Trying to figure out why things work. Mixed results.
Dan Bond writes about the decisions, systems, and incentives that shape why things succeed or fail. Marketing, behavioural psychology, architecture, housing policy, and whatever else is interesting.
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What design teaches
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Saul Bass, grids, and reduction
The titles begin with clean, precise lines intersecting at right angles across the screen. Typography appears. Sharp, confident, locked into the geometry. You watch this…
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Orange not beige
In 1968, Cliff Cooper opened his music shop in London. He painted it bright orange, inside and out, giving it a luminous presence you couldn’t…
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4–6 minutes -
Gas tubes to good vibes
Georges Claude was trying to solve a lighting problem in 1910, not invent the aesthetic foundation of every trendy 21st century coffee shop. But there…
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4–6 minutes -
Brutalism: Love and hate
The Tricorn Centre in Portsmouth stood like a concrete manifesto in the heart of the shopping district—bold, uncompromising, and utterly divisive. This brutalist landmark dominated…
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4–7 minutes -
Buildings that grab attention: Googie
In 1949, architect John Lautner designed a coffee shop in West Hollywood that looked like it might blast off to Mars at any moment. Which,…
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6–9 minutes
