Google’s Nifty New Tool Helps Designers Pick the Right UI
Resizer makes responsive UIs a cinch. The post Google’s Nifty New Tool Helps Designers Pick the Right UI appeared first on…
Tiny 3-D Printed Building Shares Its Energy With an (Also 3-D Printed) SUV
From architecture firm SOM and the U.S. Department of Energy, here’s a glimpse at how architects think we might live…
McDonald’s Is Transforming Happy Meal Boxes Into VR Headsets
Virtual reality with a side of fries: McDonald’s Sweden is releasing Happy Meal boxes that transform into VR headsets. The…
A Handy Cheat Sheet For Understanding Typographical Anatomy
From the prolific poster-makers at Pop Chart Labs, here’s “The Taxonomy of Typography.” The post A Handy Cheat Sheet For…
The Fascinating Evolution of the Surfboard
Excerpts from Jim Heimann’s Surfing, a new book from Taschen that chronicles “the sport of kings” in vivid detail. The…
The Met Explains Its Controversial New Logo
The identity includes two new typefaces, a rich new color palate, and a new logo. It also embraces the museum’s…
Inside the LSD Museum That the DEA Somehow Hasn’t Torn to the Ground
McCloud surmises that most blotter art was created so manufacturers, dealers, and imbibers could identify the origins of the acid…
Tracing the 50-Year Love Affair Between Art and Computers
Electronic Superhighway, a new exhibit at London’s Whitechapel Gallery, traces the impact of computers and the Internet on art. The…
With Quartz’s App, You Don’t Read the News. You Chat With It
Instead of headlines, you get messages that read like texts from a friend—if your friend were a news-obsessed but reliable…
Super Handy Maps Show Which NYC Subway Lines Get Cell Service, and Where
The 7 train is the most connected; the R train is practically medieval. The post Super Handy Maps Show Which…