Technology

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Networks Before the Internet

A new exhibit at the Noguchi Museum shows how small and intertwined were the worlds of mid-century art, design and architecture.

John Thackara|Essays

Jellyfish Farm

Scientists warn that most natural seafood could disappear by 2048.

Rob Walker|Essays

Inside the Wild, Wacky, Profitable World of Boing Boing

How four people who do exactly what they want run one of the most popular blogs on the planet.

John Thackara|Essays

In the Air of Madrid

Our world is awash in eco information, but starved of meaning.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Criticism Kerfuffle 2010

There are people trying to write their way to a future of architecture criticism. But it isn't just the writing that's the problem.

Rick Poynor|Essays

Adventures in the Image World

This is a blog about visual culture. It reflects my interests, enthusiasms, concerns and bêtes noires across the spectrum of visual phenomena.

Rick Poynor|Essays

An App for the Self-Replacing Book

British artist Tom Phillips’A Humument, must be one of the most successful artist’s books ever published. Now, in an entirely logical development, comes The Humument app for the iPad.

Jonathan Schultz|Projects

Solo Kota Kita

Report on a design-oriented sysem for providing information about community resources in Indonesia as an aid for budgeting.

John Thackara|Essays

From Easter Island to Three Mile Island

You don't need to know how a combustion engine works to drive your car to work. Why should you need to know anything about the programming behind the pixels just to get around the web?

Debbie Millman|Audio

Bill Moggridge

In this podcast with Debbie Millman, Bill Moggridge discusses the future of the laptop, human-centered design and the future of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum.

Michael Bierut|Essays

Mr. Vignelli’s Map

Vignelli Celebration: Massimo Vignelli's 1972 New York City subway map is a beautiful example of information design that was ultimately rejected by its users.

Adrian Shaughnessy|Slideshows

Publishing in the Age of the Internet

Design/Research, published by Unit Editions, are collectable "papers" which, focus on design and visual communication, from the past, by placing it in a future context.