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STATION AGENTS

As commuters think green, branding and design propels-and sells-public transit.

By Alissa Walker

REAR-VIEW CONSCIENCE

What does a car's nameplate say about its commitment to conservation?

By David Sokol

LOOK BOOKS

Against all odds, David Strettell has built a home for beautifully designed photography books at Dashwood.

By Caitlin Dover

NORDIC LIGHTS

The who, what, when, where and why of Stockholm's newest constellation of talented designers.

Introduction by James Gaddy

HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF

Stripes, polka dots, paisley, and fleur de lis-where did these familiar patterns come from?

By Jude Stewart

››› THE IRRESISTIBLE APPEAL OF INFO PORN ‹‹‹

How did data get so sexy?

By Cliff Kuang

Front of Book

UP FRONT

Picture Box's new publishing strategy, the best (and worst) iPhone icons, and a brief history of...

SHELF LIFE

Pocket-sized P.G. Wodehouse, a naked Moz, and a milestone for Crayola.

›› BEST PRACTICES ‹‹

Eight reasons why a recession can be good for sustainable design.

OBSERVER

The alchemy of design and non-design on the storefronts of Twickenham in London.

MONOLOGUE

Buzz Poole looks beyond the Kindle to find the real future of the book.

DIALOGUE

Liz Danzico, interaction innovator.

EPHEMERA

A d.j.'s collection of oddity records.

FRAMES

Handmade Nation, the movie, documents the rise of craft culture.

COMICS

What the 'future' of The Legion of Super-Heroes says about the past.

PLACE

Homegrown graphics meet corporate branding in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia.

Back of Book

BOOKS

Books from David Gibson, David E. Berman, and Laurie Rosenwald.

DESKTOP

Good design starts to finally catch up with mapping technology.

END PRODUCT

How an island in Nantes became a home to mechanical animals.

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