Health + Safety

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Having Fun at the Museum

Blocks, rocket ships, playgrounds and balls: the hidden meaning of playthings at the Museum of Modern Art.

Observed|New Ideas

Amend

Minneapolis-based Thesis is a design collective whose efforts to raise awareness about health care reform has led them to creat the Amend wrist band.

David Stairs|Reviews

Demythologizing Design: Another View of "Design with the Other 90%: CITIES"

David Stairs reviews "Design with other 90%:Cities"

William Drenttel|Miscellaneous

Give the Gift of Design this Holiday Season

Tax-deductible gifts for the holiday season: they feel good for the giver, meaningful for the recipient, and provide crucial support for hardworking nonprofits on the ground.

John Thackara|Essays

5% Health: The Risk of Catabolic Collapse and Peak Fat in Modern Health Systems

The writer, at Mayo Clinic's "Transform" conference, asks: Are high-end medical systems the best place to focus design's creative capacity?

Jean W. Rosenthal|Case Studies

Project Masiluleke: Texting and Testing to Fight HIV/AIDS in South Africa

Summary of Project Masiluleke case study describing design process for fighting HIV/AIDS in South Africa.

Ernest Beck|Projects

San+Co

A pilot project developed for India provides santiation and electricity in a single venture.

Robin Cembalest|Reviews

Shrink Rap

Mexican designer/artist Pedro Reyes opens a temporary sanatorium in Brooklyn.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

On GOOD: Why Are Car Seats So Poorly Designed?

If you want parents to use public transportation, first you have to fix the car seat.

Ernest Beck|Projects

Project Mwana

A new effort to diagnosis and treat infant HIV/AIDS in remote African regions.

Phil Patton|Report

Sustainable Gold

Phil Patton on the conference “Gold: Substance, Symbol and Significance."

Julie Lasky|Essays

Search for the Obvious: Challenge #2

Once again, Acumen Fund is looking for creative solutions to social problems. This time the focus is on mothers.