This is the Tumblr site of Fast Company’s Co.Design blog, where we try to bridge the fuzzy border between design and business. Here’s more about us.Tumblr (3.0; @fastcodesign)http://blog.fastcodesign.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/01e2bd0b44b8ce350db0464807053b4c/tumblr_mn3w895IyJ1r2idzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fc4cb5e611ae978c316dae64eb975474/tumblr_mn3w895IyJ1r2idzvo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/27222ba10927a59f0762b19321476e59/tumblr_mn3w895IyJ1r2idzvo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c1d7940d350a63ba80be44a24aa27141/tumblr_mn3w895IyJ1r2idzvo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c5ac0645887aaba32070dc46010f1e98/tumblr_mn3w895IyJ1r2idzvo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/354cd2fb28491f241145467bdbd805e1/tumblr_mn3w895IyJ1r2idzvo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9b0b2696c649a6c856106c590f8d96a2/tumblr_mn3w895IyJ1r2idzvo10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d916964001a3438f509643e81be8cbb8/tumblr_mn3w895IyJ1r2idzvo9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/942c2cbabb9285c46a1570fdc482378a/tumblr_mn3w895IyJ1r2idzvo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8ecec5de43836c885eed7e5d1cb10a82/tumblr_mn3w895IyJ1r2idzvo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>From Co.Design’s ‘Making It’ Series: <a href="http://www.fastcodesign.com/1672445/11-of-the-worlds-hottest-bikes#1" target="_blank">‘11 Of The World’s Hottest Bikes’</a></strong></p>http://blog.fastcodesign.com/post/50919922976http://blog.fastcodesign.com/post/50919922976Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:53 -0400Fast CompanyCo.DesignBikesBicycle<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b5a6aaaef2f2488b406a1ab08a6b3b19/tumblr_mn3vggQYhi1r2idzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/02fd4743a248f9c94f0766aef34608e3/tumblr_mn3vggQYhi1r2idzvo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7a7d79877e00cfcad99411a17af40f6c/tumblr_mn3vggQYhi1r2idzvo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e8d761b0a9e0c65a926973c2de5ac817/tumblr_mn3vggQYhi1r2idzvo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f65e846764abb1f6ba83c06472616f49/tumblr_mn3vggQYhi1r2idzvo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong><a href="http://www.fastcodesign.com/1672608/not-another-bill-a-service-that-delivers-curated-packages-to-your-doorstep#5" target="_blank">Not Another Bill</a> brings you pleasant surprises via snail mail.</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>Would you splurge to get this package of random goodies every month?</p> </blockquote>http://blog.fastcodesign.com/post/50914895839http://blog.fastcodesign.com/post/50914895839Mon, 20 May 2013 12:36:00 -0400Fast CompanyDesignNot Another BillSurprisesTreatsMailHow Google Wins Over Users By Giving Them Less: “Focusing is about saying no. You’ve got to say no,...http://blog.fastcodesign.com/post/50911240316http://blog.fastcodesign.com/post/50911240316Mon, 20 May 2013 11:30:51 -0400Fast CompanyCo.DesignNoSteve JobsGoogleSimplicityDesign<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/647dcd96328efcfa5de73d846832ea1b/tumblr_mn3myxU3Te1r2idzvo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9b5eb2945c68a8071582ddc43285133e/tumblr_mn3myxU3Te1r2idzvo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2b158baad2eadfc1f81e73bed819eb36/tumblr_mn3myxU3Te1r2idzvo1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong><span>A Beautiful Cheat Sheet For Two Dozen Espresso-Based Drinks</span></strong></p> <blockquote> <p><em>Ugh</em><span>. Just when you kinda sorta started to get a handle on the wide world of wine, along comes another new liquid metric for how cosmopolitan you really are (or aren’t): coffee. </span></p> </blockquote>http://blog.fastcodesign.com/post/50905563260http://blog.fastcodesign.com/post/50905563260Mon, 20 May 2013 09:32:57 -0400Fast CompanyCoffeeExpressoInfographicpop chart