DESIGN

What's the Difference Between a Font and a Typeface?

It's confusing. And it's technology's fault.

What Zoos of the Future Will Look Like, According to a Zoo Director

There will be a lot fewer animals, probably.

A California Dream

California’s third-largest city by area is an urban-planning disaster, a sprawl of empty grids that aspired to become a megacity—and failed. But as the desert works to reclaim the land, it’s become a mecca of another kind.

Why Does NPR Have Such a Specific Sound?

An audio engineer tells all.

A Comprehensive Look at Typography in Blade Runner

Typeset in the Future is the perfect site for design nerds with a deep love of sci-fi, and vice versa.

9 Ingenious Pieces of Space-Saving Furniture

These products will help you make the most of your limited space.

IKEA Museum Will Open in Sweden This Month

Florida Department of Transportation via Youtube

Diamond-Shaped Intersections Prevent Crashes by Cutting Out Left Turns

This design eliminates every driver's worst nightmare.

3D-Printed Hair Is Even Cooler Than It Sounds

It can mimic all of hair’s natural abilities and more.

There Are Only Three Colors In This Optical Illusion

Blue is not one of those colors.

Nyttend via Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain

100 Years Ago, You Could Buy a House From a Sears Catalog

The company sold housing designs and pre-cut materials from 1908 to 1940.

Astronomical Watch Gorgeously Depicts the Real-Time Orbits of Planets

Watch the entire solar system rotate (very slowly) around your wrist.

This Tattoo Ink Is Designed to Fade Away After a Year

This is the closest you'll get to a tattoo without actually getting a tattoo.

This Company is Transforming Telephone Booths Into Tiny Offices

They'll have a printer and scanner, WiFi access, computer monitor, and even a coffee machine

French Artist Cuts Paper Into Incredibly Detailed Art Pieces

Some of the most detailed papercraft we've seen.

3 Steps for Creating the Ultimate Home Office

Working from home isn’t as simple as rolling out of bed and knocking out that 40-page spreadsheet before 'The Today Show' is over.

Massive Ferris Wheel With Glass-Bottom Cars Set to Open in Japan

The record-breaking Redhorse Osaka Wheel is slated to open this July.

You Can Now Visit Part of the World's Oldest Transportation Tunnel in London

The entrance shaft to the famous Thames Tunnel was recently converted into a unique underground cultural venue.

Olaus Magnus (1539) via Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain

What’s With the Sea Monsters on Old Maps?

The world was a scary place in the Middle Ages.

Want to Sell Your Home For More Cash? Consider a Farmhouse Sink

A new report by real estate database Zillow confirms that the rustic look is here to stay—at least for now.

This Flat Water Bottle Fits Comfortably Inside Your Bag

The reusable, BPA-free plastic drinking vessel is flat like a piece of paper.

Paris Is Converting Its Roundabouts Into Pedestrian Spaces

The redesigns will give 50 percent of the public space to walkers, bikers, and (welcome) loiterers.

New Project Maps the Sounds of Urban Life

How much can social media tell us about street noise?

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