New Comment Registration

Design Observer Readers,

Due to the unfortunate sophistication of spammers, Design Observer is now requiring that users register in order to comment on essays and posts. Registration is free, only takes a minute and will allow you to sign up for our email newsletters. We’re asking readers to register to help keep site spam to a minumum, and following best practices set by other leading online publications. As a general rule, most major publications have found signed comments (backed up by a real email address) tend to be more thoughtful, measured, and make for more rewarding reading. Thanks for bearing with this change and helping to make Design Observer a spam-free and more interesting site.

— The Editors