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How Advertisers Convinced Americans They Smelled Bad
A schoolgirl and a former traveling Bible salesman helped turn deodorants and antiperspirants from niche toiletries into an $18 billion industry
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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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Remembering Bloomingdale’s Chairman, the Dearly Departed Martin Traub, 1925-2012
The department store chain’s visionary executive beat the competition in exotic fashion flair
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Layered, corseted summer garments kept women proper and fashionable, if not cool
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The High-Tech Minimalist Sock-Shoe
Nike’s latest innovation promises to improve runners’ comfort, help the environment, and revolutionize shoe manufacturing
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A modern Scottish elevator shoe designer runs a global business from his Bangkok outpost
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How our need for convenience is redesigning our food supply
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And for Dessert: An Object Lesson on Simple Pleasure
How a disappointing dessert becomes an object lesson on simplicity and pleasure
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If flashy package design lure people into eating factory-extruded chemical slurries, why shouldn’t it work to trick food addicts into eating vegetables?
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Airships and Oranges: The Commercial Art of the Second Gold Rush
How citrus crate label design fueled a boom that caused the art form’s own demise
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Design Specs for a Genetically Ideal Snack
How plant geneticists are growing convenience food on trees
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How a tiny, seedless fruit becomes the iPhone of the produce aisle
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In an ever more competitive world, nations strive for the perfect slogan
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The History of Sweetheart Candies
For over a century, the Valentine’s Day treats, and the messages printed on them, have matched the tone and jargon of the times
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Outrageous Postcards and Ads of Snowmen Gone Wild
Before the age of Frosty, the snowman was abused by children and exploited by advertisers
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