Co.Design

THE FUTURE WE DESERVE

The Weather Channel's New Storm Graphics Are Totally Insane

10 diggs Co.Design TV 15h

"Using the power of advanced, real-time graphic renderings and visual effects . . . TWC is pioneering new methods of broadcast presentation for real-time immersive storytelling," the company explained. But what does that really mean?

PUTTING OUT THE DUMPSTER FIRE

Could Architects Help Solve New York's Big, Stinky Trash Crisis?

As the season of steaming garbage piles sets in, New York's Center for Architecture is urging designers to implement a more circular approach to waste.

RIP ATG

The Legendary Apple Research Group That Shaped Our World

14 diggs Co.Design Technology Histories Business 2d

Before Steve Jobs gave it the axe in 1997, the Advanced Technology Group developed some of the most influential technology of the century.

WELCOME TO THE RESISTANCE?

These Brilliant Running Shoes Slow You Down — On Purpose

9 diggs Co.Design Sports Technology Curious Design 4d

Ever run in sand for a high-intensity workout? This concept shoe replicates the feeling.

LINE DRAWINGS

A Peek At Massimo Vignelli's Glorious Forgotten Subway Maps

4 diggs Co.Design Design Histories Curious 1w

The modernist designer Massimo Vignelli is the father of New York City's famous 1972 subway map. Turns out he had some ideas for Washington, DC's metro as well.

ATOMIC ARCHITECTURE

See The Top-Secret Suburbs That Built America's Nuclear Weapons

5 diggs Co.Design Design Architecture Curious Histories 1w

When the architect behind one town mentioned the Manhattan Project to his partner over lunch, he got a visit from the army–and a warning.

DON'T SPY ON PEOPLE, FOR STARTERS

How To Make Trustworthy Apps, When No One Trusts Tech Anymore

6 diggs Co.Design Technology Business Design Surveillance 1w

NerdWallet's Michael Chanover on the dos, don'ts, and don't evers of designing for trust.

DIGITAL MALPRACTICE

How Electronic Medical Records Went So Wrong

12 diggs Co.Design Technology Health 1w

Electronic medical records were supposed to revolutionize medicine. Instead they've been a nightmare for doctors. It's time they undergo the same UX transformation that has remade travel, retail and entertainment, writes a research team from the University of Pennsylvania.

'SECURITY FEVER — CATCH IT!'

The NSA's Newly Declassified Propaganda Posters Are Wild

16 diggs Co.Design Histories Security Politics 1w

A ream of internal propaganda posters that the NSA released in the 1950s and 1960s are a perfect mix of surreal imagery, pop culture references and dark propaganda.

BUILD-A-CHAIR WORKSHOP

An Ingenious Alternative To The Hideous Folding Chair

6 diggs Co.Design Design 1w

You can assemble and disassemble them in minutes.

NO ONE CAN SEE YOU SCREAM

Windowless Planes Are Coming, And They're Not As Bad As They Sound

9 diggs Co.Design Design Travel 1w

Emirates plans to make virtual windows the norm on all of its future planes — but to succeed, it will need to balance great UX with logistical efficiency.

REMEMBERING ITALDESIGN

This Visionary Italian Designer Reshaped How Cars Look

10 diggs Co.Design Cars Design Culture 2w

Giorgetto Giugiaro's concept cars were revolutionary in the 1970s and '80s. His work is still influencing car culture today.

LOCKING IT DOWN

Apple's Biggest Event Of The Year Is Looking Unusually Quiet

9 diggs Co.Design Technology 2w

Instead of announcing new features at WWDC 2018, Apple may double down on being the privacy-first, user-focused alternative to its competition.

VALLEY OF THE DAMNED

Silicon Valley's Company Towns Are Doomed

10 diggs Co.Design Cities Architecture 3w

Facebook and Google want to build planned communities. A brief spin through history shows why this is a bad idea.

THUMB-TAP PUBLISHING

The Future Of Web Design Doesn't Involve Computers At All

9 diggs Co.Design Design Technology Internet 3w

Universe's founder Joe Cohen believes that since we’ve reached a point where the majority of web browsing occurs on a smartphone, the next step is for web design to take place on the phone itself.

CHROMESICK

Bye, Chrome: Why I'm Switching To Firefox And You Should Too

30 diggs Co.Design Google Internet Security Technology 3w

Why should I continue to use Google's browser when its incentives — to learn a lot about me so it can sell advertisements — don't align with mine?

NOTES FROM NYCXDESIGN

America's Design Community Comes Into Its Own

7 diggs Co.Design Design New York City Style Business 3w

At New York's design trade show, spirited debate, independent exhibitions and confident experimentation reflected a strong generation of designers.

INTO THE REAR WINDOW

The Fine Art Of Spying On Your Neighbors

10 diggs Co.Design Human Nature Books Photos Culture 3w

Gail Albert Halaban has traveled around the world introducing neighbors to each other — so she can photograph them.

THE FOLLY OF YOUTH

The Enduring Mythology Of The Whiz Kid

7 diggs Co.Design Policy Technology Business Culture Long Reads 4w

In government, the real change makers aren’t 24-year-old male engineers parachuted in from Silicon Valley, but a diverse range of people who have worked in or around government for years, who are invested in their communities and who simply like intractable problems.

REAL THUMB-FLICKER

Ambient Lit: The Ambitious Project To Redesign Fiction For Phones

10 diggs Co.Design Technology Books Design 5w

Designers and writers are finding ways to create new forms of stories — all on the smartphone.