Design is everywhere in our lives, perhaps most importantly in the places where we've just stopped n
During World War II, a massive recruitment effort targeted students from the top art schools across
The pursuit of lock picking is as old as the lock, which is itself as old as civilization. But in th
A month is hardly a unit of measurement. It can start on any day of the week and last anywhere from
Eighty years ago, New York City needed another tunnel under the Hudson River. The Holland Tunnel and
United States paper currency is so ubiquitous that to really look at its graphic design with fresh e
In the mid 1800s, not many (non-native) Americans had ever been west of the Mississippi. When Freder
The United States Military is not known for being touchy-feely. There’s not much hugging or head-pat
Reports of palm theft have appeared in LA, San Diego, and Texas; palm rustling also gets a mention i
Portlanders have a tradition when visiting their airport: taking a picture of their feet. It’s not t
A few months before the end of the world, everyone was saying their goodbyes. The world that was end
At some point in your life you’ve probably encountered a problem in the built world where the fix wa
The idea of the mascot came to America by way of a popular French opera from the 1880s called La Mas
In 1885, Austin, Texas was terrorized by a serial killer known as the Servant Girl Annihilator. The
If you are looking at a computer screen, your right hand is probably resting on a mouse. To the left
The first trademark for a sound in the United States was issued in 1978 to NBC for their chimes. MGM
New Yorkers are known to disagree about a lot of things. Who’s got the best pizza? What’s the fastes
As you probably know, 99% Invisible is a show about the built world, about things manufactured by hu
If you want to follow conversation threads relating to this show on social media—whether Twitter, Fa
Hanging in the garage of Fire Station #6 in Livermore, California, there’s a small, pear-shaped ligh
You see them on street corners, at gas stations, at shopping malls. You see them at blowout sales an
