Design articles

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  Bing, Skype, and Xbox rebranding plans revealed in Microsoft design presentation

  By Tom Warren on April 27, 2013 05:43 pm + 305 comments

  At a recent design day event in Norway, Windows Phone design studio general manager Albert Shum and Continue reading…

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  PlayStation 4 lead architect reveals secrets behind Sony's next console

  By Sam Byford on April 25, 2013 02:47 am + 138 comments

  When Sony unveiled the PlayStation 4 two months ago, many were impressed to see Mark Cerny fronting Continue reading…

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  Inmates' dream prison cell could be a blueprint for low-cost housing

  By Aaron Souppouris on April 22, 2013 11:22 am + 22 comments

  Inmates at a high-security prison in Spoleto, Italy have created the "Freedom Room," a living space Continue reading…

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  LinkedIn releases redesigned iPhone and Android app with big, bright news stories

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on April 18, 2013 12:00 am + 28 comments

  Today LinkedIn is releasing an overhauled iPhone and Android app, as well as a matching mobile Continue reading…

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  Timeline designer Nicholas Felton leaves Facebook as Home for Android launches

  By Adi Robertson on April 13, 2013 02:13 pm + 19 comments

  Two years after joining Facebook, designer Nicholas Felton is leaving the company. In a Facebook Continue reading…

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  The design history behind the iconic 'Pegman' of Google Maps

  By Bryan Bishop on April 13, 2013 05:12 am + 10 comments

  The imagery used in Google Maps is so common at this point that it's easy to forget that it didn't Continue reading…

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  'Could you poison your child?': images from a century of medical propaganda

  By Amar Toor on April 12, 2013 02:39 pm + 47 comments

  The US National Library of Medicine is much more than a library about medicine. Founded in 1836, the Continue reading…

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  'Inkscapes' installation livestreams iPad drawings across a 120 foot display

  By Amar Toor on April 6, 2013 07:53 pm + 19 comments

  "Inkscapes" is a sprawling installation that turns tablet doodling into something more profound. Continue reading…

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  'Interactive Fish Tank' turns water into a capacitive touchscreen

  By Amar Toor on April 5, 2013 06:54 am + 10 comments

  "Interactive Fish Tank" is an installation that explores new, wet boundaries in touch-based Continue reading…

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  What happened to the awesome sitcom fonts of the '90s?

  By Aaron Souppouris on April 5, 2013 05:02 am + 38 comments

  "It's like the networks just gave up," says Rembert Browne, writing for Grantland on "the extinction Continue reading…