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How to Bring Manufacturing Back to the USA in Small-Batch Format
Aspiring makers are now finding ways to manufacture their designs in American factories
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Collecting the World’s Collections of Small Oddities One Day at a Time
A Q&A with Diana Zlatanovski on how she came to collect collections, what they say about design, and how to be a collector without becoming a hoarder
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In the Future, You Will 3D Print Yourself as an Action Figure
In Tokyo, a reservation-only photo booth spits out three-dimensional replicas of its subjects
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Designing a 51-State Flag
Even in 1958, the American flag was designed through crowdsourcing amateurs. If Puerto Rico joins the union, who will design the 51-star flag?
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The Return of the Hand-Painted Sign
Hand-painted signs are making a comeback, but are they the work of artists or "mechanics"?
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Copyright Confection: The Distinctive Topography of the Hershey Bar
After a legal tug-of-war, Hershey's secured a trademark for the structural design of their classic chocolate bar
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San Francisco’s Makeathon Leads the Way for Hacking the Urban Landscape
How citizens are using design interventions to shuffle social dynamics and change public space in cities
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Making Objects: A Dispatch From the Future of Small-Batch Manufacturing
A pair of young design entrepreneurs are building a small-batch manufacturing company in Chicago
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The Pee-Chee Folder: Illustrated by the Most Interesting Man in the World
Illustrator Francis Golden could barely remember the project that became an iconic school supply
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Honoring Bill Moggridge
From designing the first laptop to defining human-computer interaction, Bill Moggridge spent his career breaking new ground in design and technology
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What Public Spaces Like Cleveland’s West Side Market Mean for Cities
They are more than just a haven for foodies -- markets are "fundamental building blocks of urban life"
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How Chattanooga Created Its Own Font to Spur Urban Growth
Like products, cities need a brand identity. In this Tennessee city, a team of designers have created an official font
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Aircraft Design Inspired by Nature and Enabled by Tech
In 2050, Airbus hopes to fly you around in a see-through jet shaped like a bird skeleton, with morphing seats, spa treatments, and virtual entertainment
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The LEGO-like Building Blocks of the Olympic Slalom Canoe
How a three-time Olympic competitor designed an innovative new whitewater system using underwater bricks
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The Architecture of Memory
Memorization may seem like a brain-based skill, but it has as much to do with our bodies and our buildings
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The Deerstalker: Where Sherlock Holmes’ Popular Image Came From
The literary detective's hunting cap and cape came not so much from the books' author as from their illustrators
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The History of the Olympic Pictograms: How Designers Hurdled the Language Barrier
Infographic design first appeared at the Olympics in 1948, when the games were last in London
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How Maker Culture is Reshaping Retail Design
A San Francisco coffee shop pulls back the curtain to expose the process behind each cup served in their expansive warehouse space
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The Airport Design Utopian
What ever happened to the Starport, the brainchild of Jim Starry that re-imagined the airport?
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