NYC Subways Deploy A Touch-Screen Network, Complete With Apps
An inside look at a bold new initiative to modernize NYC’s digital subway infrastructure.
Watch: Street Art That’s Way Beyond Wild Style
A day in the life of the prolific German street artist SiMPLE in his adopted Swedish hometown.
Innovation By Design
This Is The Last Day To Enter Our Design Awards!
Now accepting entries. All finalists will appear in our October 2013 design issue.
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Has Open-Source Ideology Blinded Us To Danger?
Open-source software has paved the way for "open" everything. Is it always to our benefit?
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Muji’s Iconic CD Player, Redesigned For The MP3 Age
The Japanese brand reworks Naoto Fukasawa’s legendary design as a Bluetooth speaker, for better or worse.
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A Minimalist Comic Book That Stares Straight Into Piet Mondrian’s Soul
Frédérique Rusch transforms Mondrian’s two-dimensional primary-colored grid into a three-dimensional space, with a subtle Charles Burns reference thrown in for good measure.
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Apple Patent Teases Augmented Reality Mixed With Social Networking
Apple is by no means first to propose augmented reality. But their simple, social vision of the technology could be every bit as disruptive as touch screens.
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The Problem With Brad Pitt’s New Orleans Rescue Effort
90 homes and $45 million dollars later, the Make It Right Foundation is struggling to sell their vision of the Lower Ninth Ward.
Infographic of the Day
Infographic: An App That Maps The Web In Real Time
We’ve seen gorgeous visualizations of the Internet before. Here’s one you can actually learn something from.
Can The Warby Parker Model Reinvent Shaving, Too?
By going online to eliminate the middlemen, Warby Parker changed the eyewear industry. Now, one of its co-founders hopes to do the same for razors.
Digital Products Should Foster Good Habits. Here Are 4 Rules For Doing It
Written by: Jon Stein
Despite their good intentions, people lose willpower and make bad decisions. Here’s how to create digital products that help users keep themselves in line, in spite of themselves.
Does Oral Hygiene Need A Design Revolution?
Kill! Destroy! Eliminate! When did brushing your teeth become a chemical war zone?
