As a UX professional in today’s data-driven landscape, it’s increasingly likely that you’ve been asked to design a personalized digital experience, whether it’s a public website, user [...]
The mobile-first design methodology is great—it focuses on what really matters to the user, it’s well-practiced, and it’s been a common design pattern for years. So developing your CSS [...]
About two and a half years ago, I introduced the idea of daily ethical design. It was born out of my frustration with the many obstacles to achieving design that’s usable and equitable; [...]
CSS is about styling boxes. In fact, the whole web is made of boxes, from the browser viewport to elements on a page. But every once in a while a new feature comes along that makes us rethink [...]
Do you find yourself designing screens with only a vague idea of how the things on the screen relate to the things elsewhere in the system? Do you leave stakeholder meetings with unclear [...]
Do you remember when having a great website was enough? Now, people are getting answers from Siri, Google search snippets, and mobile apps, not just our websites. Forward-thinking [...]
Antiracist economist Kim Crayton says that “intention without strategy is chaos.” We’ve discussed how our biases, assumptions, and inattention toward marginalized and vulnerable groups [...]
What UX podcasts are you listening to? Below you’ll find a few wonderful UX podcasts we came across, as well as podcasts that the UX community shared with us.
Whether you’re particularly [...]
This article is a sponsored by AWS Amazon
A good chunk of all websites out there runs on Amazon Web Services (AWS). At the most basic, a website will usually use Amazon EC2 and Amazon S3 solutions [...]
Since Next.js 13 release, there’s been some debate about how stable the shiny new features packed in the announcement are. On “What’s New in Next.js 13?” we have covered the release announced [...]
As designers we usually turn to different sources of inspiration, and, well, sometimes the best inspiration lies right in front of us. With that in mind, we embarked on our wallpapers adventure more [...]
This article is a sponsored by Gong.io
Perhaps this is a controversial statement, but I hate it when UI and UX designers are referred to interchangeably. To my mind, at least, they are different [...]
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) have been a staple in Web Development for quite some time, and for a good reason. They can be scaled up or down without loss of quality due to their vector properties. [...]
Nurturing connections with your customers is one of the most effective ways to gain valuable insight into their experiences with your product and make informed decisions that fuel growth and success. [...]
With the recent surge in tech layoffs, a downsizing of UX labor means UX research is harder to do, meaning: research needs to be prioritized in really intentional ways. Discount inspection methods [...]
The term artificial intelligence, AI, is having a bit of a boom, with the explosion in popularity of tools like ChatGPT, Lensa, DALL•E 2, and many others. The praises of AI have been equally met [...]
Building exceptional experiences usable by all is no easy feat. Focusing on what can be influenced and accepting what cannot be changed are two critical steps to crafting better products... and [...]
How has the UX field changed over the years? What does the future of UX work look like if scope is wildly expanding? Will we be automated out of a job? What should teams do to ensure they’re not [...]
Visual design takes a lot more work than just making things look pretty, and is a fundamental part of many user's experiences. Our digital design lead, Kelley Gordon, shares some practical tips for [...]
What does it take to be successful in the field of user experience? There isn't a single, clear-cut answer, but there are a number of different skills, traits, and perspectives that foster better [...]
Have you thought about your career lately? Chances are, you have - given the buzz around the record high voluntary resignation rates during this “Great Resignation.” In this episode, Sarah Doody, [...]
In the 20th century, Iowa high school girls basketball was HUGE but it was not the game we know today. In 6-on-6 basketball, the three forwards only play offense. And the three guards only play [...]
If you live in South Africa, you definitely know someone who runs ultra-marathons, probably lots of someones. Here, ultras are the stuff of a whole country’s new years resolutions and mid-life [...]
Back in 2017 we ran an episode about the history of Brazil's iconic, yellow national soccer jersey. We were reminded of that story during the recent world cup, and then again on January 8th as a mob [...]
We’re kicking off the new year at 99pi with a fresh installment of mini-stories, including: what lies at the intersection of a street and a road; the most unlikely of theme parks; and the evolution [...]
This time of year, right in the middle of the holiday season, there's a beloved, frenzied tradition playing out in Filipino households all around the world, with which reporter Gabrielle Berbey is [...]
The whole conceit of this show is that if look at the world in the right way, you’ll see stories everywhere. Some of the stories are epic power struggles chronicling the construction of a famous [...]
If you’ve ever flipped through the radio dial — not satellite, not podcasts, but good old-fashioned AM and FM radio — you may have noticed something. Right wing radio talk is everywhere.But the [...]
