New Font ‘Chronicle Hairline’ Is for Men Who Wear Dress Shoes Without Socks
Jonathan Hoefler based Chronicle Hairline on Didot, a font found in <em>Harper’s Bazaar</em> and <em>Vogue</em>, but it’s a little more…
Let’s All Obsess Over This Intricate Map of Alt Music History
Designer James Quail based the poster’s design on a circuit board from a transistor radio. The post Let’s All Obsess…
The Earth and I: A Gorgeous Picture Book From Famed Scientist James Lovelock
James Lovelock, environmental guru and creator of Gaia theory, has a new book out. Consider it an illustrated guide to…
All That New Google Hardware? It’s a Trojan Horse for AI
Five years ago, experts thought the phone would be the interface to everything. That’s not the case anymore. The post…
You Can Finally Own a Copy of Salvador Dalí’s Wild Cookbook
Dalís cookbook includes 136 recipes and such eccentric menu items as “Thousand year old eggs,” and “Conger of the rising…
So. Algorithms Are Designing Chairs Now
The Elbo chair is the culmination of a collaboration between human and machine. The post So. Algorithms Are Designing Chairs…
9 Pieces of Weird Furniture That’ll Cure the Dullest of Offices
Today’s designers still think about how furniture can influence and inspire employees. Here’s a handful of the latest innovations on…
A Cross Section of the Sea Floor, Recreated in a Coffee Table
The surface of the Abyss Horizon table looks like a bathymetric map of the ocean floor, rendered in 3-D The…
The Beauty and Perils of Konglish, the Korean-English Hybrid
Konglish words look Korean, but sound distinctly English. The post The Beauty and Perils of Konglish, the Korean-English Hybrid appeared…
Startling 8-Bit Visualizations of America’s Obesity Epidemic
The maps visualize the steady rise in the prevalence of adult obesity by turning from green to purple. The post Startling 8-Bit Visualizations…