lab<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f7f538d98c57213ac42077e54449998c/tumblr_mmj8y4UmUF1r2idzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b78430b087c047f8c16e3cbe6b2352bb/tumblr_mmj8y4UmUF1r2idzvo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2c6b0450d685dd38820b70a9243cc9a5/tumblr_mmj8y4UmUF1r2idzvo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8b03fb3e35882aa1cec197f623199dd6/tumblr_mmj8y4UmUF1r2idzvo4_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://www.fastcodesign.com/1672544/first-look-fab-unveils-the-winners-of-its-design-open-call#1" target="_blank"><strong><span>First Look: Fab Unveils The Winners Of Its Design Open Call</span></strong></a></p> <blockquote> <p><span>Last month, e-commerce site Fab.com held its first Disrupting Design competition, giving designers around the world a chance to submit their ideas for its next big product.</span></p> </blockquote> <p><strong><a href="http://www.fastcodesign.com/1672544/first-look-fab-unveils-the-winners-of-its-design-open-call#1" target="_blank"> </a></strong></p>http://blog.fastcodesign.com/post/50733624624http://blog.fastcodesign.com/post/50733624624Sat, 18 May 2013 11:30:37 -0400Fast CompanyCo.DesignFab.comCompetition<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e7082a0f7dcd11b3bd4cbdac6f97b97d/tumblr_mmj92uO7Fy1r2idzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><h1 class="title twelve columns"><strong><a href="http://www.fastcolabs.com/3009374/for-robots-like-baxter-the-interface-becomes-a-personality" target="_blank">For Robots Like Baxter, The Interface Becomes A Personality</a></strong></h1> <p><span>Fully aware of its surroundings, Baxter can be trained by people on the fly without programming. But working alongside a robot can be dangerous, never mind weird, forcing the designers at Rethink Robotics to create a unique interface that factory workers would perceive as friendly, careful and most of all, obsequious…</span></p>http://blog.fastcodesign.com/post/50668829039http://blog.fastcodesign.com/post/50668829039Fri, 17 May 2013 15:30:24 -0400Fast CompanyCo.LabsRobots<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f0016e762f14ecd0879d301b6fa43501/tumblr_mmyg1kK0uc1r2idzvo1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/603431d175b06e76cc02d64c78ce7cd6/tumblr_mmyg1kK0uc1r2idzvo2_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b265068b67aa1cfd77b3e2338504aef4/tumblr_mmyg1kK0uc1r2idzvo4_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7f52f86c4241a36e7113561115721b33/tumblr_mmyg1kK0uc1r2idzvo5_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e8e2f848fdfb75ce7c42006bfa77e8a8/tumblr_mmyg1kK0uc1r2idzvo3_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>How do you overcome that fast-food temptation? <a href="http://www.fastcodesign.com/1672604/a-photographer-offers-another-way-to-burn-off-calories#5" target="_blank">Set that burger ablaze says photographer Henry Hargreaves.</a></strong></p>http://blog.fastcodesign.com/post/50664483630http://blog.fastcodesign.com/post/50664483630Fri, 17 May 2013 14:15:24 -0400Fast CompanyCo.DesignHenry HargreavesFast-foodcaloriestemptationphotographyart<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/352a9e605f3965877b142fa98bc5be28/tumblr_mmyfei1e911qziqyeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://tumblr.poptech.org/post/50663749289/this-crazy-looking-thing-is-a-new-kind-of-wind">poptech</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>This crazy-looking thing is a <a href="http://sheerwind.com/technology/how-does-it-work">new kind of wind turbine</a> —which happens to produce 600 times more power than a conventional windmill. </p> </blockquote> <p>Cool! </p>http://blog.fastcodesign.com/post/50663845496http://blog.fastcodesign.com/post/50663845496Fri, 17 May 2013 14:03:24 -0400wind powersustainable energywind turbinedesign<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/98795fba6137747fbc2c97e8905b3280/tumblr_mml0pyIGH01r2idzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5cfc91613f0e832505d091d37ef77c87/tumblr_mml0pyIGH01r2idzvo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong><span>How Adobe Reinvented The Pen To Draw On The Internet</span></strong></p> <blockquote> <p><span>It’s a cloud-connected pen—or humanity’s single-greatest, simplest creative apparatus, married to the entire world of digital tools and information.