In the last two years, a new wave of enterprising gallerists have put down roots in LA, feeding the city’s appetite for unorthodox programming and experimental work.
This weekend, Arooj Aftab is returning to the Grammys to perform her song “Udhero Na”— and potentially nab a second award for Best Global Music Performance.
A thin concrete colonnade on a perforated brick base forms the Ningwu Oatmeal Factory in Shanxi province, China, which has been designed by Beijing architecture studio JSPA Design.
Located on an [...]
For our latest lookbook, we have collected 10 apartments in Spain that have been brought to life using decorative tiles, from preserved 20th-century features to speckled contemporary terrazzo [...]
London design office A-nrd has used a palette of neutral and natural materials to give this restaurant in Soho a laidback atmosphere reminiscent of an Australian beach club.
Milk Beach Soho is the [...]
An oak "skin" wraps the interior of living spaces at this apartment in Mexico City, renovated by locally based Esrawe Studio.
The two-bedroom Loma Residence in the neighbourhood of Lomas de [...]
Architecture practice Pema Studio drew on the idea of a protected fortress when creating the Forte House, a blocky, white-rendered home that replaces a neglected existing structure in Santo Tirso, [...]
Our latest lookbook explores homes where pocket doors slide into gaps within the walls, as a way of saving space or giving a more open feel to an interior.
A pocket door is a specific type of [...]
This week on Dezeen, studios including Adjaye Associates, Morphosis, Studio Fuksas and Coop Himmelb(l)au were named as working on The Line megacity in Saudi Arabia.
In total, 12 architecture [...]
Contemporary Spanish painter Carlos Morago depicts realistic interior scenes that are mostly reduced to the bare minimum: light floors and walls and sporadical furniture. Empty corridors and rooms [...]
The Toghrol Tower is a 20 meters high tower located in the city of Rey in Iran made of bricks and Sarooj, a water-resistant mortar. It was erected in 1063, and according to some sources, it was [...]
Sandrine Marc is a photographer and artist based in Paris with a specific interest in self-made editions. She investigates urban and suburban territories through slow, long walks immersing herself [...]
American architect Claude Fayette Bragdon (1866-1946) was also an artist, writer and stage designer. He was based in Rochester, NY where he built his masterpiece, the New York Central Railroad [...]
The second album by British new wave band XTC did not feature any images. Instead, a written essay about how buyers are attracted by album covers to buy records was used.
The paragraph, which [...]
James Lipnickas is a New Haven-based artist and graphic designer. He creates highly evocative scenes representing small architectural stages in axonometric projection. Suspended stairwells, [...]
The palace of Charles V in Granada was built starting in 1527 as a summer palace for the emperor. The Renaissance building is located inside the Alhambra, the former Nasrid complex on Sabika hill, a [...]
this post was sponsored by the Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau Just quick ride from Tokyo aboard a speedy Kagayaki 505 bullet train, Ishikawa Prefecture is a hidden gem among popular tourist [...]
”marui chikyu no moyogae” / 丸い地球の模様替え (2023) by Hikari Asano Artist Hikari Asano is currently a graduate student at Tokyo University of the Arts. Over the years, she’s [...]
unless otherwise noted all photos by Ben Richards courtesy Keiji Ashizawa Architects Hirakawaya is a tofu restaurant that has been serving a local specialty for over 60 years. Known as onsen tofu, [...]
Are you like us and finding yourself perpetually tired, in need of quick naps and rests several times a day? Well then you’re in luck because we have the perfect attire for you. Meet the [...]
In Japan, early spring is graduation season, which means it’s the time of year art students across Japan are proudly displaying their years of hard work in the form of senior thesis [...]
all images courtesy Genki Hirano Genki Hirano is a Japanese glass artist based in Iwate prefecture who creates delicate works that range from glass cups and vases to more whimsical designs like glass [...]
“… Beware of looking for goals: look for a way of life. Decide how you want to live and then see what you can do to make a living WITHIN that way of life.”
– Hunter S. [...]
“Chuck Jones, the brilliant animator who conceived of this most clever depiction of the banality and inevitability of repeated failure in the modern world, actually had “Rules” for the [...]
The Prayer‘ is a super weird art-installation by artist Diemut Strebe, exploring the supernatural through artificial intelligence with a long-term experimental set up where a robot operates a [...]
“Build a good name. Keep your name clean. Don’t make compromises, don’t worry about making a bunch of money or being successful…be concerned with doing good work and make the [...]
