Technology

Kaomi Goetz|Projects

Kopernik

Report on Kopernik, a new website for funding technology to assist populations in the developing world.

Julie Lasky|Reviews

Sweating the Small Stuff

Review of TED 2010 conference, "What the World Needs Now," Long Beach, California, February 9–13.

Meena Kadri|Interviews

Finding Innovation in Every Corner

Interview with management expert Anil Gupta, who seeks to reduce poverty by finding, broadcasting and nurturing examples of innovation among India's poor.

Mark Lamster|Essays

Observing Design

I'm pleased to announce that I've joined the distinguished slate of contributing editors to Design Observer, what I consider to be the premier site on the web for writing on design in its many disciplines.

Karrie Jacobs|Essays

A President and His Dog, Part 2

Karrie Jacobs analyzes the Obama administration's website.

Rick Poynor|Exposure

Exposure: Luigi Russolo’s Noise Machines

Sonic conjurors of experimental music

Jordan MacInnis|Interviews

Materials as Metaphor

...We have a disrespect for materials; we use them quickly and carelessly. That is exactly where we’re at as a planet and as a society. It’s our job as material designers to tackle that.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Lunch With The Critics: Third-Annual Year-End Awards

Idiosyncratic awards bestowed on architecture, design and media.

Alice Twemlow|Essays

Dodging, Dazzling, and Divulging

Design Responses to Mass Surveillance

Steven Heller|Essays

You Can’t Spell Italy Without Design

Steven Heller outlines his favorite places in Italy, ones every designer should see.

Rob Walker|Essays

Scenes from the Crowdcrit Revolution

Assessing the crowdcrit revolution of the past decade, and what  it could mean for serious thinking about design.

Rob Walker|Essays

Interface Runes

Revisiting the Palm Pilot's uncanny interaction-design alphabet.