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Why Magazines In Doctor's Office Waiting Rooms Are So Old
Why are the magazines at your local dentist's office so inconceivably ancient? The British Medical Journal calls attention to a new study conducted by Professor Bruce Arroll at the University of...
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The Secret History Of The Noguchi Table
First released by Herman Miller in 1948, the famed Noguchi Table may look like it was pulled through a wormhole from a showroom on an alien world, but it was actually designed by a man: Isamu Noguchi....
View Article"Doom" Transformed Into A Lesson On Brutalist Architecture
Love brutalist architecture? Wish you could deathmatch in the Hubert Humphrey building, or chainsaw imps at the Breuer building? Here's the next best thing: Brutalist Doom, a mod for the classic id...
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A Typographic Calendar Made Of 2,015 Keyboard Keys
Normally, days on a calendar are organized in simple columned grids. Not so the 2015 Typographic Wall Calendar, a bizarre mosaic of orphaned keyboard keys—2,015 of them, to be exact—that asks you to...
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Miles Davis's Illustrious Jazz Career Visualized Like A Record
How do you visualize the decades-long career of a jazz titan? Songs written? Records recorded? Notes played? In this beautiful visualization, which looks almost like a record shot into space, the...
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What Happens When Santa Meets Alexander Wang
Design legend has it that the bearded, rolly-polly elf we now know as Santa Claus is a creation of the Coca-Cola Company, who essentially designed Santa's iconic look through an advertising campaign of...
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This Nifty Gadget Could Finally Divide And Conquer The Airplane Armrest
As much as any other aspect of flying, the humble armrest represents the erosion of comfort and convenience the average American passenger has faced over the last 30 years. On flights that are...
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An Elegant iPhone Speaker Dock Made Out Of Cararra Marble
Marble is winning me over in 2014. Just a year ago, the only objects I owned made out of marble were salt-and-pepper shakers that my wife wouldn't let me get rid of. Fast forward a year, and I'm...
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Inside The Chinese Town That Makes Your Christmas Ornaments
What does the inside of Santa's Christmas Workshop look like? Like a sequin-covered slaughterhouse. The ornaments you hang on your tree and the stocking you sling near the chimney aren't made at the...
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A Box Of Sticky Notes That Looks Like A Mondrian
God bless Piet Mondrian. The Dutch painter's abstract geometric paintings have not just been a boon to art lovers, but to designers all over the world, who can drop a few blue, yellow, and red boxes on...
View ArticleThe Story Behind Star Wars's Forgotten Christmas Album
Christmas is not a good time of year for the Star Wars franchise. In fact, two of Star Wars's biggest debacles have happened over the holidays. Most people already know about 1978's The Star Wars...
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The Oldest English Swear Words, Visualized
Sometimes, in the dead of night, I will writhe in the dark and claw at the sheets, tormented by a single, seemingly unanswerable question: "In what Year of our Lord did someone first ask out loud, 'Who...
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This Boulder Is Secretly Hiding An Alpine Shelter
The appeal of the Alpine cabin doesn't just lie in its seclusion, but in the way it makes you feel somehow closer to nature. The Antoine Cabin takes that feeling to the next level: it's a beautiful...
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Think White Button-Down Shirts Are Boring? Think Again.
The classic white button-down shirt is the fashion world's equivalent of a blank white canvas. It exists almost entirely as the background against which other objects—a necklace, a tie, a pocket...
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First Complete Prototype Of Google's Self-Driving Car Looks Like A Cartoon...
After first debuting the design in May, Google has just announced that it has completed building the first complete prototype of its self-driving car, with plans to take it on the road next year. And...
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12 Best Destinations For Globe-Trotting Design Fans
The world is full of great design. In Wanderlust, we visit the greatest design destinations around: the world's most creative hotels, restaurants, museums, and other must-see places. If you're planning...
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Nike Is Rereleasing Sneakers That Look Like iPhone Cases For Your Feet
Nike has announced the return of the Zvezdochka, a Marc Newson-designed space sneaker first developed 10 years ago at the personal request of Nike CEO Matt Parker.Cratered with holes like the lunar...
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The Top Longform Design Stories Of 2014
A Design History Of The Life-Saving Triage Tag by John BrownleeOne of the most important life-saving designs of the past 100 years is the humble triage tag, which has gone largely unchanged since it...
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Our Top Web Design Stories Of 2014
A huge chunk of our modern lives is spent staring at screens, reading and interacting with the web. Web design has never been more crucial. From a detailed look at the New Yorker's online redesign to...
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4 Tech Trends That Will Define 2015, Selected By Frog
Update: Frog Design has just unveiled their complete list of Tech Trends for 2015. Make sure to check it out for 11 other trends Frog thinks will hit big this year!Around this time every year, global...
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