A temporary land art installation (2016) consisting of floating walkways on Lake Iseo, Italy, allowing visitors to walk on water through fabric-covered modular docks.

A participatory library and social sculpture by Es Devlin commissioned by Faena Art, composed of donated books representing personal identities, displayed as a collective portrait of community.

A horror manga by Junji Ito serialized in Big Comic Spirits from 1998 to 1999. Set in the fictional coastal town of Kurouzu-cho, the story follows high schooler Kirie Goshima as her community becomes possessed by spirals. The obsession starts small, a man staring at a snail shell, then escalates into body horror, transformation, and cosmic dread. Ito subverts the spiral's typical positive associations in Japanese media, turning a symbol of warmth into an inescapable curse.

The chronological history of CASIO's transformation of wristwear, beginning with the 1974 Casiotron, the world's first digital watch with automatic calendar. Subsequent innovations include the 1980 calculator watch, the 1984 phone number memory watch that sold six million units, and the 1985 PELA Paperwatch at just 3.9mm thick. The CASIO Vintage Collection revives these original designs with contemporary materials, maintaining the angular aesthetic that defined portable digital display.

Alejandro González Iñárritu's 2000 feature debut, a triptych of interlocking stories connected by a car crash in Mexico City. The film follows a young man in the underground dogfighting circuit, a supermodel whose life unravels after an accident, and a former guerrilla turned hitman seeking redemption. Shot with handheld cameras in the city's most dangerous neighborhoods, the production crew was robbed during filming. Won the Critics Week Prize at Cannes and earned an Oscar nomination.

A foundational Japanese typography manual first published in 1971 and reissued in 2020, documenting Kuwayama's pioneering work in corporate typeface development. The book covers the full spectrum of Japanese character design, from kanji radicals to the philosophy of letterform creation, alongside production methods from the pre-digital era. Kuwayama led the Typos design team and created typefaces for major corporations, training a generation of Japanese type designers.

The structural framework of Inferno, the first part of Dante Alighieri's 14th century Divine Comedy. Nine concentric circles descend into the Earth, each housing sinners whose punishments mirror their earthly transgressions through contrapasso, a form of poetic justice. From the virtuous pagans in Limbo to the frozen lake holding history's greatest traitors, the architecture maps moral failure with mathematical precision. Virgil guides Dante through this taxonomy of sin toward eventual redemption.

Roblox's career center inside its own game, where candidates can take immersive 3D assessments and interviews.

A feature allowing users to ask questions to AI personas of experts (like Gordon Ramsay) and receive advice in their style.

A non-profit arts organization in Brooklyn providing studios and exhibition space, fostering experimentation.

Mastercard's data platform helping Ukrainian refugees in Poland find housing and jobs based on cost-of-living data.

A visual literacy program by Art UK that teaches children how to 'read' images and artworks critically.

A traveling immersive exhibition that uses high-definition video and scent to simulate the experience of being in nature.

An episode of The Menu exploring Mexican culinary heritage and innovation with author and cook Karla Zazueta.

The Ordinary's campaign demystifying skincare science and pricing, treating ingredient transparency as a radical act.

Will Guidara's philosophy (and book) on giving people more than they expect, derived from his time at Eleven Madison Park.

A modern pasta sauce brand that aggressively rejects 'old Italian' tropes in favor of bold, contemporary branding.

A sustainability program by the retailer creating bee-friendly habitats and educating consumers on pollinators.

A campaign in Turkey transforming outdoor billboards into basketball hoops and play spaces for children.

An experiential store in Japan where customers test lipstick in total darkness to focus entirely on texture and sensation.

A patented material technology by Mater that mixes industrial waste (coffee, wood, plastic) to create durable furniture molding materials.

IKEA's sustainability initiative featuring 'As-Is' areas and buy-back programs to extend the life of furniture.

A newsletter by cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Julie Fratantoni, translating complex brain science into actionable protocols for health and performance.

Dr. Stacy Sims on The Diary Of A CEO, debunking mainstream male-centric health advice and detailing how women should train and eat according to their specific physiology.

A brand new browser with mindfulness at its core, designed to meet the needs of busy lives by reducing distractions and helping users focus.

An article describing an exhibition focused on AI and biometric surveillance, visibility, and control.

A Core77 piece on a clock that uses moiré patterns and movement to indicate time.

A Fast Company feature on Disney's HoloTile floor, an omni-directional surface for movement and staging.

A documentary focused on Jeju's haenyeo divers and the culture around their labor and legacy.

A feature on the specialist who hand-paints Rolls-Royce coachlines as a final craft signature.

An internal platform where employees from all over the world can apply for projects, and temporary assignments.

A story about a priest going viral as a DJ, framed as modern outreach and cultural translation.

Tumblr's annual research analyzing user behavior, community formation, and content trends across their platform.

The Cut article exploring how millennials entering their 40s experience a unique 'midlife crisis' shaped by economic precarity.

Dezeen coverage of museum exhibitions exploring Wes Anderson's distinctive visual style and production design.

A trend forecasting consultancy providing strategic insight, research, and foresight for brands navigating cultural change.

A data-driven visual essay by The Pudding analyzing different methods for cutting onions, testing efficiency and technique variations.

An interactive data story by The Pudding testing whether users can identify which snippets of music were created by humans versus AI.

Reuters investigative journalism documenting the global insect population collapse, exploring scientific research on pollinator decline and ecosystem disruption.

An Instagram account documenting global urban culture, street life, and city design through curated photography and visual storytelling.

A marketing campaign by skincare brand The Ordinary featuring ordinary chicken eggs to communicate product simplicity and ingredient transparency. The minimalist visual strategy uses eggs as metaphor for basic, effective ingredients.

A video documenting designer Virgil Abloh's approach to improving creative practice through systematic experimentation and intellectual cross-pollination. Abloh discusses techniques like the 3% rule (making small changes to existing designs), treating creativity as learnable craft rather than mystical talent, and the importance of transparent process over finished product mystique.

A photographic project by Danish artist Peter Funch documenting the same Manhattan street corner over eight years, capturing thousands of people in identical poses across different days. Through meticulous observation and digital compositing, Funch reveals the choreography of urban routine, creating portraits that are simultaneously documentary and constructed.

A series of artworks where British artist Tim Knowles attaches pens to tree branches, letting wind and natural movement create drawings on paper positioned beneath. Each piece captures the unique personality of different tree species, from the fluid lines of an oak to the neurotic scratches of a hawthorn. Process documentation photographs accompany each drawing, revealing the collaboration between artist, tree, and weather.

A critical book by Silvio Lorusso that examines the gap between design's grand promises and its everyday reality. Published in 2023, it tackles digital deskilling, performative politics in design education, and the disillusionment permeating the field. Through memes, theory, and social commentary, Lorusso builds a vocabulary for designers who feel the profession has become a problem rather than a solution.

A program that allows Target shoppers to direct corporate giving toward local nonprofits through votes within the Target Circle platform.

An article that explains how qualitative research helps companies understand motivations, perceptions and emotions behind consumer choices. It outlines common methods like interviews, diaries and digital ethnography.

Japanese phrase meaning go for it or give it a shot, serving as foundational principle at Suntory, Japan's oldest whisky distillery. The philosophy encourages bold experimentation, risk taking, and entrepreneurial spirit within a culture typically associated with conformity and caution.