Wired Magazine Design

Not too cautious, but not too crazy, either, these products get forward-thinking just right. The post The Most Innovative Objects of 2016 (That You’ll Actually Want to use) appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

The year’s biggest color trend wasn’t a single hue, at all. It was a blend of them. More precisely, it was ombré—the ten dollar word for color gradients. The post Forget Rose Gold. In 2016, Tech’s Big Color Trend Was Ombré appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

2016’s most noteworthy user interface upgrades—from the incremental but astute, to the truly momentous. The post The Best User Interface Upgrades of 2016 appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

We exit the year with more logos than we entered with. Below, a selection of 2016’s most notable work. The post From Instagram to Budweiser, These Are the Year’s Most Notable New Logos appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Land Lines is a clever new tool that lets you search satellite images by drawing just a line. The post Google’s Mesmerizing Game Turns Scribbles Into Satellite Images appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

The new anthology includes infographics from throughout the magazine’s 128-year history. The post National Geographic’s Classic Infographics, Now in One Stunning Book appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

The best digital renderings trick the eye. But are these renderings? The post Can You Tell if These Objects Are Real or Rendered? appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

The Avalon needed to function as far more than an elaborate backdrop. The post Passengers’ Elegant Starship Is Almost as Pretty as Its Stars appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

The plans get stolen, transmitted to Princess Leia, hidden on an R2 unit, and allow the Rebels to triumph. They’re also terrible. The post Architects and Engineers Shove a Lightsaber Through the Death Star’s Bad Design appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Powerball, and Pokémon Go. The post 2016’s Most Googled Term Was … Powerball? appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico