Technology

Observed|Essays

Shape: A Film About Design

Shape is a short film that is part of MakeShapeChange , a project aimed at young people to get them thinking about how the world is made around them and where design fits in.

Adam Harrison Levy|Essays

Data Loss

Adam Harrison Levy on losing everything he had stored on his phone for three years.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Joe Marianek

Joe Marianek talks about decisions that shaped his career and about the process of getting hired at Apple.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Jonathan Harris

Jonathan Harris on his web and database art projects, his relationship to time and memory, and the sexuality of the internet.

Chappell Ellison|Essays

You’ll Never Guess the Amazing Ways Online Design Writing and Criticism Has Changed

A call to support better desgn journalism.

Rob Walker|Essays

A Security Camera Worth Looking At

A thoughtful take on what security cameras should look like, and why.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Premature Demolition

The Folk Art Museum, David Adjaye's market hall, and the first addition to the Morgan Library. If three makes a trend, then premature demolition qualifies.

Rick Poynor|Essays

Why Tatlin Can Never Go Home Again

Raoul Hausmann’s photomontage Tatlin at Home is much pinned on Pinterest, but what has become of the original?

Rick Poynor|Essays

The Compulsively Visual World of Pinterest

I have always liked Pinterest’s exclusively visual focus and unlimited boards structure. A week ago I joined.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

“Year of the Woman” Revisited: Alexandra Lange on Criticism, Mentorship, and Memory

A year-end wrap-up of my favorite stories. The common theme? Women and the making of design.

Rob Walker|Essays

Mona Lisa Selfies

Inevitably, the famous Mona Lisa has crossed paths with the selfie — and the results are charming.

Rob Walker|Essays

Seeing The Problem

How a graphic communication campaign could help us address a real electoral map crisis: Gerrymandering 2.0.