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The Most Important TED Talk Ever

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Solo and Duetto

These are the new audio devices from Tom Devesto, creator of the wonderful Tivoli line of radios, one of which…

Analyzing Rap Lyrics in “Hamilton”

Lots of people are head over heels for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton,” the hip-hop reimagination of the origin story behind American…

Me on the Track Changes Podcast

A few weeks ago, my friend Paul Ford of the New York City product design studio Postlight invited me to…

Infographics for Geeks

Later this month Mondo, purveyor of all kinds of pop culture goodness, is mounting an exhibition called “Info-Rama” at its…

Comparing Google Maps and Apple Maps

Former Apple cartographer Justin O’Beirne is writing an extensive, detailed and even-handed comparison of Google Maps and Apple Maps. The…

New Ways of Tracking Time

Two new, interestingly designed ways to think about time. The first is Time Timer, which shows you the passage of…

A Conversation About Fantasy User Interfaces

As a user interface engineer at Google, Kirill Grouchnikov brings real world UIs to life, but he devotes a considerable…

Control Devices by Drawing

Barcelona design student Marc Exposito created this impressive project as part of his thesis: a universal control interface for Internet…

Noria “Redefines” Window Air Conditioner Units

When I wrote about the staid state of window air conditioner units a few years ago, I was surprised to…