Display

Gaga's PSA, gadget style, Barbara Kruger in NYC and more in this week's web roundup

Ever wanted to know more about midcentury modern graphic design and where grid systems came from? Fortunately for those who do, Swissmiss shows us Display, a beautiful new website archiving and selling a variety of rare books on the subject.

Kno

The textbook of iPads, DVF hospital gowns, getting lost on purpose and more in our look back at the week on the web

Of the many iPad rivals popping up recently, the Kno’s dual-screen design makes some of the most exciting promises. The new hardware company, positioning the device as “everything a textbook was and will be,” might just be able to pull it off with a $46 million investment from Netscape founder Marc Andreessen’s firm.

Getting Lost

The textbook of iPads, DVF hospital gowns, getting lost on purpose and more in our look back at the week on the web

Follow Matt Gross, the former New York Times Frugal Traveler, in his new series “Getting Lost” as he sets out with a mission to literally get lost and explore a city with just basic instinct and direction. The goal is to experience culture without preparing for it, making the travel experience truly first-hand.