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Why this font is everywhere
There’s a typeface that has made a resurgence in the last couple of years. It’s appeared on hip hop album covers, food packaging, and advertising. Perhaps you know it from the Garfield comics, Tootsie Roll logo, or the Pet Sounds … Continue reading
Festo is Creating Incredible Robots that Crawl, Fly, Swim and Hop
Festo’s robots are inspired by animals. The German company’s latest robot is an emotional butterfly that only weighs 27 grams. Dr Elias Knubben explains how the family run company develops the bots. This talk was recorded at WIRED Live on … Continue reading
Biomimicry is more than just good design.
In this Our Changing Climate environmental video essay, I look at biomimicry. Specifically how biomimicry can not only lead to nature-inspired design for architecture and materials, but also for better relationships, activism, and communities. I draw upon adrienne maree brown’s … Continue reading
How This Chair Conquered the World
Further reads on this topic: Zuckerman, Ethan: Those White Plastic Chairs, The Monobloc and the Context-Free Object: http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/20… Vice Interview with Zuckerman on this topic: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bn… 2017 Exhibition at the Vitra Design Museum: https://www.design-museum.de/en/exhib… _____ Follow neo on social media: … Continue reading
Five handle hacks for hands-free door opening – Dezeen
To lessen the threat of spreading the coronavirus designers are creating door-handle adapters that remove the need for direct contact. Here are five of the most interesting door-handle hacks. Hands-free door knob by Adapta Design studio Adapta has created a device that allows people … Continue reading
TAN
“TAN” (2018 // Verein Blue Road // 15min.) blueroadsurffilm.com film credits production / Verein Blue Road director & script / Alena Ehrenbold camera & editing / Yohann Strullu surfer / Robin Goffinet music / Vincent Le Faou & Tudi Le … Continue reading
99% Invisible-15- Sounds of the Artificial World
Without all the beeps and chimes, without sonic feedback, all of your modern conveniences would be very hard to use. If a device and its sounds are designed correctly, it creates a special “theater of the mind” that users completely … Continue reading
Gamified life – Aeon
From scoreboards to trackers, games have infiltrated work, serving as spies, overseers and agents of social control Vincent Gabrielle is a freelance science journalist living in Boston, MA. Deep under the Disneyland Resort Hotel in California, far from … Continue reading
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Cut Your Own Vinyl with this DIY Record Engraver and Player Designed by Yuri Suzuki
Making mixtapes and burning CDs might be a forgotten pastime, but the days of simple, homemade vinyl are just arriving thanks to Yuri Suzuki. The London-based designer, who is also a partner at Pentagram, has created the Easy Record Maker, a … Continue reading
Using Tracing Paper and Rice Water, Designer Pao Hui Kao Creates a Sturdy Furniture Collection
When Eindhoven-based designer Pao Hui Kao realized she was allergic to some of the pigments and coatings used in household furnishings, she decided to construct her own minimalist collection. The result is a line of tables, seats, shelves, and a light … Continue reading
