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New York City is giving its iconic Carnegie Libraries a makeover

At the turn of the 20th century, the steel magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie donated $5.2 million to New York to build libraries across the city. Leading architects of the time designed the branches, 67 in all, to look and function like civic temples with elaborate Beaux-Arts detailing, welcoming ...

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FastCompany Design

New York City is giving its iconic Carnegie Libraries a makeover

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Muzli

Inclusivity is a question of match-making

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Muzli

Inclusivity is a question of match-making

FastCompany Design

Tecovas is investing in vibes with ‘Love Letter to Texas’

A new short film premiered at SXSW over the weekend, written and directed by Jeff Nichols (Mud, The Bikeriders) starring Oscar nominee Michael Shannon, Oscar-winning singer/songwriter Ryan Bingham, Hassie Harrison, and narrated by Oscar winner Sissy Spacek. Love Letter to Texas is a 12-minute story ...

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FastCompany Design

Tecovas is investing in vibes with ‘Love Letter to Texas’

FastCompany Design

The circuit for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix looks like a real-life video game

The route for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, the first-ever street race on the National Mall planned for August, was drawn to pass as many tourist attractions as possible, in a part of town that's dense with them. In renderings, the route looks like something out of a race car arcade game, with cars ...

5 hours ago

FastCompany Design

The circuit for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix looks like a real-life video game

UX Collective

The last interface, sycophancy in AI, design is how it wins

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UX Collective

The last interface, sycophancy in AI, design is how it wins

FastCompany Design

How Bravo became the new QVC

On a hot April night, Bodyarmor, the sports drink company that Coca-Cola acquired in 2021 in a $5.6 billion deal, was throwing a huge party in downtown Manhattan to celebrate its relaunch. Plenty of MBA types in brown lace-ups and untucked shirts clutched vodka sodas in Hall des Lumières, the cavernous ...

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FastCompany Design

How Bravo became the new QVC

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UX Collective

Your phone isn’t eavesdropping. The reality is stranger.

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UX Collective

Your phone isn’t eavesdropping. The reality is stranger.

UX Collective

Are games really “dumbing down”?

From Redguard to Skyrim, the Elder Scrolls games became easier to play. What if that's actually a better design? Continue reading on UX Collective »

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UX Collective

Are games really “dumbing down”?

Muzli

Part 2: Making Structure Machine-Readable

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Part 2: Making Structure Machine-Readable

Muzli

Digital Banking Is Too Complex for Traditional UX — It Requires Systemic UX

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Digital Banking Is Too Complex for Traditional UX — It Requires Systemic UX

Muzli

The accessibility problems we’ve known about since 2001, for 24 yrs

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Muzli

The accessibility problems we’ve known about since 2001, for 24 yrs

FastCompany Design

The real reason Silicon Valley’s architecture is so boring

Never in human history has there been a greater concentration of wealth than in Silicon Valley. The three most valuable corporations in the world have their headquarters in the region, within a few miles of one another, in addition to many other unfathomably wealthy people and companies. It would ...

2 days ago

FastCompany Design

The real reason Silicon Valley’s architecture is so boring

UX Collective

Reliability is the currency of opportunity in the age of AI

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UX Collective

Reliability is the currency of opportunity in the age of AI

UX Collective

Fried

On AI brain fry, token anxiety, and the robot that won't let you rest Continue reading on UX Collective »

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UX Collective

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