__WIRED 21.09 – September 2013 Issue Highlights
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__THE FUTURE of DESIGN ISSUE: Tales of Design on the Vanguard. __Designers are moving beyond physical objects – centering experiences on the fabric of digital information that surrounds us.
COVER: The Age of Invisible Design / pg. 24
WIRED explores the next great frontier for design – weaving the threads of technology, information, and access elegantly into our everyday lives. Design doesn’t just make things beautiful, it makes them work. At best, design is invisible. It all adds up to a thrilling new era for designers, and for all of us.
101 Signals__ / pg. 148__
__From business blogs to culture apps to science Tumblrs, WIRED serves up all of the information you need and nothing you don’t. __It’s never been easier to stay informed about the world, but wading through the noise is no easy task. Achieve total omniscience with our collection of 101 essential feeds. You’re welcome.
Business (pg. 150); Consumer Technology (pg. 151); Culture (pg. 153); Design (pg. 154); Government & Security (pg. 155); Science (pg. 156)
Like Magic__ / pg. 142__
__Designers are working on their greatest challenge yet: creating not products or interfaces but experiences, a million invisible digital transactions that seamlessly run our daily lives. To make this new world feel like something we’ve always wanted and a natural extension of what we already have. In the wrong hands, this is a dystopian prospect. The task can’t be left to engineers and technologists alone. __
EXCLUSIVE: Vision Quest / pg. 132
Climb aboard Doug Aitken’s tech-fueled, all-night, glow-in-the-dark, cross-country, pop-art train ride. His latest public art project, Station to Station, will transport a crew of visual and musical artists coast to coast, staging multimedia events and cultural interventions curated for each station along the way. In September 2013, the most interesting place in the country will be a moving target.
Data Visionaries: Meet a new generation of artists using technology itself as the clay for their art. (pg. 135); The Stations of Station to Station: Tour dates, happenings and who’s on board the cavalcade. (pg. 136); Doug Aitken’s Moving Images: A look at the experimental artist’s most important projects. (pg. 140)
EXCLUSIVE: Google Takes to the Skies / pg. 126
Google’s Project Loon is a breathtakingly ambitious plan to bring the Internet to__ the world’s unconnected population __– via a fleet of high-pressure solar-powered balloons floating above earth. WIRED’s Steven Levy takes a deep look at the moon-shot initiative to provide wi-fi from the sky. __It’s an idea so loony it just might work. ______
The Fall and Rise of Gene Therapy__ / pg. 158__
__When a clinical trial of a genetically modified virus ended in tragedy, James Wilson’s career — and the entire nascent field of gene therapy — seemed over. __Despite being barred from treating patients and mired with lawsuits, Wilson was determined to discover what went wrong. Now a second group of viruses could bring the once-prominent researcher redemption, and gene therapy back from the dead.
PLUS: How collaboration platform GitHub aims to help everyone do any project. (pg. 86); One man’s obsession with his own humanity turns into top-selling PC game Day Z (pg. 63);__ Great alternatives to the trollish and broken online commenting system. (pg. 120); Making the web a louder place. __(pg. 58)
__And so much more: __Our favorite Workaholics preview the fall TV season. (pg. 80); Iris Van Herpen’s futuristic 3D-printed couture. (pg. 76); Night Out: Optimize your playtime with these free smartphone apps. (pg. 116); Beat the market, invest at random. (pg. 50); Which tech CEO should you emulate? (pg. 170)
__Media Contacts: __
Rachel Millner – rachel_millner@wired.com
Karen Shosfy – karen_shosfy@wired.com
