June 2009

Feature Content

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

By Alissa Walker

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

By David Sokol

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

By Caitlin Dover

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

Introduction by James Gaddy

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

By Jude Stewart

How did data get so sexy?

By Cliff Kuang

Front of Book

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

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

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

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

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

Liz Danzico, interaction innovator.

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

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

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

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

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

Good design starts to finally catch up with mapping technology.

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