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23.03.2024
Four times every day, on radios all across the British Isles, a BBC announcer begins reading from a seemingly indecipherable script. "And now the Shipping Forecast..." Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
Everything is Alive is an unscripted interview show with host Ian Chillag in which all the subjects are inanimate objects. In each episode, a different thing tells us its life story -- and everything ... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
In 1962, an ad man decided that excited and exclamatory questions needed their own end punctuation: the iterrobang Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
VIDEO- Why Danger Symbols Can't Last Forever with Vox
The world is full of icons that warn us to be afraid — to stay away from this or not do that. And many of these are easy to understand because they represent something recognizable, like a fire, or a ... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
In the United Kingdom, the freedom to walk through private land is known as “the right to roam.” The movement to win this right was started in the 1930s by a rebellious group of young people who calle... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
In the 1980s, Pablo Escobar, the notorious drug lord, had effectively declared war on the Colombian state. The bloodshed was focused in the city of Medellin. As the years went on, Medellin became the ... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
As the U.S. war effort ramped up in the early 1940s, the Navy put out a request for chair design submissions. They needed a chair that was fireproof, waterproof, lightweight and strong enough to survi... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
Svalbard is a remote Norwegian archipelago that's the home to a vault containing seeds for virtually every edible plant one can imagine. Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
If you live in an American city and you don’t personally use a wheelchair, it's easy to overlook the small ramp at most intersections, between the sidewalk and the street. Today, these curb cuts are e... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
About a third of mobile homeowners live in parks where they rent a plot of land for their home. This arrangement is filled with uncertainty. Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
When a doctor reveals a terminal diagnosis to a patient -- that process is as delicate a procedure as any surgery, with potentially serious consequences if things go wrong. Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
For nearly five decades, the laugh track was ubiquitous on television sitcoms, but in the early 2000s, it began to disappear. What happened? Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
304- Gander International Airport
The Gander Airport in Newfoundland was once the easternmost airfield in North America, so when transatlantic air travel was new and difficult, Gander played in critical role in getting people back and... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
Andre Walker became famous for being Oprah Winfrey’s hair stylist, but he is also known for something else: a system that he created back in the 1990s to market his line of hair care products. The sys... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
To this day, architects tend to turn their noses up at Las Vegas, or simply dismiss it as irrelevant to serious design theory. Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
The battlefield has always been at the mercy of the climate, but there was a time in U.S. military history when we did more than just pray for advantageous weather. We tried to create it. Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
300- Airships and the Future that Never Was
They are hulking, but graceful -- human-made whales that float in the air. For over a century, lighter-than-air vehicles have captured the public imagination, playing a recurring role in our dreams of... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
The way we draw our political districts has a huge effect on U.S. politics, but the process is also greatly misunderstood. Gerrymandering has become a scapegoat for what’s wrong with the polarized Ame... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
All around the country, there stands a figure so much a part of historical architecture and urban landscapes that she is rarely noticed. Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
In the late 1920s, the Ford Motor Company bought up millions of acres of land in Brazil. They loaded boats with machinery and supplies, and shipped them deep into the Amazon rainforest. Workers cut do... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
297- Blood, Sweat and Tears (City of the Future, Part 2)
The story of the Bijlmer continues Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
296- Bijlmer (City of the Future, Part 1)
After World War 2, city planners in Amsterdam wanted to design the perfect “City of the Future.” They decided to build a new neighborhood, close to Amsterdam, that would be a perfect encapsulation of ... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
295- Making a Mark: Visual Identity with Tom Geismar
Tom Geismar has been a driving force in the field of design and graphic identity for over 60 years. The influence of the firm he co-founded can be felt in logos you see every day. Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
Three stories about the physical border at the southern edge of the U.S. Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
In the 1970s it looked like the beloved, 200-year-old Cape Hatteras lighthouse was in danger. The sea was getting closer and threatening to swallow it up. And people were torn over what to do about it... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
292- Speech Bubbles: Understanding Comics with Scott McCloud
Cartoonist and theorist Scott McCloud has been making and thinking about comics for decades. He is the author of Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art. This classic volume explores formal aspects of... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
Air conditioning does a lot more than cool spaces. It has dramatically changed where people in the United States live and the design of homes and other buildings. Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
This part two of the 2017/2018 mini-stories episodes, where Roman interviews the staff and our collaborators about their favorite little design stories that don’t quite fill out an entire episode. Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
Biomimicry- Vox + 99% Invisible Video
Japan’s Shinkansen doesn’t look like your typical train. It is a fascinating example of biomimicry, the design movement pioneered by biologist and writer Janine Benyus. Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
Mysterious ice boats, green ruins, sack dresses, steampunk violins, and a little update from a couple of the notable city flags that have been redesigned around the country. Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
288- Guerrilla Public Service Redux
In the early morning of August 5, 2001, artist Richard Ankrom and a group of friends assembled on the 4th Street bridge over the 110 freeway in Los Angeles. They had gathered to commit a crime — one A... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
The culture of heavily regulated, data-driven, auto-safety engineering did not always exist. In fact, for decades, automakers tried to keep data about car wrecks to themselves. They not only resisted ... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
286- A 700-Foot Mountain of Whipped Cream
Clive Desmond covers the golden age of radio ads, featuring Frank Zappa, Ken Nordine, Linda Ronstadt, and Randy Newman in this featured episode. Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
For a long time, anti-counterfeiting laws made it illegal to show US currency in movies. Now you can show real money, but fake money is often preferred. Creating fake money that looks real enough for ... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
284- Hero Props: Graphic Design in Film & Television
Annie Atkins specializes in graphics for filmmaking, including lettering, illustrations and more -- she has designed all kinds of graphic props, including telegrams, vintage cigarette packaging, maps,... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
New York was built at the mouth of the Hudson River and one creature in particular shaped the landscape: the oyster. Over time, pollution and other environmental changes killed off that oyster populat... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
The line to enter Barcelona’s most famous cathedral often stretches around the block. La Sagrada Família, designed by Antoni Gaudí, draws millions of visitors each year. There are a lot of Gothic chur... Подробнее000
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23.03.2024
The United States is one of just a handful of countries that that isn’t officially metric. Instead, Americans measure things our own way, in units that are basically inscrutable to non-Americans, near... Подробнее000
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