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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 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.
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…
It’s time to rethink the stack-em-high and sell-em-cheap approach to business.
Celebrate the shift to renewable energy with bold designs that add to the landscape.
As 3D printing gets cheaper and easier to use, what might children - the next generation of innovators - make?
Jeremy Corbyn wants UK politics to be less theatrical – but the Palace of Westminster is the perfect stage for confrontation.
He may not have invented the helicopter, but the real man is more than worthy of the myth.
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.
The global color authority seems intent on obliterating the confines of gender-color associations.
Solving the problem of street violence is not just about alcohol – it’s also about design of the urban environment.
A review of some of the top arts and culture stories from the past year.
Robots that can reproduce could improve their design in ways we wouldn’t think of but still within our control.
Science fiction can be good at predictiong soem of the technologies of tomorrow. But designers take note: not all those ideas are welcome.
Pedalling our televisions could save us a fortune in electricity – and keep us in great shape, too.
Recent events show that you can’t always stop an attack, even when you prepare for one.
Public ‘restroom’ is a euphemism of the highest order. We don’t find it restful.
‘I deeply believe that design will meet its true promise when designers engage in design for the sacred.’
Top contributors
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Associate Professor, Design Anthropology, Swinburne University of Technology
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Lecturer, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Screen and Design, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer in Product Design, Nottingham Trent University
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Associate Dean International and Engagement, Faculty of Design Architecture and Building, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Intelligent Engineering Systems, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Urban Design, Lancaster University
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Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
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Dean: Faculty of Transdisciplinary Innovation, University of Technology Sydney
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Queensland University of Technology
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Associate professor, University of Sydney
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Workplace Futures Research Lead, Centre for the New Workforce, Swinburne University of Technology
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Andrew W. Mellon Chair in the Humanities and Professor and Chair of History of Art, Vanderbilt University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Architecture, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, Industrial Design, UNSW Sydney
