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What would the trillion dollar coin look like?

Jan 8, 2013
Coin designer Garret Burke gives two cents on what a trillion dollar coin would look like
Posted In: currency, design
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The art of elevatoring

Dec 4, 2012
How long will you wait for an elevator before becoming frustrated? Elevator expert Theresa Christy says 20 seconds is the industry standard.
Posted In: elevators, design, construction, empire state building
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Designer Tory Burch on taking risks

Jun 29, 2012
Tory Burch started her fashion line eight years ago in her Manhattan apartment. Today, there are 73 Tory Burch stores worldwide. She talks about how her company grew, how she judges long-term risk, and what's next.
Posted In: risk, design, tory burch
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The future of workspace design

May 10, 2012
Kelly Bacon from TPG Architecture in New York discusses the latest trends in workspace design and what offices should do to create sophisticated work environments.
Posted In: office, design
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Rethinking the humble parking lot

Mar 14, 2012
MIT professor Eran Ben-Joseph has a minor obsession: Parking lots. He wants to design and use them better.
Posted In: parking lot, design
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Gap's design blunder and what to do with all those leftover vuvuzelas

Oct 12, 2010
Out with the new, in with the old. Gap does about face on logo redesign. These final notes today. Gap has dumped it's new logo. In other news, d...
Posted In: blunder, design, Gap, logo, recycle, vuvuzelas, World Cup

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