</span></p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Read more <a href="http://www.fastcodesign.com/1672543/how-adobe-reinvented-the-pen-to-draw-on-the-internet#1" target="_blank">here.</a> </strong></p>http://blog.fastcodesign.com/post/50432397526http://blog.fastcodesign.com/post/50432397526Tue, 14 May 2013 14:17:54 -0400Fast CompanyCo.DesignAdobeAdobe CloudAdobe Project MightyDrawing<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3ed29b2f2445f15835a40a238602acb7/tumblr_mml0hajchX1r2idzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/de2d38c40112302b5d15a8c49a7c6e58/tumblr_mml0hajchX1r2idzvo4_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fd96e1db44f1f48b0d132ed81ac647da/tumblr_mml0hajchX1r2idzvo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/807c29f717a8e32130cb8b625d19807d/tumblr_mml0hajchX1r2idzvo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/28793b6c6f28f6eb7269cb1921a1beae/tumblr_mml0hajchX1r2idzvo2_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong><a href="http://www.fastcodesign.com/1672542/a-whisk-and-egg-yolk-separator-in-one#6" target="_blank">A Whisk And Egg-Yolk Separator In One</a></strong></p> <p><strong>Maybe this will make your brunch a little less messy next time!</strong></p>http://blog.fastcodesign.com/post/50262870769http://blog.fastcodesign.com/post/50262870769Sun, 12 May 2013 11:30:42 -0400Fast CompanyCo.DesignBespokeEggsBreakfastBrunchWhisk<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/75eedecf2a6568b64b52101abc54a4d7/tumblr_mml8pz0B6H1r2idzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.fastcodesign.com/1672527/exposing-the-follies-of-our-high-tech-society-one-toon-at-a-time#5" target="_blank"><strong><span>Exposing The Follies Of Our High-Tech Society, One ‘Toon At A Time</span></strong></a></p> <blockquote> <p>“I want 2 drink yr blood lol!”</p> </blockquote> <p>A new collection of cartoons by Tom Gauld takes on e-readers, infographics, and more…</p>http://blog.fastcodesign.com/post/50171003980http://blog.fastcodesign.com/post/50171003980Sat, 11 May 2013 11:30:37 -0400Fast CompanyCo.DesignTom GauldCartoonstechnologyfunny<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b837adea7dde84a8f9d7e78273a31be0/tumblr_mml00qi90E1qz4cuyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://links.laughingsquid.com/post/50084094502/f-c-c-advances-plan-for-faster-in-flight-wi-fi">laughingsquid</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/10/business/fcc-advances-plan-for-faster-in-flight-wi-fi.html">F.C.C. Advances Plan for Faster In-Flight Wi-Fi</a></p> </blockquote>http://blog.fastcodesign.com/post/50084294912http://blog.fastcodesign.com/post/50084294912Fri, 10 May 2013 08:05:38 -0400TravelWorkCommute<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a6396c9581dff813e4deba2840455e09/tumblr_mmhia7slpM1r2idzvo3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8252147f317504981a9bbcf9cff7b92c/tumblr_mmhia7slpM1r2idzvo2_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/88dcd426e0cc2294070fe161d9654378/tumblr_mmhia7slpM1r2idzvo1_400.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://www.fastcodesign.com/1672516/an-iphone-app-that-turns-kinky-sex-into-a-to-do-list#11" target="_blank"><strong><span>An iPhone App That Turns Kinky Sex Into A To-Do List</span></strong></a></p>http://blog.fastcodesign.com/post/49940281974http://blog.fastcodesign.com/post/49940281974Wed, 08 May 2013 12:30:45 -0400Fast CompanyCo.DesignAppSexKinkyTo Do4 Ways To Build Business Software Users Actually Love: There’s an untapped opportunity to...http://blog.fastcodesign.com/post/49939504021http://blog.fastcodesign.com/post/49939504021Wed, 08 May 2013 12:15:31 -0400Fast CompanyCo.DesignSoftware