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Ellen McGirt|Essays
Lessons in wandering
Explore the lessons in wandering, how small gestures, humility, and human connection shape meaningful travel experiences.
Sameedha Mahajan|Design and Climate Change
The airport as borderland: gateways for some, barriers for others
Airports promise freedom of movement for many, but for those displaced, they can become prisons. Designing for these liminal spaces means tapping into their potential not just for streamlined travel, but also for sanctuary.
Alexis Haut|Analysis
"Pay us what you owe us"
WNBA players demand pay equity, turning t-shirts into bold protest billboards. Discover how fashion fuels the fight for fairness in sports.
Vicki Tan|Books
How can I design at a time like this?
A Pinterest product designer and author helps us each find our answer with a choose-your-own adventure approach to challenging our cognitive biases. Try it out!
Bert de Muynck|Essays
Walkie talkie: An architect-turned-tour guide on designing presence in Lisbon
In a rapidly changing Lisbon, where tourists consume more than they observe, tour guides design not just routes, but memory — a subtle authorship of truth.
Courtney L. McCluney, PhD|Essays
Rest as reparations: reimagining how we invest in Black women entrepreneurs
Black women entrepreneurs, who are outpacing other minority business owners, belong at the center of a bold new blueprint for reparations where rest — not production — prevails.
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