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Infographic design first appeared at the Olympics in 1948, when the games were last in London
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As the finale to our coffee series, we talk with Yeekai Lim, an entrepreneur from Los Angeles, about coffee, design, and the common ground(s) they share
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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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Single-serving coffee pods are the most recent form of instant coffee. Its history is much shorter than the espresso shot, though just as inventive
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What ever happened to the Starport, the brainchild of Jim Starry that re-imagined the airport?
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Brian Eno's Music for Airports is a sound environment created specifically to complement the experience of waiting in an airport terminal
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With Saab's new digital panorama, the local air traffic controller may soon go the way of the technical support specialist
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If you've flown Virgin America, you've seen its distinctive safety video. But what's the story behind it?
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What flight attendant uniforms say about airline brand identity, cultural attitudes, and passenger psychology
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Seattle-based design firm Teague has designed every Boeing aircraft interior since the 1940s, from the post-WWII Stratocruiser to the 2009 Dreamliner
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A recent innovation in the design of the airline meal tray has resulted in massive savings. Maybe the next innovation should focus on the actual food
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How a ditch irrigation system in the arid Southwest became the backbone of local democracy
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From one conservationist's perspective, harvesting rainwater doesn't mean high-tech strategies—traditional techniques have been around for centuries
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Could the design of a Brita filter help us with controlling how much water we waste?
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An important piece of science recently popped up in Times Square, in the form of a 19,000-square-foot interactive map by a Dutch information designer
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Design teams propose new models for farming and suburban development in California's water-scarce Central Valley
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Famous footwear of the Smithsonian collections, from Chinese foot-binding booties to Dorothy's ruby slippers
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Nike's latest innovation promises to improve runners' comfort, help the environment, and revolutionize shoe manufacturing
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