I talked to Duplex, Google’s scarily human AI voice

If it hadn’t mentioned that it was a machine, I would have thought I was chatting with a woman from Southern California. | Continue reading


@fastcodesign.com | 6 years ago

Why tech’s favorite color is making us all miserable

The cold blue light of modern touchscreens may be aesthetically pleasing, but it poses health problems. Designers and technologists should take cues from military history and embrace the orange. | Continue reading


@fastcodesign.com | 6 years ago

Are you respecting your users’ time? A calm technology checklist

Practical ways that designers can build a sense of calm into their work. | Continue reading


@fastcodesign.com | 6 years ago

The toilet of the future is made of mushrooms

After it’s completely filled, you bury it in the ground. | Continue reading


@fastcodesign.com | 6 years ago

The legendary Apple research group that shaped our world

Before Steve Jobs gave it the ax in 1997, the Advanced Technology Group developed some of the most influential technology of the century. | Continue reading


@fastcodesign.com | 6 years ago

This new face-swapping AI is scarily realistic

The end of reality is imminent. | Continue reading


@fastcodesign.com | 6 years ago

Here’s how to get the stunning Bauhaus fonts that Adobe is reviving

After nearly a century, these long-lost typefaces are being reborn through clever design sleuthing. | Continue reading


@fastcodesign.com | 6 years ago

The little-known behavioral scientist who transformed cities all over the world

Behavioral psychologist Ingrid Gehl influenced much of the thinking of her husband, the celebrated urbanist Jan Gehl. Imagine if all designers were married to behavioral scientists–or even if they just talked with each other. | Continue reading


@fastcodesign.com | 6 years ago

This weekend, the long-awaited Domino Park finally opens to the public. Here’s what it took to bring the $50 million, six-year project into reality. | Continue reading


@fastcodesign.com | 6 years ago

How electronic medical records went so wrong

Electronic medical records were supposed to revolutionize medicine. Instead they’ve been a nightmare for doctors. It’s time they undergo the same UX transformation that has remade travel, retail, and entertainment, writes a research team from the University of Pennsylvania. | Continue reading


@fastcodesign.com | 6 years ago

Ikea is no longer just a furniture company

Ikea is partnering with Adidas, Lego, and Sonos to sell you everything. | Continue reading


@fastcodesign.com | 6 years ago

Silicon Valley’s company towns are doomed

Facebook and Google want to build planned communities. A brief spin through history shows why this is a bad idea. | Continue reading


@fastcodesign.com | 6 years ago

Bye, Chrome: Why I’m switching to Firefox and you should too

The time has come. | Continue reading


@fastcodesign.com | 6 years ago

Ideo redesigns the dreaded annual review

And they didn’t even make an app for that. | Continue reading


@fastcodesign.com | 6 years ago

Stanley Kubrick had a secret life as a teenage street photographer

The celebrated filmmaker spent his teenage years capturing his hometown of New York. | Continue reading


@fastcodesign.com | 6 years ago

The enduring mythology of the whiz kid

In government, the real change makers aren’t 24-year-old male engineers parachuted in from Silicon Valley, but a diverse range of people who have worked in or around government for years, who are invested in their communities, and who simply like intractable problems. | Continue reading


@fastcodesign.com | 6 years ago

Airbnb’s new font holds the secret to design’s future

With Cereal, Airbnb’s custom font that spans everything from billboards to buttons, the company is rethinking how marketing is done. | Continue reading


@fastcodesign.com | 6 years ago

NASA’s Wild Plan to Build McMansions on Mars–Out of Fungus

It’s actually a lot less crazy than it sounds. | Continue reading


@fastcodesign.com | 6 years ago

Google Just Remade Its Brand Again

Two years ago, Google gave us a new logo. Now, it’s turned that logo into an interface. | Continue reading


@fastcodesign.com | 6 years ago

Smartphones Are Killing the Planet Faster Than Anyone Expected

Researchers are sounding the alarm after an analysis showed that buying a new smartphone consumes as much energy as using an existing phone for an entire decade. | Continue reading


@fastcodesign.com | 6 years ago

Material Theming Is Google’s Ambitious New Design Tool

Google is evolving its landmark Material Design philosophy–and making it easier for everyone to use. | Continue reading


@fastcodesign.com | 6 years ago

Walmart.com Redesigns as the Anti-Amazon

The retailer wants to translate the best parts of its stores–like the friendliness of its greeters and the local preferences of its shoppers–for the web. | Continue reading


@fastcodesign.com | 6 years ago

Ideo’s AI Machines Explore a Future We May or May Not Want

Ideo reveals five AI machines that explore ways technology can help people sort their thoughts, plan for the future, and even communicate better with each other. | Continue reading


@fastcodesign.com | 6 years ago

Proof That Our Instagrams Are All the Same

And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. | Continue reading


@fastcodesign.com | 6 years ago

The Miserable Economy Airline Seat Got a Major Redesign

Finally. | Continue reading


@fastcodesign.com | 6 years ago

This Tiny Gadget Creates an Uncensored Mini Internet

This hotspot comes with a side of civil disobedience. | Continue reading


@fastcodesign.com | 6 years ago

Using the Old Mac OS Is Pure Zen

The early Mac OS makes our current phones and laptops look like the slot machines they are. | Continue reading


@fastcodesign.com | 6 years ago

Using the Old Mac OS Is Pure Zen

The early Mac OS makes our current phones and laptops look like the slot machines they are. | Continue reading


@fastcodesign.com | 6 years ago

The Hidden Masterpieces of the N.Y.C. Subway

Philip Ashforth Coppola has spent 40 years illustrating subway stations–and revealing their forgotten histories. | Continue reading


@fastcodesign.com | 6 years ago

Gorgeous New Film Explores How Our Bodies And Brains Could Morph In Space

Lucy McRae’s Institute of Isolation follows a woman as she prepares for space travel with a series of sensory deprivation tanks. | Continue reading


@fastcodesign.com | 8 years ago