NASA Says It Hopes to Accommodate Smaller Sizes in a New Space Suit Planned for the Mid-2020s
Though the agency eliminated the extra-small and small in previous space suits, NASA's lead spokesperson says sizing will factor into new designs.
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Is There a Dark Side to the Preservation of Grand Central Terminal?
While the rescue of Grand Central seems like a clear-cut case of good over evil, the role of historic preservation in the 21st-century city can be more complex.
We’re Hiring an Art & Design Director
Pacific Standard is looking for a designer to join our audience desk and oversee our visual identity across publishing platforms and on projects both large and small.
Inside the Creation of New York City’s New Affordable Housing Design Guidelines
A public design commission has created a guide that instructs developers in how to create more coherent design for housing projects across the city.
It’s All About the Skis
A look at the materials needed to design and construct a ski suitable for Olympic competition.
The Intersection of Design and Social Justice in Black America
A conversation with Michelle Joan Wilkinson about the exhibit she curated for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture.
If It Needs a Sign, It’s Probably Bad Design
More words won’t solve your design problem. By Lena Groeger Unlike a regular pen, the EpiPen has the…
Discrimination by Design
The many ways design decisions treat people unequally. By Lena Groeger Original Home Owners’ Loan Corporation redlined map…
Looks Can Kill: The Deadly Results of Bad Design
From automobiles to software, poorly designed products just might kill you. By Lena Groeger Earlier this summer, 27-year-old…
How Default Settings Rule the World
The designers who decide defaults have immense, potentially life-saving power. By Lena Groeger One small change at the…