A concept following Sport Bikes taking an aerodynamic shape and giving it an aggressive headlight look. By Industrial Design
Monday, November 21, 2011
Bike Design
A concept following Sport Bikes taking an aerodynamic shape and giving it an aggressive headlight look. By Industrial Design
Implementing Design Thinking
One of the big reasons why Design Thinking fails in organizations, is that no one has the guts to stand up and say that an idea/concept/proposition sucks. By Design Sojourn
Roll-a-call foldable cellphone concept would be fashioned out of fabric
Like the iRoll, the Roll-a-Call too is an OLED based phone though the communicating device concept takes the functionality of the previous phone to a whole new level with as many as three dedicated areas that the touchscreen display is divided into which can be used exclusively by the three main functions categorized by user needs. By Designbuzz
Passenger-friendly modular baseball furniture for airports
Airport furniture has never been known to be the warmest and inviting kinds in its genre and more often than not the seating found in airport lounges and waiting areas is drab, cold, and industrial-looking. By Designbuzz
Unboxing the Jawbone Up
Magical tech filled bracelet that tracks your sleeping, eating, activeness? Who wouldn’t be curious? By NOTCOT
Irrigator for the Home Gardener
The Rugiada waterer is an all-in-one irrigation solution that lets the common user garden like the pros. By Yanko Design
Hello Landline, How Are You!
The thing is that snazzy smartphones and competitive cellphone rates lure us to use them more than the desk phones. By Yanko Design
Building the ultimate utility bike for Oregon manifest
IDEO designers partner with framebuilder Rock Lobster to create the Faraday, an electric bicycle to inspire everyday riding. By IDEO
Art Lebedev Studio's Integralus Watch concept
Every wristwatch I've ever owned has the timekeeping device on one side and the fastening mechanism on the other; that's the established form factor. But demonstrating the seriously out-of-the-box thinking they've become known for, Art Lebedev Studio's Integralus watch concept throws that out of the window. By Core77
Bjarke Ingels To Build Science Center That Gives Geeks Fresh Air
Another big win for rising starchitect Bjarke Ingels: His studio announced last week that it won a commission to design a mammoth new research center for a science and medical school in central Paris. By Suzanne Labarre
What Good Does Design Do For Business?
Here Thomas Lockwood proposes the Design Mix, a set of principles that define how design adds value to business. By Thomas Lockwood
No Joke: The White House Almost Looked Like This
Pyramids, giant weather vanes, Venice-style canals: If Washington D.C. had turned out as some architects imagined, it would have been colorful to say the least. By Suzanne Labarre
Wanted: Kicks Solve A Subtle Failing Of The iPad's Design
Using 3M technology, the rails stick on for extra traction and can be removed at will--without leaving a trace. By Belinda Lanks
Redesigning international disaster response, Part 3
Lets look at how the US Military creates collaborative information systems between millions of soldiers. By Core77
Redesigning international disaster response, Part 2
In this post, we'll look at disaster response vs humanitarian aid, as well as the challenges that disaster response faces on the global stage. By Core77
Redesigning international disaster response, Part 1
As the human civilization continues to evolve, our world is only getting more dangerous, not less. By Core77
Think better, not think different
Steve Jobs was truly one of the greatest people around, and he constantly changed the way we looked at the world. But there is one thing many people miss, which is the main reason Steve was able to turn Apple into what it is today.
Steve's vision was: I want to be much better. I don't care about being different.
By Baekdal
Steve's vision was: I want to be much better. I don't care about being different.
By Baekdal
Microsoft's future productivity vision 2011
Microsoft has created another "Future Vision" video. They do this every year and they are always very impressive. Microsoft is very good at creating these future visions, they are not so good at turning them into real life products--apart from the XBOX Kinect. By Baekdal
Wearable multitouch interaction everywhere
We see many different types of "future" concepts. Most of them are not very good, like the slew of augmented reality apps, which require you to print out a page before you can see something augmented on your screen. By Baekdal
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Beautiful Examples of Responsive Web Design
Responsive web design is hot. With the rise of smartphones and tablets, flexible layouts have never been more important. Thanks to responsive web design we can be sure that the visitor will have the same experience, regardless of the screen size. By The Roxor
Digital Retail
Intel asked frog to look broadly at the topic of using digital signs in retail and public environments. By Frog Design
What Does Future Hold for Tech World, Apple Without Jobs?
