Zachary Petit

Writer and Editor at Freelance

Freelance journalist/copywriter. Writes about design/arts/culture/travel. Words @fastcompany @SmithsonianMag @printmag @AIGAeyeondesign @writersdigest @natgeo

Articles

Tennessee just made an invisible update to its tourism site-and it's brilliant

6 days ago | fastcompany.com | Zachary Petit

If you've ever been to a Nashville honky-tonk, you've witnessed the chorus of cowboy boots, the thrumming acoustic guitars, the roadhouse neon, the Stetsons, the buoyant bourbon-and-barbecue-fueled energy.
Tennessee just made an invisible update to its tourism site—and it’s brilliant | Flipboard

6 days ago | flipboard.com | Zachary Petit

16 hours agoTikTok Tourism Is Ruining AntarcticaAntarctica was once considered a pristine land that would forever go unsullied by humanity’s worst instincts to pollute and degrade every area on earth. Things have changed. Antarctica is now getting hit from all sides—from climate change melting ice sheets, to garbage floating in from long …1 hour agoTourism is the next casualty in Trump's trade war. Our economy might not recover.
diseñadores olvidados

1 week ago | fastcompany.mx | Zachary Petit

El fenómeno del diseño de posguerra, conocido como modernismo de mediados de siglo, ha regresado y prosperado desde hace años. Además del flujo constante de nuevos productos de las grandes cadenas minoristas que se benefician de las líneas limpias del pasado, la gente sigue comprando en masa originales, reediciones e imitaciones de diseñadores icónicos como el sillón Eames.
6 forgotten heroes of mid-century Modern design you need to know

1 week ago | fastcompany.com | Zachary Petit

The Postwar design phenomenon known as mid-century modernism has been back—and thriving—for years now. In addition to a steady stream of new products from major retailers that cash in on the clean curves of the past, people continue to buy originals, reissues, and knockoffs of icons like the Eames Lounge Chair in droves. But if there’s one person I’d wager loves it just a bit more than the rest of us, it’s journalist Dominic Bradbury.
Celebrate 'The Great Gatsby' turning 100 with this $500 ultimate edition

2 weeks ago | fastcompany.com | Zachary Petit

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece The Great Gatsby conjures up images of gilded Art Deco opulence: cloche hats and shimmering flapper dresses; a freeflow of French 75s and festivities. And that’s thanks, in part, to kaleidoscopic films like Baz Lurhmann’s 2013 adaptation of the novel.
Meet the designer behind the look of the 21st-century book

2 weeks ago | fastcompany.com | Zachary Petit

There’s one big thing about Rodrigo Corral that does not initially make sense: The book cover maestro does not have a signature style. Consider his chameleonic cover hits. The Fault in Our Stars. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. Survivor, Lullaby and the rest of Chuck Palahniuk’s catalog. Rachel Cusk’s books. James Frey’s controversial A Million Little Pieces, the cover that helped launch Corral into ubiquity. Recent collaborative output like Intermezzo and Mojave Ghost.
Meet the guys flying the SkyCam at this year’s Super Bowl

3 weeks ago | devicedaily.com | Zachary Petit

Meet the guys flying the SkyCam at this year’s Super Bowl February 09, 2025 You know that camera that’s been zipping around football games for years? Here’s how it works—and who drives it. For two guys about to fly a camera rig 30 miles per hour above the heads of clashing players, Alex Milton and Vinnie Scaffidi seem utterly at ease.
20 of the Best Book Covers for March 2025 – PRINT Magazine

4 weeks ago | printmag.com | Zachary Petit

Today’s one of those days where I can’t stop doomscrolling, or whatever the term is for compulsive longform doom reading. Luckily, it’s also book cover day here at PRINT—each of the jackets below provided a delightful drop of dopamine back into my depleted brain. It’s strategic escapism, sure. But isn’t that what the best books offer at their core, anyway?
20 of the Best Book Covers for March 2025 – PRINT Magazine

4 weeks ago | l8r.it | Zachary Petit

Today’s one of those days where I can’t stop doomscrolling, or whatever the term is for compulsive longform doom reading. Luckily, it’s also book cover day here at PRINT—each of the jackets below provided a delightful drop of dopamine back into my depleted brain. It’s strategic escapism, sure. But isn’t that what the best books offer at their core, anyway?
This futuristic $6,000 chair was designed with data from the Polaris Dawn mission

1 month ago | fastcompany.com | Zachary Petit

Artist and industrial design icon Ross Lovegrove’s work has always looked like the space-age future—and he has now partnered up with SpaceX on a project that sees him revisiting one of his most famous pieces from the past: The Bernhardt Go chair. CreativeWorkStudios is a company that fosters collaborations with an eye toward art, science and philanthropy.