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The Invention of the In-home Coffee Maker Emancipated Women in the ’30s—Here’s How
Nothing says good morning like the sound of bubbles rising as you lift your espresso maker from the stove. It wasn’t always so easy and affordable to make coffee at home, though.
Craig Oldham on When Your Dream Job Becomes Just Another Job
Don't expect any advice: “Advice is just a form of nostalgia.”
Don’t Get Promoted to Micromanager-in-Chief, Lessons From Mighty Oak’s Animator-Turned-Creative Director
The 2018 99U Conference theme is about overcoming creative challenges, so we’re asking our speakers and breakout session leaders to reflect on a pivotal pressure-cooker moment and share how they navigated it.
A Solo Show on No Salary?! How DKNG Launched with One Big Leap of Faith
The 2018 99U Conference theme is about overcoming creative challenges, so we’re asking our speakers and breakout session leaders to reflect on a pivotal pressure-cooker moment and share how they navigated it.
Design Army’s Pum Lefebure: If You Have Vision, a Great Portfolio, and a Sledgehammer, Don’t Let Anything Stand in Your Way
Bangkok transplant and Design Army cofounder, Pum Lefebure, has taken up the mantle of Washington design godmother, bolstering the artistic community into a city-defining hub, and (literally) knocking down barriers wherever she goes.
Data Journalist Mona Chalabi Walked Away From Office Politics, and Won
The 2018 99U Conference theme is about overcoming creative challenges, so we’re asking our speakers and breakout session leaders to reflect on a gridlock moment and share how they navigated it.
Ask the Experts (and their Children): How do you Design a Green Building?
The answers included using waste artichoke and bio resin, carpentry made out of waste teak root, rainbow buildings, and more.
By Patrick Cain
When Activists Use Art: A Masterclass in Messaging from Bonnie Siegler
The Eight and a Half studio founder tackles the graphics of American resistance from Benjamin Franklin to the Vietnam War and draws a few lessons on how America’s darkest moments spark some of its greatest design.
VR, “The Ultimate Empathy Machine,” is Finally Making Strides Where it Counts
As enthusiasm for VR’s gaming capabilities wanes, its applications to the fields of mental health, rehabilitation, and community-building has only grown.
