Clicks Now Wanna Be Bricks
It was bound to happen. And it is, step by step, or should I say brick by brick? The world of online retail is tiptoeing into the physical format to try its hand at brick and mortar
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Author: Joseph Fioramonti
A day at the MET: Reflection on the “Small Wonders: Gothic Boxwood Miniatures” Exhibit
Dark Square takes a look at the UX in one of the world’s most fascinating16th-century masterpieces...
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Get Ready: Your Future Surgery May Use an Automated, Robotic Drill
A computer-driven automated drill, similar to those used to machine auto parts, could play a pivotal role in future surgical procedures. The new machine can make one type of complex cranial surgery 50 times faster than standard procedures.
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A Lesson in Record Sleeve Design from the Inimitable Hipgnosis
So many formative design love affairs begin with record sleeves, and no studio has played Cupid over the years more than Hipgnosis. The design collective worked on cover art across genres, from the mega cool T-Rex, Syd Barrett, Throbbing Gristle, to the rock legends XTC, 10cc, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, housewives’ favorites like The Police, and even those defying easy categorization, like Genesis, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Paul McCartney, and Robert Plant.
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Designing the Money (and Tapestries?) of the Future, Magnús Ingvar Ágústsson Prepares for a World of “Backward Technology”
When it comes to patriotic iconography, you’d be hard-pressed to find a medium that wears national pride on its sleeve more than money. Physical currency is laden with emotive emblems and historical figures, not only out of hubris, but also to provide visual reassurance that the glorified IOU has actual material worth.
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