Transitivity

As Lune Ames writes, the trans-ness of Marsha P Johnson beckons us to reach across, over and beyond genders, streets and categories.

Dense Fellowship Program launches this Summer

Dense's new Fellowship Program is launching Summer 2023, in partnership with Monira Foundation, as we host our first cohort of changemakers!

Where Are All the Black Car Designers?

Designer Dalal Elsheikh talks with editor Gretchen Von Koenig about surveillance futures, automotive spaces and how we need to do better.

In the Circle of Sound

In Issue 1, University of Orange offers up their antidote to speeding past and around America’s Main Streets, and it’s music to our ears.

Off The Map

Ask artist and map fanatic Andrew Harrison for directions? He’ll tell you to get lost. Find out why and more cartographic twists in our Q&A.

What Remains: Exit 15X at Snake Hill

The Turnpike’s newest exit unearthed a dark history. Writer and filmmaker Ayanna Dozier casts light on the forgotten in her Issue 1 essay.

Getting Dense with Susan Yelavich

Design scholar and critic Susan Yelavich joins us to chat about her Jersey roots, her love of mystery film and "quaking” up on the Turnpike.

Not Your Mother's Spring Stew Recipe

Editor Andrew Harrison revisits his Issue 1 interview with hunter Joe Lanza, with a recipe that captures the wilder flavors of the Turnpike.

Sacred Stones as Billboards

Ramapough Lunaape Turtle Clan Mother Michaeline Picaro walks us through time with ceremonial stone landscapes across NJ and the region.

5049 Miles on the Turnpike

Editor Gretchen Von Koenig considers the everyday design of rest stops and their power to distribute assumptions about people and place.

Can You Feel Us?

Cofounders Lune Ames and Petia Morozov share how NJ densities and felt works by Felecia Davis model emotional, interconnected storytelling.

Tangents about design and New Jersey

Booth, Please is our online platform for bold stories, strange tangents, and surprising conversations about design and New Jersey.

Issue One