Is the selfie dead? (You wish!) [BV]



Rube Goldberg got tech right. [BV]

Design and obsession. [JH]



Design and icons. [JH]



Eric Markfield’s Real MTA map reflects the current (woeful) state of the New York subway system in real time. Only lines with good service (no delays, no service changes or planned work) are shown. [MB]

Design and euthanasia. [JH]



What are you listening to? How? A fun look back at old-school headphones. [BV]

Opening next week check: Jade Doskow’s Lost Utopias, documenting the remains of World’s Fair sites, at the Front Room Gallery in NYC. [BV]



A day in the life of Mike Katz, the last of a dying breed: 70mm film projectionists. [BV]

The Accessible Icon began as a street art project and is now a rival to the 1968 Wheelchair Symbol. (via James I. Bowie) [BV]



“Will Burtin’s contributions to design can be characterised as important as Albert Einstein’s contributions to science.” [BV]



Behind Microsoft‘s AI design. [MPL]

Researchers are trying to understand how switching to electronic devices is affecting our memory and our literacy by studying a lowercase g + type designer Andy Clymer on the “g” he just couldn’t make work. [BV]



Claire Weisz receives Medal of Honor from the American Institute of Architects NY Chapter. [JH]



Itty bitty birds. [MPL]

The twin film phenomenon: two movies that are not only about the same thing, but are often released around the same time. [MPL]



Visualizing Earth, from the side. [MPL]

Graphics sparking change. [MPL]



Pantone wants to curb your road rage with ‘nature-inspired’ car mood lighting. [BV]

Did you ever have a myspace account? Did you remember to delete all those old photos? Our old photos follow us online, and it‘s changing culture. [BV]



Get ready for next Christmas early with what’s sure to be the toy flying off the shelves! [JH]

Mobster Times! [JH]

Christopher Scoates will leave the Cranbrook Museum to become the director of the Museum of Arts and Design. [JH]



Yankees’ plans to depict ballplayers in the medium of beer foam thwarted. (via James I. Bowie) [BV]



How service design is changing the way cities work. [JH]

Jens Müller and Julius Wiedemann’s A History of Graphic Design is out now from Taschen. More here. [JH]

Good design continues to be good business. [JH]



Disappointed by history on your last vacation? Check out these ancient ruins reconstructed with architectural GIFs. [BV]

Prettier in pictures: The stunning skylines of China’s megacities [BV]



We Heart Milton. [JH]