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Alexandra Lange|Essays

Reinventing the Thermostat

What the designer of the new Nest thermostat didn't learn from Henry Dreyfuss.

The Editors|Interviews

Designing an Educational Breakthrough

A new initiative recruits young adults to create ways to promote adolescent literacy

Alexandra Lange|Lunch with the Critics

Lunch With The Critics: Second-Annual Year-End Awards

From Twitter to Apollo, Barbie to Occupy Everywhere: The best and worst moments in design for 2011.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Andrew Gibbs

In this podcast interview with Debbie Millman, Andrew Gibbs discusses his love of packaging, the role brands play in people's lives and his blog, The Dieline.

Xanthia Hallissey|British Telecom

[MB][BT] In Phone, In Fashion

“The Advertorial,” fashion editorial meets phone advert.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Who Are We Competing For?

At the "Zoning the City" conference, planners insisted cities were in competition? But why are we so focused on the people who want to leave, rather than those who want to stay?

Laura Weiss|Essays

Better Service Through Consultmanship

On a neglected area of design education

John Cary|Opinions

Architecture's Internship Requirement Needs a Redesign

An argument for rethinking architecture's internship requirement

Courtney Drake|Bibliography

Design and the Social Sector: An Annotated Bibliography

This bibiography surveys the literature of social design — the spectrum from design process and thinking to the zones of social innovation.

Alice Twemlow|Essays

Remembering Richard Hamilton as Design Critic

Alice Twemlow remembers Richard Hamilton, artist and design writer.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Stop That: Minimalist Posters

Make a minimalist poster, see your work travel the digital world.

Fred A. Bernstein|Essays

The Next World’s Fair: A Proposal

Fred Bernstein makes a case for New York City to be the host of the next World's Fair.