DesignDesign<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/01300874ecba2bea0a0780727a9893bb/tumblr_mmhif3xOQY1r2idzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><span>Adobe: 5 Reasons We Killed The Creative Suit</span></strong></p> <p><span>Yesterday, news broke that </span><a href="http://www.fastcodesign.com/1672521/adobe-there-will-be-no-creative-suite-7" target="_self">Adobe wouldn’t be producing a Creative Suite 7 (CS7)</a><span>. </span></p> <p><span>Their decision to migrate their users to their Creative Cloud platform, which requires a monthly subscription to use, has been under fire. </span><span>We gave Adobe a chance to respond to the worst criticisms <strong><a href="http://www.fastcodesign.com/1672530/adobe-5-reasons-we-killed-the-creative-suite" target="_blank">here.</a></strong></span></p>http://blog.fastcodesign.com/post/49937753310http://blog.fastcodesign.com/post/49937753310Wed, 08 May 2013 11:40:27 -0400Fast CompanyAdobeAdobe SuiteCo.Design<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/715f0316846d2294d7f01dc71cccdd72/tumblr_mmhitlvAKe1r2idzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.fastcodesign.com/1672508/back-to-the-future-why-retro-innovation-is-the-next-big-thing" target="_blank"><strong><span>Back To The Future: Why Retro-Innovation Is The Next Big Thing</span></strong></a></p> <blockquote> <p>Against an accelerating backdrop of datafication, a “retro-innovation” trend is emerging. New products and services are designed to connect us with the past in ways that are both nostalgic and interactive.</p> </blockquote>http://blog.fastcodesign.com/post/49936556429http://blog.fastcodesign.com/post/49936556429Wed, 08 May 2013 11:15:24 -0400Fast CompanyCo.DesignRetroDesignInnovation<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/70f2116d919a6a3fc96ceb78ee7a987b/tumblr_mmhi3r2uhp1r2idzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.fastcodesign.com/1672497/a-micro-loft-designed-for-maximum-impact?utm_source=facebook#11" target="_blank"><strong><span>A Micro Loft Designed For Maximum Impact</span></strong></a></p> <blockquote> <p>See how NY architects <span>have transformed a dreary 425-square-foot New York apartment into a deceptively large and airy pied-à-terre.</span></p> </blockquote>http://blog.fastcodesign.com/post/49934968534http://blog.fastcodesign.com/post/49934968534Wed, 08 May 2013 10:40:39 -0400Fast CompanyCo.DesignArchitectureNYCMicro livingMicro apartmentRenovationSleek<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8f33a4f673cb1b906a94c3ee6c182462/tumblr_mmfhoizoQM1r2idzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="LS"><a href="http://bit.ly/11eOC7y)" target="_blank">An idea</a> for New York: a net-zero park within a three-block-long stretch of central median running down Allen Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Each block of that (prototype) linear park would be designed to test—via its amenities—a particular resilience strategy: waste disposal and biomass generation; solar/renewable energy; or storm water retention. <br/></span></p>http://blog.fastcodesign.com/post/49870969081http://blog.fastcodesign.com/post/49870969081Tue, 07 May 2013 15:20:30 -0400New YorkManhattanLower East SideDesignurban planningPublic Space<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/adc5403555d8831e45607797b8c92e91/tumblr_mmfhmvlZw11r2idzvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="LS">Imagine: In Washington, D.C., <a href="http://bit.ly/11eOC7y" target="_blank">more people-focused spaces and opportunities to gather and breathe</a> as they cross the Potomac River and move among the city’s key sights. <br/></span></p>http://blog.fastcodesign.com/post/49858469140http://blog.fastcodesign.com/post/49858469140Tue, 07 May 2013 11:30:39 -0400DesignD.C.Potomac RiverPublic SpaceAdobe: There Will Be No Creative Suite 7: Many design firms buy the new Adobe Creative Suite...http://blog.fastcodesign.com/post/49793004394http://blog.fastcodesign.com/post/49793004394Mon, 06 May 2013 15:51:03 -0400newstechadobedesignartcreativtechnology