Design and Innovation

The Automated Panopticon: Navigating the Connected Car Revolution

8 June 2025·121 words·1 min

Vehicle Engineering & Lifecycle Design Consumer Psychology Design and Innovation Policy and Critique Systems Thinking Consumer Psychology Design and Innovation Policy and Critique Systems Thinking

Exploring the privacy and data implications of connected cars in the modern world.

The Cotton Car: A Short History of a Very Strange Idea

11 October 2024·1001 words·5 mins

Vehicle Engineering & Lifecycle Design Plastic Car AWZ P70 Duroplast East Germany Composite Materials Materials Science Plastic Cars Innovation History Design and Innovation Historical Case Studies Eastern Bloc Cars

Discover the fascinating story of the AWZ P70, East Germany's plastic car made from coal tar and cotton waste—a testament to post-war ingenuity and composite materials.

The Seven Pillars of Modern Reality

13 January 2022·197 words·1 min

Sustainability and Future Design and Innovation Policy and Critique Development and Inequality Technological History Systems Thinking Design and Innovation Policy and Critique Development and Inequality Technological History Systems Thinking

Modernity rests on the monumental flows of energy, goods, and data, creating a paradox of scale.

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