A World First in Safety: AstaZero

Sweden's testing grounds tucked away in a remote forest usher road safety into the next generation

Sweden is home to a rich design history where the principle that form follows function is felt in everything from fashion to public transportation. A key focus of the Swedish auto industry—spearheaded by Volvo—and indeed the country as a whole, is safety. In 1997 the government embarked on Vision Zero Initiative, with the goal being a highway system free of deaths and serious injuries. Volvo …

Web Design History in 9 GIFs

Evolving just as rapidly as the internet itself, web design has undergone numerous transformations ever since its earliest frameworks. From Flash to CSS to Javascript and beyond, it’s difficult for those who aren’t computer-science savvy to understand what exactly is powering the way we interact with our most beloved websites. In just nine beautifully executed GIFs, SF-based software company FROONT offers the entirety of web …

The Game Design Store

52 projects stocked in the store at any given time, with a new project rotating in each week

The Game is a great new design concept store—at two locations in Brussels and Antwerp—with products specially selected by curator Alexis Ryngaert’s keen eye. And they don’t come much keener than Ryngaert’s: he’s the founder of Victor Hunt Designart Dealer gallery, known for its remarkable emerging talent (and home to one of Cool Hunting’s favorite Stockholm design groups, Humans Since 1982). At any given time, …