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One of the founding father's more quixotic quests was to create a new alphabet. No Q included
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There's a word for that odd quirk of Apple iPads that hold on to design components of old keyboards
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What came first: the typist or the keyboard? The answer may surprise you
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Venture into the highly regulated and fascinating world of bovine pyroglyphics
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These infrastructural lines mark the pathways of pipes and wires beneath the paved surface -- but what does each color mean?
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The sequel to Alice's Adventure's in Wonderland was designed to be a playable, albeit whimsical chess problem
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How far can you push the design of a knight before it stops looking like a knight?
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Just what are those red, blue, and yellow diamonds hanging outside warehouses and factories?
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The vaunted Staunton Chess Set, the standard chess set you probably grew up with, has its roots in neoclassical architecture
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The evolution of the All American Hero from artist's mannequin to action figure
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The iconic car changed the way families drove
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Five years in, the merits of Make It Right's housing project are under new scrutiny
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Modern headphones have their origin in opera houses, military bases and a kitchen table in Utah
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The story behind how the Windy City gets its yearly watery makeover
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It's supposedly the 50th anniversary of the original design of the iconic image, but its history since then is surprisingly complex with millions of dollars at stake
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It wasn't a military expert or an aviation pioneer, but a Russian actor who developed the first viable parachute
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Visionary designers of the 19th century believed that the future of air travel depended on elaborate airships
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3D printing is a new technology that seems poised to change the world, but its origins date back all the way to the 15th century
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The air quality in China's biggest cities is famously atrocious, but designers think they may have found a way to combat the issue
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To combat the housing crisis in major American cities, architects are designing smaller, more efficient apartments that will change the way urbanites live
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