Architect Norman Foster Reflects on Apple Park, Steve Jobs’ Vision, and the Future of Workplace Design
When legendary architect Norman Foster is asked what, if anything, he would change about Apple’s recently constructed corporate headquarters in…
The Return of ‘Humanscale’: How a Legendary 1970s Ergonomics Tool is Making a Comeback
Apple famously bent a cardinal rule of industrial design when it introduced the iPhone 6. Featuring a sprawling 5.5-inch diagonal…
Figma Updates Browser-Based Design Tool with New Code and Prototyping Features to Challenge Adobe and Sketch
A decade ago, the digital screens we looked at every day were vastly different from the high-resolution displays we carry…
Capturing the Anthropocene: How Justin Brice Guariglia Turns NASA’s Glacial Data Into Permanent Art
From a certain vantage point within Justin Brice Guariglia’s sprawling Brooklyn studio, it is nearly impossible to tell what exactly…
YouTube Unveils Its Biggest Redesign in Years, Bringing a Cleaner Interface, Dark Theme, and New Mobile Features
Once upon a time, YouTube was simply a quirky corner of the internet where people went to watch a cat…
The Rise and Fall of Google’s Blobs: Inside the Multi-Year Death of Android’s Quirky Emoji
When they first appeared on Android keyboards and Google Hangouts in the spring of 2013, they looked like little more…
Reimagining the Pelvic Exam: Designers Take on the 170-Year-Old Speculum
It was a typical afternoon at the San Francisco headquarters of Frog, the renowned design firm celebrated for shaping the…
Former MythBusters Star Adam Savage Launches Savage Industries and Debuts the EDC One Utility Bag
Adam Savage is clearly overjoyed about his new bag. Meeting up with the gear-obsessed designer, former MythBusters host, and Tested.com…
Converse Steps Into Technical Streetwear With New Gore-Tex Partnership
The rain is drenching Darryl "Curtains" Jackson, coming down in heavy sheets from an overhead machine programmed to dump water…
Inside Bell Labs: Douglas Coupland Explores the Past, Present, and Future of Alcatel-Lucent
Stepping off the shuttle bus outside the sprawling, golden-brown brick campus of Bell Laboratories in suburban New Jersey feels like…