Thoughts on Steve Jobs and his genius. By PBS
Isaacson: Jobs Broke the Rules, but Linked 'Artistry to Engineering'
Walter Isaacson shares his thoughts about Steve Jobs. By PBS
An interview with Steve Jobs
Watch a rare interview with the late Apple visionary, conducted in 1990. By PBS
How Steve Jobs Changed The World Of Design
So how will Steve Jobs be remembered by designers. By NPR
Steve Jobs Was Designing His Own Super Yacht
Although Steve Jobs is not known for ostentatious displays of his wealth, he was designing his own luxury yacht. And typical of Jobs, he was designing it himself so that he could obsess over every detail. By Leander Kahney
Steve Jobs: Designer First, C.E.O. Second
If you walked into the office of almost any chief executive and asked him or her to describe a favorite font, I’m pretty sure you would be greeted with a blank stare and silence. By Nick Bilton
Friday, November 18, 2011
Honda Microcommuter EV gives the glimpse of futuristic city cars
This vehicle will offer the joy of a new type of communications between people and mobility and an exterior that the owner can enjoy customizing more casually. By Designbuzz
e-motion Electric Bike
Our society is largely based on situations carried forward from the past. May it be social stigmatic situations limiting the use of electric bikes to handicapped people, to the use of the electricity to run our vehicles. By Buzzdesign
Sieccol Pod: A futuristic transportation device for an urban setup
With the rise in fuel prices, fewer people will be able to afford vehicles that gulp gas in the near future. Come 2025 and oil prices will touch an all time high, which will force people to opt for vehicles that are powered by alternate forms of energy. By Designbuzz
Pockit portable motion controller turns gaming into a social activity
Video games has been the most coveted pass time of many since generations. The gaming applications have changed, the games have changed, the devices for playing games have also got changed, but what have remained unaltered ever since are the screens. By Designbuzz
Khoi Vinh Unveils Mixel
Khoi Vinh on designing his first iPad app, a collage-making kit, and why art should be social. By Suzanne Labarre
What Made Steve Jobs So Great?
Steve Jobs wasn't an engineer or a designer. But he was one of the greatest users of technology of all time, and that made all the difference. By Cliff Kuang
NYC Finally Builds A Better Subway Map
Hardcore New Yorkers tend to shake their heads at tourists confusedly poring over the NYC Subway Map. After all, what could possibly be so confusing about that damn thing? A lot, actually. By Cliff Kuang
Ziba's Identity For The Portland Art Museum
The new graphic identity is a window into what goes on behind the museum's walls. By Belinda Lanks
The World’s Wackiest Border Crossing
Border crossings are supposed to feature somber, vaguely intimidating architecture. Georgia, apparently, didn’t get the memo. By Susanne Labarre
10 Tips For Designers (And Anyone Else) Working Pro Bono
Designers and their clients embarking on pro bono projects should demand that the demands are no less--and sometimes even greater--than regular fee-generating work. By John Cary
The 3 Biggest Barriers To Innovation
Luke Williams, a fellow at Frog, argues that coming up with breakthrough innovation isn't just a matter of being brilliant. Rather, he lays out a systematic method for overcoming the usual barriers that hem in great ideas. By Luke Williams
Infographic Of The Day: The Rebirth Of Apple's Product Strategy
Another fabulous chart by Pop Chart Lab illustrates the rise, fall, and rebirth of the tech icon. By Cliff Kuang
Many Options to Time
The WRYST VARIANCE is a unique approach to wearing time. The digital face can take on a myriad of displays, some more novel than others, but variety is the key proponent here. By Yanko Design
Enhancements for the Visually Impaired
The Sentire walking cane is the result of a study into visually impaired
users’ preference between various tools for mobility including the
standard cane and guide dog. By Yanko Design
Smooth Operator
The Eclipse DECT Wireless Home Phone consists of a base unit and handset embedded together in a single and continuous ellipsoidal form factor. With no visible signs of a display or keypad, the Eclipse conforms to the minimalist school of thought in design. By Yanko Design
Autonomous Travel Pod
Inspired by biomimicry & artificial intelligence, Autonomo is a fully autonomous vehicle designed to alleviate traffic congestion & maximize the use of existing road networks in large cities in a complex, synchronized system. By Yanko Design
The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to QR Codes
QR or Quick Response Codes have been around since 1994 and were originally used to track parts during car manufacture. It is likely you have seen one, even if you didn’t know what it was, usually displayed as black and white squares in a grid pattern reminiscent of a crossword. By Just Creative Design
Tips in Using Handwriting Fonts for Stunning Web Designs
Handwriting fonts are just one of the many font choices a designer can use in creating a design. It could enhance a web design with its proper usage and can also give a little frivolous touch making it totally unique. By Naldz Graphics
What it takes to get one at Google
Pretty good infographic on what it takes to get hired at Google. By JobVine
Increasing Creativity through a Well Structured Environment
If you strive to add creativity in your work and want the doors of inspiration to open paths for you, it comes not only from opening up your mind but there are also some other factors which contribute to all this. And one of the major factors is the environment in which you work. By Stunning Mesh
Communication: Ray Lemon
