The Problem With Single-Serve Coffee Pods

Recognizing the damaging effects single-serve coffee pods have on the environment, the German city of Hamburg has banned them from state-run buildings. The city’s decision has sparked a wider concern regarding whether coffee pods should exist in the first place, and if their excessive packaging and hard-to-recycle materials are worth the convenience. Visit BBC News to learn how some companies are working to make them …

ANZ Bank’s LGBTQIA-Inspired Interior

For this year’s Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, Australian bank ANZ has taken a step beyond their GAYTMs and completely redecorated the entire Oxford St branch as a nod to LGBTQIA culture. The revamped interior was inspired by baroque art and features marbled floors, multicolor walls and 16 murals created specifically for the bank. Head to Mashable to see more of the of the …

The Met Explains its New Visual Identity

The Metropolitan Museum of Art recently unveiled a new visual identity that, besides a new logo, presents a revamped color palette and typographic language. The new logo—which simply bears the museum’s longtime nickname “The Met”—was immediately hit with criticism, as redesigns often are. WIRED spoke with both the agency behind the new design and reps at The Met to get their take on the updated …