The Latest
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Sustainability • Issue 015
Our Future World
At Arup, I work as a foresight practitioner, where my job is to consider the future of the built environment and how today’s designs can make an impact; as well as thinking about the future impact we want to make to consider how we can design things today to achieve a future that is fit for us all.
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Workplace Innovation • Issue 015
Design Thinking for Rocket Scientists
In the 1960s, the average age of a NASA employee was 27. As a brand new agency with a once-in-history mission to put a human on the moon and bring them back to Earth safely, the National Aeronautical and Space Administration was moving fast and loaded with young talent. This is where we get the term moon shot, meaning a plan to innovate quickly and achieve something big that was previously thought impossible.
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Civic Innovation • Issue 015
Gliding to Success
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), known locally as simply "the T," is the leading public transportation provider in the metro- Boston area. Before the majority of the city was restricted to the walkable radius around their homes, the MBTA and thoughtbot partnered for a digital communications project on the T's most complex line, the Green Line. The Green Line is a light rail system, with multiple branches and a two branch extension currently underway.
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Business • Issue 015
Legendary Streetwear
In February of 2005, the shoe that catapulted sneaker culture to the masses was finally released. While not designed to be a hyped icon, this new shoe, named the Pigeon Dunk, was one of the most sought after silhouettes, and the limited number of pairs available caused chaotic scenes to develop in New York’s Lower East Side.
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recent • Workplace Innovation • Issue 015
Lessons Learned from Quarantine
As interior designers, we design places where people want to live, work, and play. However, the COVID-19 crisis and the need for social distancing has led us to question—what happens when work, life, and play all collide in the same space?
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Blog • Diversity
Black Lives Matter and Anti-Racism Resources
At Design Museum Everywhere, we believe in the necessity of redesigning systems that have been created to preserve inequity. These resources and topics are only the first of many we hope to include over time.
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Podcast • Sustainability
Regenerating Earth’s Living Systems by Design
Design and the ecological systems that support life (including human life) are intimately connected.
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Activity • Education
Home Floor Plan
Learners will observe their living space and create a floor plan of their home.
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Podcast • Social Impact
From Human-Centered Design to Relationship-Centered Design
Many of us are aware of human-centered design, which is all about placing real people at the center of our design work, so that we’re always designing with empathy and thoughtfulness.
