6 Ways Design Can Help You Weather A Natural Disaster
Folding boats, survival kits, and hurricane drones--check out six weather-related Co.Design stories, plus info on what you can do to help victims of Sandy.
A 21st-Century Update For One Of Design’s Most Iconic Chairs
Swedish design studio Front knit together tubular steel and bent wood in a gentle tribute to a giant of furniture design.
A Mechanical Ceiling That Moves With The Flow Of Ocean Waves
Using a Kinect sensor to motion-capture a swath of gently choppy water, an artist creates a somewhat disorienting installation. Hope you’re not seasick.
Banknotes, Diamonds, And Gardens: Mary Katrantzou’s Surreal Textiles
A 28-year-old Greek designer is reinventing the print, thanks to a digital printer, photoshop, and an eye for the gaudy status symbols of her given profession.
Wanted
Incase Rolls Out Its First Luggage Line, Geared To The Creative Traveler
The maker of protective Apple gear branches out into the travel category, with a sleek collection of carry-on baggage.
Pop-Up Paper Craft Weds Japanese Tradition And Modern Architecture
Ingrid Siliakus cuts dense, multilayered sculptures from single sheets of paper.
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Uncanny Oil Paintings That Starkly Capture Freeze-Framed VHS Footage
Andy Denzler’s glitch art turns old home footage into hybrid works of realism and abstract expressionism.
Spray Paint Cans Hacked To Do Everything But Paint
Evan Roth’s modified cans spin pinwheels, play harmonicas, and more.
How We’re All Haunted By The “Feature Creep”
Written by: Matthew May
The creepiest creep of all this Halloween may just be the Feature Creep, the evil purveyor of unnecessary and confusing features on electronic hardware and software, rendering users with dreaded feature exhaustion.
Infographic of the Day
Infographic: 156 Years Of Election Data At Your Fingertips
An interactive chart visualizes party affiliations, congressional and presidential elections, and more, sorted state-by-state, year-by-year, since 1856. Prepare to lose an afternoon.
Innovation Engine
The Inside Story Of How Microsoft Built The Windows 8 Brand
To launch its latest OS, Microsoft hired more design and marketing talent than most companies could fathom. We spoke with Wolff Olins, coordinators of the rebranding, about the overarching strategy.
