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December 13 2011
6 Secrets To Branding, Ripped From “Raiders Of The Lost Ark”

6 Secrets To Branding, Ripped From “Raiders Of The Lost Ark”

What do "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and Ikea have in common? They both create overtures--opening sequences that communicate what comes next.

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MVRDV Designs A 144-Block Eco Nabe That’ll Be “Zero Energy”

MVRDV Designs A 144-Block Eco Nabe That’ll Be “Zero Energy”

From a Ground Zero look-alike to a "zero energy" neighborhood. MVRDV sure is busy!

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Playing With Your Food: Here’s A Chair Made Out Of Flax

Playing With Your Food: Here’s A Chair Made Out Of Flax

And after you’re done with it, you can grind it up and put in in a wheatgrass smoothie!

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Meet The Designers Who Reinvented Britain After WWII

Meet The Designers Who Reinvented Britain After WWII

If you’ve taken the Tube, walked around central London, or sipped a pint in a British pub, you’ve seen the work of Design Research Unit, whose methods presaged the design mega-firms.

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UNStudio Builds An Iconic Airport That’s A Symbol Of Global Aspirations

UNStudio Builds An Iconic Airport That’s A Symbol Of Global Aspirations

Georgia’s moving its government seat from Tbilisi to Kutaisi, prompting the need for a hub in the nation’s second city.

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Infographic Of The Day: Who Are The Web’s Most Popular Writers?

Infographic Of The Day: Who Are The Web’s Most Popular Writers?

What we actually read doesn’t really line up with what we think we should read, according to data from Read It Later.

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No Joke: A Robot That Controls Your Limbs, Instead Of Vice Versa [Video]

No Joke: A Robot That Controls Your Limbs, Instead Of Vice Versa [Video]

It’s the ultimate "man bites dog" story in the world of human-robot interaction.

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Maurizio Cattelan Hangs Ostriches And Horses From The Guggenheim’s Ceiling [Video]

Maurizio Cattelan Hangs Ostriches And Horses From The Guggenheim’s Ceiling [Video]

At the Guggenheim Museum Maurizio Cattelan has hung all 128 pieces of his work --including four stuffed horses and one pope knocked over by a meteorite--from the ceiling.

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A Christmas Calendar Filled With 3-D Printed Chocolates

A Christmas Calendar Filled With 3-D Printed Chocolates

The designers, London-based Moving Brands, boast that they have created “the world’s highest resolution 3D printed chocolates.”

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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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