A Small Businessman’s Guide To Innovating Like The Pros
Your first idea is always wrong in some meaningful way, argues Scott Anthony. Here’s how to make it right, even if you’re working on a shoestring budget.
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A-maize-ing: Lexon Creates Desk Gadgets Made From Cornstarch
The Italian studio Spalvieri/Del Ciotto mixes form and material innovation to create an affordable line of accessories.
A Boathouse That Proves Good Architecture Is Often Tiny
Architecture Research Office’s super-slick kayak pavilion shows that you can make a grand, award-winning statement with nothing more than corrugated steel and chain-link.
How Muji Uses Poetic Product Design To Cut Carbon Impact
A recent exhibit in London laid bare the careful details that make Muji’s products smaller and more efficient--and, as a result, greener.
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Surprisingly Functional: The World’s First Gesture-Based Calculator
The Rechner iPhone app translates mathematical functions into finger swipes and yields a 200% increase in efficiency.
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NASA Creates Picture Of Our Night Sky, Using 2.7 Million Photos
This is NASA’s most detailed infrared view of our night sky, assembled from 2.7 million photos and 15 trillion bytes of data.
Making It
Lifeshapes Are 3-D, Algorithmic Portraits Of Our Inner Lives
Larry Page. Michael Jackson. This is what they look like--on the inside.
Making It
A Pod-Like Car Designed To Befriend Bikes, Not Fight Them
With cycling on the upswing in cities all over the world maybe it’s time to start thinking about how cars can conform to bikes.
Our Favorite Cartoon Characters In Adorable, Minimalist Lego
Suddenly, the silliest cartoons from the last 30 years seem remarkably important.
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![The Miraculous, Magical, Magnificent History Of Beer [Infographic]](/multisite_files/codesign/imagecache/642x368/article_feature/1280-beer-infographic_0.jpg "The Miraculous, Magical, Magnificent History Of Beer [Infographic]")
The Miraculous, Magical, Magnificent History Of Beer [Infographic]
Aside from pairing perfectly with pizza, beer has done a lot of other good throughout history.
