In 2012, nearly one-third of voters with a disability had trouble voting. A 2002 law was supposed to fix this problem. New technology may have the answer at last.
The basic art for the new Australian five dollar note, to be released in September, is creating controversy.
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The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced a new five dollar note, to great general derision. The Australian Mint has a proud history of excellent design, so why is this new note so wrong?
The generation of designers broke out of their studios and took the business world by storm. Their skills could also be turned to bigger world problems.
The BreezeBlock house, designed by Eva-Marie Prineas for her sister.
Katherine Lu
One of the very first pieces of advice you receive in architecture school is Never Work For Family: the risks are too great, runs the argument, there’s too much emotion and too much money at stake, and…
Philippe Starck’s Juicy Salif turned the humble lemon squeezer into a piece of classic industrial design.
Tilemahos Efthimiadis
From changing its name to Saint Laurent to bringing an air of perma-cool to the fashion house, creative director Hedi Slimane has turned the company’s fortunes around.
Shades of pink and blue: for the first time, Pantone has chosen a blending of two colors.
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Robots that can reproduce could improve their design in ways we wouldn’t think of but still within our control.
It’s okay in science fiction but not in real life: A robot (Robin Williams, left) who dreams of becoming human in the movie Bicentennial Man.
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