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Tuesday, February 26
The 12 Trends That Will Rule Products In 2013

The 12 Trends That Will Rule Products In 2013

Written by: Chris Butler

Think 2013 will spell the end of good old analog and human interaction? Eh, not so fast.

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An Unbelievable Glimpse Of The Tunnels In Progress Beneath New York City

An Unbelievable Glimpse Of The Tunnels In Progress Beneath New York City

A little reminder of what’s going on underneath that Gray’s Papaya.

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This Little Two-Legged Table Rests Comfortably Against A Wall

This Little Two-Legged Table Rests Comfortably Against A Wall

Kaki, a new design by Kenyon Yeh, can be propped against any vertical surface.

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Sculptures Of Trash, Made With Paper And Discarded In A Gallery

Sculptures Of Trash, Made With Paper And Discarded In A Gallery

Carly Fischer meticulously re-creates the stuff the rest of us toss aside.

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This Tiny House By Richard Neutra Is A Masterpiece

This Tiny House By Richard Neutra Is A Masterpiece

See how the modernist master worked his magic on a 1,000-square-foot home.

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Why Are Old Technologies So Hard To Kill? Nassim Taleb Has A Theory

Why Are Old Technologies So Hard To Kill? Nassim Taleb Has A Theory

The author of The Black Swan is back with a sweeping new theory: The longer a certain idea or technology has been around, the longer we can expect it to survive.

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Scientists 3-D Print A 25-Joint “Robatic” Bat Wing

Scientists 3-D Print A 25-Joint “Robatic” Bat Wing

Insights gleaned from bats might eventually revolutionize how micro-aircraft are designed.

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3 Paths Toward A More Creative Life

3 Paths Toward A More Creative Life

Written by: Bruce Nussbaum

Want to be more creative? Sometimes it’s just a matter of giving yourself the space to think, writes Bruce Nussbaum.

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Infographic: Over 400 Vegetables On One Incredibly Healthy Poster

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Infographic: Over 400 Vegetables On One Incredibly Healthy Poster

There’s no way your kid can hate all of these.

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Petting Zoo: Christoph Niemann’s Amazing First iPad Book

Petting Zoo: Christoph Niemann’s Amazing First iPad Book

“My goal was to make an interactive version of the napkin doodles I draw to keep the kids calm while waiting for food at the local pizzeria," says the Abstract Sunday illustrator.

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The UX Thinking Behind Mailbox’s 800,000-Person Waiting List

The UX Thinking Behind Mailbox’s 800,000-Person Waiting List

For many users, Mailbox’s iPhone app doesn’t do anything except tell them it’ll take an eternity until they can use it. Why?

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Thanks for stopping by Fast Company’s Co.Design. If you’ve been a reader for some time, you’ll notice that we’ve just unveiled a brand-new redesign. You can read about the thought process behind it here. Our content, of course, will be the same: Our focus is on highlighting the world’s best examples of design and innovation, working in concert.

We started this site with a few simple premises in mind. First, design is a window onto the world at large, and the culture we live in.

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