Category Archives: Design

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Apparently, a kerning malfunction in the previous design meant that the bottom of the ‘l’ and the bottom of the ‘e’ didn’t quite line up.

To fix it, Google moved the “g” one pixel to the right and the “l” one pixel down and to the right, as spotted by the denizens of this Reddit thread, wherein it is also pointed out that you can check all previous iterations by changing the number at the end of this url.

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Four of seven designs by international architects  for bus stops in the Austrian village of Krumbach.

Project BUS-STOP – currently exhibiting at vai vorarlberger architektur institut – aims to ‘engage in a dialogue with the people, landscape and local culture, building upon the traditions of skilled trade in the area.’

Above: (from top) designs by Sou Fujimoto, Ensamble Studio, Smiljan Radic and Alexander Brodsky

MORE: Sou Fujimoto Among Architects For Bus Stop Designs In Krumbach, Austria (Designboom)

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Behold the ultimate u-lock: compact 2.95kg design with Bluetooth 4 proximity detection (which opens the lock as you approach with your paired smartphone); wifi connectivity and onboard accelerometers (to alert you if the bike is being moved or tampered with), USB chargeable internal battery with backup solar panels.

Available this Christmas for a we-don’t-normally-do-this €180.

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(H/T: John Gallen)