Social Good

Justin Partyka|Gallery

The East Anglians

Image from photographer Justin Partyka's series, The East Anglians, about the decline of rural culture in the UK.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

(Women and) Children First

Pier 6 at Brooklyn Bridge Park is one more way New York City is attempting to be child-friendly.

Ernest Beck|Projects

Emergency Response Studio

Report on artist Paul Villinski's mobile studio, which he converted from a trailer of the type used by FEMA to house victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Steven Heller|Essays

People in Glass Apartments

People in glass apartments shouldn’t throw stones or other projectiles. Nor should they engage in private acts directly in front of their floor to ceiling windows.

Bradford McKee|Interviews

New Grub Street

Interview with photorapher Jonas Bendiksen following the opening of his exhibition "The Places We Live."

Jane Margolies|Projects

Skin

Report on maternity clothes made in Colombia with local labor. (No seamstresses under the age of 50 need apply.)

John Thackara|Interviews

John Thackara Answers Your Questions

John Thackara answers questions from the readers of DESIGN 21.

John Thackara|Interviews

Design & Development: Interview with 4baq

John Thakra discusses sustainability, design and development with 4baq.

Jonathan Schultz|Projects

Better Place

Report on Better Place, winner of the 2009 INDEX Award in the Community category.

Ernest Beck|Projects

Peepoobag

Report on Peepoobag, a new self-sanitizing, single-use, biodegradable container for human waste.

Kerry William Purcell|Essays

The Art of Psychographics

Each and every graphic design signifies a memory. A familiar sign, map or poster can often trigger a set of associations in the viewer, a series of thoughts and feelings that have their own unique trajectory. 

Project|Projects

Kiva

Report on Kiva, the pioneering microfinance site, which won a 2009 INDEX award for humanitarian design.