Emily Ludolph
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The New York Times
Ed Dwight Was Set to Be the First Black Astronaut. Here’s Why That Never Happened.
The Military’s Discrimination Problem Was So Bad in the 1960s, Kennedy Formed a Committee
California: State of Change
A Look at Ice Skating in New York: 75 Years of Chill Style
Women With Axes: Looking Back at World War II ‘Lumberjills’
The Atlantic
The Mystery of Alexander Hamilton’s Bank Clock
Airmail
First Scam on the Moon
Eye on Design
For a Brief Moment in Every NASA Mission, Astronauts Become Designers
Narratively
The Daring Diplomat Who Proved One Person Can Thwart an Empire
How Folk Rock Helped Crack the Iron Curtain
The First Time the Russians Intervened in a U.S. Election
JSTOR Daily
W. B. Yeats’ Live-in “Spirit Medium”
Artsy
This Peruvian Artist’s Mansion Became an Idyllic, Art-Filled Hotel
99U
The Cottage Design Industry Popping Up Around the 2020 Elections
Do You Have A Nose for Branding? The Memorable World of Aroma Design
A World Class Mediator Shares 7 Ways to De-escalate Your Office Tension
Bowne and Co. Preserves the Skill of Letterpress Printing at the South Street Seaport
What Does the Word Magazine Mean Today?
Eddie Opara: Criticism Versus Trolling, Fragmentation of Design, and Joining Pentagram
Watch Out for These Phrases Designed to Trap Freelancers
The Best Ideas from the 11th 99U Conference, Part II
The Best Ideas from the 11th 99U Conference, Part I
More Than Ever, Creativity Demands Courage
9 Lessons for the First-Time Manager
Aaron Dignan: Being a Leader Means Giving Up Control
Meet the Founder of Bev, the Canned Rosé That’s Taking on Toxic Masculinity
Looking for a Career Boost? What Creative Coaches Want You to Know
Vivienne Ming: The High Stakes of AI Will Make Us All Explorers and Entrepreneurs
Jon Burgerman: Dispatches from the Edge of the Burgerworld
Tea Uglow: Shed the Armor of Identity to Embrace Creative and Personal Transformation
Brilliant Ideas That Never Saw the Light of Day
Mona Chalabi on Statistical Stand-up, Play-Doh, and the Secret Language of Colors
The Cabin in the Australian Forest That Provides a Creative Jolt
Talent Wins: Eight Key Ways to Put People First
From Scrappy to Scale: A DIY CEO Explains Why Creatives Should Embrace Capitalism
The Best Colors Named After People
Bullet Points, Visuals, and OXO Peelers: Three Experts Advocate for Inclusive Design
Ingrid Fetell Lee: Our Surroundings Have a Profound Influence On Our Well-Being
These UX Designers are Rethinking the Voter Ballot
Designer Confessions: The Most Embarrassing Moments Edition
10 Ways to Lead a More Fulfilling Creative Career
Rick Webb on Why Our Assumptions of Digital Advertising are Complete and Total Bunk
MailChimp’s VP of Design on What Business can Learn from Design
Is There Such a Thing as Perfection?
Jon Hirschtick Aims to Upend a Market Dominated by the Company He Founded
The Best and Brightest Ideas from the 10th Annual Adobe 99U Conference
A Road Map for Navigating your Next Crisis: Nine Creative Leaders on Overcoming their Greatest Challenges
Pentagram’s Naresh Ramchandani: Do the Green Thing
Meet the Literary Design Studio Bringing Classic Literature to New Technology
Design Army’s Pum Lefebure: Don’t Let Anything Stand in Your Way
When Activists Use Art: A Masterclass in Messaging from Bonnie Siegler
Bionic Hands and Transparent Salaries: 5 (Well-Educated) Predictions on the Future of Creative Work
Want to Know What the Future Holds? Look No Further Than the Nearest Crossword Puzzle
Will Cheesy Stock Photos Soon be a Thing of the Past?
Can Russia’s “Neutral” Olympics Uniform Pave the Way for More Radical Redesigns in the Future?
Find Friction, Forget Logos, Fight Jerks, and 43 Other Ways You’ll Do the Best Creative Work of Your Life This Year
Home is Where the Art Is
A Business Built to Last as Long as Bronze Sculpture
Roz Chast: From Free Fall to Full-Time Cartoonist
99U Salon: How Artists Maintain Their Voices When Working for Big Brands
Burnout, Layoffs, and Fyre Fest: The Art of Bouncing Back from Failure
Stephanie Yung: From Fertility to Identity, Design Can Dismantle Isolation
Q&A: Medium's Alexis Lloyd
How to Conquer Your Fear of Conflict
From Embracing Imperfections to Designing Alternate Realities: 99U’s 10 Best Innovative Ideas
From Creative Bridges to Copyright Cash Cows: 99U’s 10 Best Entrepreneurial Ideas
Build Solidarity, Tackle Exclusion, and Redefine Success: 10 Ways to Use Design for Good
From Getting in the Sales Trenches to Being You: 99U’s 10 Best Tips for Trusting Your Gut
From Checking Your Ego to Making Meetings Less Scary for Introverts: 99U’s 10 Best Ideas for Leaders
Quartz
This Is the Only Airline That Isn’t a Fistfight Waiting to Happen
Design Observer
Why One of the First Waiting Rooms Designed for Children Involved Live Birds
TED Conferences
Bill T. Jones and two TED Fellows create a work of art … in two days
A TED speaker coach shares 11 tips for right before you go on stage
9 tips for calm flying from Pico Iyer
Advice for young writers and designers from Chip Kidd
The Harmonograph Swingset, capturing the frequency of love and friendship
Sketched takeaways from TED2015
What is coffee flour?
A TED Flight at 30,000 feet, hosted by Delta
Dark roast for the daring: TEDsters play truth and dare on coffee sleeves
At TED, it’s encouraged to draw on the walls
From Day One
How ‘Believe Chicago’ Connected AT&T With Its Neighbors
How A Grocery Chain Grew a Local Program into a Core Value
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