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The Perils of ‘Design Thinking’
A new book charts how the discipline transcended humble origins and turned into something more ambitious, and more conflicted ...
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Inside the secret history of Design for Good, an alliance between companies with $4 trillion in market cap to devise solutions to the world’s biggest problems
Ben Sheppard, Design for Good’s co-founder and chair, shared the alliance’s “secret history” at Fortune’s Brainstorm Design conference in Macau on Dec. 5.
In ‘A Natural History of the Studio,’ Many William Kentridges Add Up to One
William Kentridge, the renowned South African artist, began to film himself in his studio during the coronavirus pandemic ...
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The History of Flat Design: Efficiency, Minimalism, Trendiness - TNW
The Swiss style (sometimes called the International Typographic Style) of design is the main period of design that come to mind and deserves attention for any discussion on the history of flat ...
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The surprising history of the barcode - CNN
When I began combing through the archive of barcode history at Stony Brook University, I realized just how close we came to a world where we scan bull’s-eye or sun symbols to buy our groceries ...
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The history of nuclear poster design
“Most graphic design historians and poster collectors are quite familiar with Erik Nitsche’s series for General Dynamics; they’re known as a touchstone in mid-century corporate design. He essentially ...
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History of the bikini: Design from 1946 remains popular nearly 80 years later - Fox News
On July 5, 1946, the first-ever bikini, where the navel was exposed, was revealed to the world. Louis Réard designed the black and white swimsuit which featured newspaper clipping art.
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The surprising history of the barcode | CNN - CNN International
When I began combing through the archive of barcode history at Stony Brook University, I realized just how close we came to a world where we scan bull’s-eye or sun symbols to buy our groceries ...