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Cast Your Vote for the 2013 People’s Design Award
What represents the best in design?
Where Did Yodeling Originate and More Questions From Our Readers
You asked our experts, we got the answers
What’s Eating Us About That “Hauntingly Beautiful” Chipotle Ad
Beyond the scarecrow and the conveyer belts, where is the line between truth and fiction in the viral video?
The Story of the First Postage Stamp
Postage stamps can reveal more than the history of a letter, they can reveal the history of a nation
How New Fonts Are Helping Dyslexics Read and Making Roads Safer
The right font can be appealing, but please don't take this as an excuse to use Comic Sans
Decoding The City: The Road Graffiti Placed by Utility Workers
These infrastructural lines mark the pathways of pipes and wires beneath the paved surface -- but what does each color mean?
Decoding the City: The Fire Diamond
Just what are those red, blue, and yellow diamonds hanging outside warehouses and factories?
A New Meaning to Green Urban Design: Dyeing the Chicago River
The story behind how the Windy City gets its yearly watery makeover
The Transformation of Freshkills Park From Landfill to Landscape
Freshkills was once the biggest landfill in the world. Today, it's the biggest park in New York City
Franchising Neighborhoods: Can IKEA Sell Urban Design?
As part of a long-term investment plan, the Swedish furniture retailer is planning to construct entire neighborhoods in England and Germany
Rebranding Amsterdam and What It Means to Rebrand a City
To help maintain its position as a popular European destination, Amsterdam embraced marketing with "I amsterdam," a brand campaign for the city and its residents
How Alphonse Mucha Designed the Nation State of Czechoslovakia
When the country gained its independence after World War I, Alphonse Mucha was called upon to design an important part of any country's identity - money
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
The Airport Design Utopian
What ever happened to the Starport, the brainchild of Jim Starry that re-imagined the airport?
Designing Democracy Around a Ditch
How a ditch irrigation system in the arid Southwest became the backbone of local democracy
Making Water Use Visible
Could the design of a Brita filter help us with controlling how much water we waste?
Futureproofing California Farmland
Design teams propose new models for farming and suburban development in California's water-scarce Central Valley
Magical Thinking and Food Revulsion
Carol Nemeroff studies why certain foods, such as feces-shaped fudge, pink slime, or recycled tap water, gross us out
God, Government and Roger Williams' Big Idea
The Puritan minister originated a principle that remains contentious to this day—separation of church and state
Five Nobel Laureates Who Made Food History
These five Nobelists have made food safer or more available, or increased our knowledge of it
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