I remember the ticking sound that echoed through their house in Genola, Utah; a cadence to the moments spent with them. The walls of their home, filled with love and warmth. Grandma’s cooking, and [...]
Hardcover or paperback, Libby or Audible, the age-old question about book design remains the same: what makes a successful book cover?
Although we were all raised with the cliched adage, [...]
PRINTCast: The PRINT Podcast Studio is a curated collection of cutting-edge podcasts we love about design, creativity, branding, books, and further subjects afield. Here’s the latest episode [...]
For the past few months I’ve been anxious about a suspicious report from my doctor. So suspicious that he sent me to a specialist. Who sent me to get various imaging tests. Which resulted in [...]
San Francisco-based brand strategy and design studio Landscape is helping people reframe at-home ketamine therapy with their new branding for the provider Mindbloom. The evolved brand [...]
What do your favorites tell you about your “personality?”
In the 21st century we have come to see our “personality” as an organizing principle that makes its way through the world in a [...]
John Wilcock (1927-2018) was one of the great “happening” characters of midcentury America, beat myth to Hippie legend. He was founder of half a dozen underground papers, and started one [...]
It's been two years and nearly a hundred episodes since we launched The Creative Boom Podcast. With 2023 fast approaching, we thought a Christmas Special might be in order. One that celebrates [...]
It's our final guest of season five. Angela Roche is a graphic designer and creative director who runs Manchester studio, Love & Logic.
We've been trying to get Angela on the show for [...]
Our next guest is Meredith Schomburg, a Brooklyn-based illustrator originally from North Carolina. Today, we'll be hearing about the interesting twists and turns of Meredith's career thus far. [...]
This week's guest is Lyndsay McLaren – account director at All Conditions Media and founder of Neighbourhood Skate Club.
Lyndsay has spent the past decade in marketing and creative [...]
This week's guest on is Dyneisha Gross, an American graphic designer based in Washington DC, currently working at Ogilvy, one of the most respected creative agencies in the world.
Dyneisha [...]
This week, our guest is Michael Freimuth – the co-founder and creative director of Franklyn, a respected design studio in New York City.
If you find yourself on Michael's personal website, [...]
Our next guest is Tom Geismar, the acclaimed American graphic designer famous for creating some of the world's most recognisable and enduring brands.
Tom is a founding member of Chermayeff [...]
“Giddy Up” (2022), oil on canvas, 14 × 16 inches. All images courtesy of Thinkspace Projects, shared with permission
Urbanites know the subway is a prime location to spot the city’s [...]
׳מאדאם בטרפליי׳ עולה באופרה הישראלית שוב אחרי עשור, ומזכירה בעיצוב הבמה את ההופעה של נירוונה בתיאטרון פרמאונט מ־1991 - מינימליסטית, אייקונית וזכירה, עם עוצמות שמותירות חלל אדיר אחרי שנגמרו.
בתערוכת היחיד החדשה שלו Visions of the City בגלריית ATM בניו יורק, האמן הקרואטי סטיפן טאדיק (Stipan Tadić) מציג ציורים המתאפיינים בריאליזם ברוטלי לצד רומנטיות חלומית.
The Library of Congress posted a photo:
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Red Wood Motel sign, Route 6, Hastings, Nebraska
1988.
1 photograph : color transparency ; 35 mm (slide [...]
The Library of Congress posted a photo:
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Chieftain Motel sign, Route 30, Ogallala, Nebraska
1982.
1 photograph : color transparency ; 35 mm (slide [...]
The Library of Congress posted a photo:
Margolies, John,, photographer.
Captain John Mullan Trail sign, Route 10, Saint Regis, Montana
1987.
1 photograph : color transparency ; 35 mm (slide [...]
The Library of Congress posted a photo:
Margolies, John,, photographer.
Teepee Rest Stop, Sierra Blanca, Texas
1979.
1 photograph : color transparency ; 35 mm (slide format).
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The Library of Congress posted a photo:
Margolies, John,, photographer.
Cave woman, Dinosaur Gardens, Route 23, Ossineke, Michigan
1988.
1 photograph : color transparency ; 35 mm (slide [...]
The Library of Congress posted a photo:
Margolies, John,, photographer.
Heart's Desire Motel sign, Route 19A, Dunedin, Florida
1980.
1 photograph : color transparency ; 35 mm (slide [...]
The Library of Congress posted a photo:
Margolies, John,, photographer.
Little America sign, I-80, Little America, Wyoming
2004.
1 photograph : color transparency ; 35 mm (slide [...]
