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UNESCO recognizes five cities for exceptional design

The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has officially recognized five global cities for demonstrating exceptional contributions to design. The “City of Design” awards went to Dundee, Scotland; Turin, Italy; Bilbao, Spain; Helsinki, Finland; and Curitiba, Brazil. The announcement came on December 1st in Paris. The City of Design award is part of […]

German traffic lights strive for gender equality

If you ever doubted that people pay close attention to the signage around them, here’s proof that they do notice, and they really, really care: In a city in northwestern Germany called Dortmund, a decision to make a relatively innocuous adjustment to traffic lights has caused bitter division among residents and civic organizations alike. The […]

New TV show uses design to fix everyday bad behavior

There are many, many reality shows that one could classify as “boring,” “ridiculous,” or “a complete waste of time showcasing the very worst of humanity.” But here’s one of the few that actually has some merit. Even without a clue as to the content, “Crowd Control” is aired on the respected and legitimate National Geographic […]

New typeface makes reading easier for dyslexics

Can a typeface help people with dyslexia read easier? Christian Boer thinks so. He designed a typeface – Dyslexie – as a student at the University of Twente in the Netherlands to help dyslexic readers. Dyslexie uses several paradoxical design elements to arrest the dyslexic viewer’s eye on individual characters while anchoring a string of characters […]

Recycling election campaign signs — for good

Every two years – and sometimes sooner – election season sweeps across the landscape leaving it littered with very literal signs of the times. Left to her own devices, the average political animal might throw her old campaign signs in the dustbin of history. If she is socially conscious, she might stuff them into the […]

This headset aims to cut down on digital distractions

What’s more distracting: The ping of a new email hitting your inbox? Or the nagging sense that your boss is monitoring your every mental move as you work on your computer? The email situation can be addressed, so to speak. You can check it and/or silence your alerts. As for the boss acting as Big […]

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