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8 Cities That Show You What the Future Will Look Like

Wed, 08 Jan 2020 20:34:07 GMT

From Shanghai to Nairobi, designers, architects, and planners are using advanced materials, smart science, and big data to make cities better than ever.

The Ghost of Invention: A Visit to Bell Labs

Wed, 08 Jan 2020 20:34:07 GMT

Whatever happened to Bell Labs, which was once the hallmark of invention? The famed author Douglas Coupland investigates.

13 Lessons for Design's New Golden Age

Wed, 08 Jan 2020 20:34:07 GMT

We're living amidst a new renaissance in design: Call it Silicon Modern—a moment made possible by cheap processors, new software, digital manufacturing, and novel approaches to problem solving.

How Nike Built the HyperAdapt, the Self-Lacing Sneaker of Our Dreams

Wed, 08 Jan 2020 20:34:07 GMT

Nike's Tinker Hatfield and Mark Parker created the original power-lacing sneakers for BTTF. Now go inside the lab where Nike just invented them for real.

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Converse Urban Utility Uses Gore-Tex to Keep the Water Out

Tue, 28 Nov 2017 12:00:00 GMT

The Nike-owned shoemaker teams up with Gore to make a new line of weatherproof mens shoes and outerwear.

Mythbuster Adam Savage Has Made a Tool Bag, and It’s Beautiful

Mon, 20 Nov 2017 14:00:00 GMT

The gear-obsessive former TV host has teamed with bag-maker Mafia to design his own ideal carryall for his tools.

The Speculum Finally Gets a Modern Redesign

Thu, 05 Oct 2017 13:00:00 GMT

The medical gadget hasn't been revamped in almost 200 years. A group of designers hopes to change that.

Say Goodbye to the Blob. Google's New Emoji Have Arrived

Fri, 01 Sep 2017 13:00:00 GMT

Android Oreo brings a whole new set of emoji, which look more like squishy circles than the old gumdrop.

YouTube's Redesign Makes It Easier to Watch All the Videos

Tue, 29 Aug 2017 15:00:00 GMT

Even vertical video!

This Artist Turns Aerial Photography Into Prints That'll Last Forever

Fri, 25 Aug 2017 14:00:00 GMT

Want to make your art last forever? Print it on styrofoam.

Figma Wants Designers to Collaborate Google-Docs Style

Tue, 25 Jul 2017 16:07:01 GMT

The startup unveiled two key features that should give its competitors pause.

Humanscale, the Classic Design Tool, Gets a Second Life

Tue, 25 Jul 2017 13:00:00 GMT

The set of nine rotating disks shows how to design objects for people, using more than 60,000 data points.

Apple Architect Norman Foster Says the Future of Offices Must Be Flexible

Thu, 08 Jun 2017 19:32:00 GMT

Norman Foster has a qualm about Apple's new headquarters: What happens when people stop driving?

Ai Weiwei Gets Artsy-Fartsy About Surveillance

Thu, 08 Jun 2017 18:08:11 GMT

A new exhibition in New York puts the surveillance state on display.

What's Wrong with Apple's New Headquarters

Thu, 08 Jun 2017 14:15:00 GMT

The architecture and design of the years-in-the-making Apple Park are brilliant. How it fits into the world around it? Not so much.

The Beloved Monument Valley Returns With an Amazing Sequel

Mon, 05 Jun 2017 18:46:29 GMT

The sequel to the popular iOS game is even deeper and smarter than the original.

Get Ready for Skyscrapers Made of Wood. (Yes, Wood)

Tue, 30 May 2017 12:00:25 GMT

Wood is architecture's hottest new (old) material. The post Get Ready for Skyscrapers Made of Wood. (Yes, Wood) appeared first on WIRED.

Apple’s New Campus: An Exclusive Look Inside the Mothership

Tue, 16 May 2017 11:30:18 GMT

Flawless curves, milled aluminum, endless glass, walled garden—sounds like an Apple product. In fact, it's the company's biggest launch ever. The post Apple’s New Campus: An Exclusive Look Inside the Mothership appeared first on WIRED.

Pumps Ran for 6 Years to Build Abu Dhabi’s New Island Museum

Mon, 15 May 2017 11:00:54 GMT

The Louvre Abu Dhabi—set to open this year—is anchored to the seafloor. That way it won't float away before you get there. The post Pumps Ran for 6 Years to Build Abu Dhabi's New Island Museum appeared first on WIRED.