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  Achievement unlocked: what UI designers could learn from videogames

  By Aaron Souppouris on March 31, 2013 11:15 am + 37 comments

  Using a new TV, smartphone, or computer for the first time can be a disorienting experience for a Continue reading…

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  Meet Harry Beck, the genius behind London's iconic subway map

  By Amar Toor on March 29, 2013 10:00 am + 151 comments

  © Ken Garland, courtesy of London Transport Museum You won't find Harry Beck's face on any coins Continue reading…

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  Google gives Nexus 4 obvious design tweaks to keep it from falling off your desk

  By Dan Seifert on March 28, 2013 01:44 pm + 180 comments

  The Nexus 4 is an attractive phone, but it's got a pretty big design flaw: the glass back of the Continue reading…

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  Using touchscreen gestures to manipulate real objects

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on March 28, 2013 09:05 am + 1 comments

  The gestures we use every day on our smartphones and tablets are meant to mimic obvious physical Continue reading…

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  Interactive graph visualizes the human cost of every known US drone strike in Pakistan

  By Joshua Kopstein on March 25, 2013 03:35 pm + 64 comments

  Even with countless news reports and a leaked government memo, it's still difficult for many to Continue reading…

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  Pepsi attempts to make its bottle more iconic with first redesign in 16 years

  By Nathan Ingraham on March 22, 2013 12:36 pm + 153 comments

  Most consumers probably don't think about the design of their beverage bottles, but for a company Continue reading…

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  Microsoft reveals it has 'some say' and influence over Nokia's Lumia designs

  By Tom Warren on March 22, 2013 11:48 am + 146 comments

  HTC might have rekindled its old romance with Microsoft for its 8X and 8S Windows Phones, but Nokia Continue reading…

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  'Skyhouse' outfits early NYC skyscraper with giant tubular slide and climbing column

  By Sam Byford on March 21, 2013 09:38 pm + 22 comments

  Living in New York City doesn't usually bring to mind visions of spacious habitats, but a new Continue reading…

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  Jony Ive reportedly pushing 'flat design' in a newly collaborative environment at Apple

  By Nathan Ingraham on March 21, 2013 05:25 pm + 641 comments

  Late last October, iOS VP Scott Forstall left Apple and Jony Ive assumed the role of human interface Continue reading…

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  'Most game designers really just suck,' says RPG legend Richard 'Lord British' Garriott

  By Sam Byford on March 21, 2013 03:49 am + 59 comments

  Richard Garriott, the space-faring developer who created the Ultima series and recently announced Continue reading…