Ray Lemon is a bar located in the city of Heilbronn, Germany. As part of the monthly event ‘Menu in Yellow’, a four course fine dining menu, Stuttgart based design agency Leib Und Seele were commissioned to develop the communication materials for the event that could resolve the bars vivid and industrial themes with a delicately crafted gastronomical experience. By Richard Baird
Packaging In Brief: John & John Crisps
Distinctive use of maritime flags, etched illustration work and bold typography makes for a very interesting aesthetic that needs sharing. By Richard Baird
Half moon hotel shows Baku's stellar architectural ambitions
Azerbaijan's capital Baku might have an ancient heart, but it is getting a remarkable modern face. By CNN
Monday, November 14, 2011
The bendch by David Szabo
Billboards are huge, often pointless, and serve no other function than being over sized-in-our-faces-24X7-advertisements that are somehow ultimately paid for by the consumer. By DesignBuzz
Pupa pavilion recycled from shipping pallets and cardboard
Recycling and reusing are not new concepts. And so, when reclaimed shipping pallets and cardboard are sent into the recycling process, it is nothing out of the ordinary. By DesignBuzz
Seven stadiums designed to add green to the sports world
The demand to save the environment by adopting the green methods is fast gaining prominence. These days many eco-conscious people are working tirelessly to pass the message highlighting the importance of adopting the eco-friendly ways in our daily life. By DesignBuzz
Seven cellphone projector-phone concepts for instant presentations
All cell phone development till now has attempted to make the cell phone as light as possible with as large and bright screen as possible. But these features oppose each other and hence the development had arrived at a stalemate. Not any more! By DesignBuzz
Jawbone Up wristband tracks your eating, sleeping and fitness habits
The Jawbone is a well known brand in the world of Bluetooth headsets, but now it has gone a step higher up the ladder and produced something quite revolutionary and extraordinary - the Jawbone UP. By DesignBuzz
James Dyson discuss innovation, bringing new products to market and more, Part 1/2
You know the feeling when some everyday product lets you down. "I could have designed this better myself," you think. James Dyson is a man who likes to make things work better. With his research team, he has developed products that have achieved sales of over $6 billion worldwide.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Drama Queen
The Aliante, appears to be the work of someone who is well in touch with their gentler side. By Yanko Design
The Fire Mix
The Fire Formula is a cool fire extinguisher where the chemicals can be mixed together on location in a jiffy. Apparently you can choose the amount of water and carbon dioxide combo that you require and douse the flame. By Yanko Design
Saturday, November 12, 2011
How Did The Population Reach 7 Billion So Fast?!
And does that mean we'll have something like 60 billion people by 2300?! By Belinda Lanks
Smaller Than Your Living Room: 7 Of The World's Best Nano Houses
Studio-apartment dwellers may feel reasonably content living a small-scale existence. But if transplanted in the country, how many would opt for a similarly sized house? By Belinda Lanks
Friday, November 11, 2011
Fast Track to the mobile app
In less than two weeks, judges start reviewing design submissions for the Fast Track to the Mobile App contest—an international Windows Phone app design challenge. By Core77
Interaction Design
Even if you've never heard of him, Bret Victor ought have some credibility as a former Human-Interface Inventor for Apple, where he worked on "pervasively direct-manipulation interfaces (where the user does his thing by moving and gesturing with meaningful objects, instead of relying on verb buttons and other indirect controls)" among other things. By Core77
The design of location
A new wave of location-based apps are changing the way we interact with people and experience places. But what we've seen is just the beginning. By Core77
Designer David Lewis, of Bang & Olufsen Fame, Passes Away
Sadly, industrial designer David Whitfield Lewis, a man responsible for many of Bang & Olufsen's most iconic product designs, passed away earlier this week. By Core77
Friday, November 04, 2011
Six Minutes of Microsoft's Futuristic Designs
Produced by Microsoft's Office Division, the concept video displays ideas currently under discussion at Redmond. By Core77
Flotspotting
Raul Gonzalez Podesta of Buenos Aires, Argentina, has been working for design consultancy Design Plus since 2005, completing both a Bachelor's and Masters in Industrial Design though apparently it's taken him as much time to discover our sister portfolio site, Coroflot. By Core77
Working With Steve Jobs
Vignettes from Hartmut Esslinger of Frog Design, former Motorola CEO Ed Zander, and others who worked up close with Apple’s visionary co-founder. By Businessweek
Bloomberg And Frog Turn Raw Data Into Branding
Tasked with creating a corporate page for Bloomberg, frog had to figure out the central theme of all its myriad businesses: Data, which they then used as a clever bit of branding. By Cliff Kuang
The Sinch: The Story Behind a Deceptively Simple Design
We know at frog that good design can improve the experience for life’s problems both large and small. That’s why frog teamed up with Dune Road Design to create a product that alleviates the chaos and frustration of rogue headphone cords. By Frog Design
Steve Jobs' Bold Leadership
To take another look at the power of bold and inspired leadership, let’s return to the story of Apple and its revolutionary leader, Steve Jobs. By Frog Design
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