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June 08 2012
5 Keys To Building A Business That Doesn’t Bury The Humans At Its Core

5 Keys To Building A Business That Doesn’t Bury The Humans At Its Core

Written by: Tim Leberecht

Any organization with grand ambitions must be built around a humanist soul. Here’s how it’s done, argues Tim Leberecht of frog.

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The Week That Was: Steve Jobs’s Meeting Style, Google’s Project Glass, And A Deep-Fried iPad

The Week That Was: Steve Jobs’s Meeting Style, Google’s Project Glass, And A Deep-Fried iPad

It’s Co.Design’s top stories of the week!

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Future Forward

This Sci-Fi Touchscreen Can Give The iPhone Real Buttons

This Sci-Fi Touchscreen Can Give The iPhone Real Buttons

This touchscreen technology grows clickable buttons that disappear again on command, and it can work on any device on the market.

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A Fire Station Carved Into The Side Of A Mountain

A Fire Station Carved Into The Side Of A Mountain

Im Fels is a volunteer fire station by day, but at night, I’m pretty sure it becomes the lair of a supervillain.

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How Do Real Cars End Up In Video Games? And Does It Help The Brands?

How Do Real Cars End Up In Video Games? And Does It Help The Brands?

In the digital era, every video game is a potential showroom. But the relationship between game developers and automakers requires some creative licensing.

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Paper Turns Back Into Wood, Thanks To Exquisite Craft

Making It

Paper Turns Back Into Wood, Thanks To Exquisite Craft

Nendo transforms a stack of loose leaf into a container that looks like carved wood.

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No Tools, No Problem: HP’s DIY Cardboard Desk

Genius Marketing

No Tools, No Problem: HP’s DIY Cardboard Desk

To market their new compact desktop, HP invited creatives to assemble their own full-sized, 100% cardboard desks.

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Kickstarting: An iPhone Case That Keeps Glare From Ruining Your Pictures

Wanted

Kickstarting: An iPhone Case That Keeps Glare From Ruining Your Pictures

This is the first product from Trygger, a startup spearheaded by former LaCie execs with design by the Portland–based studio Ziba.

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Animated Gifs Of A Pop-Up Book For Adults

Animated Gifs Of A Pop-Up Book For Adults

Jenny Chen is reviving a lost childhood art to animate her adult comic strip, The Encephalic Cinema.

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Co.Design
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Deputy Editor : Belinda Lanks
06 / 08 two thousand and twelve
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    Infographic of the Day: An App That Maps The Entire Universe Of Beer

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    The Amazing Judges For Our 2013 Innovation By Design Awards

From the Editor

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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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