconventional museums, sculpture parks, and art spaces.
The London Underground’s Latest Art Project: A Maze For Every Station
Mark Wallinger’s labyrinths are a reminder that no matter how busy the Tube may get, there’s always a way out.
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A Deeply Thought-Out Plan For EV Charging Stations
To see more electric vehicles on our roads, we’ll need to build more stations for charging them. WXY’s new report shows us how to get started.
How Do You Brand NYC’s First Official Design Week?
A first look at Base design’s branding for NYCxDesign, which hopes to cater to the city’s 40,000 design professionals.
Happy Valentine’s Day, From Ideo
Who needs chocolates when you have a video from one of the preeminent design consultancies in the world?
