Tuto mobile workstation helps analysts study sea turtles

A new mobile workstation called Tuto by 2y1dea is an ideal sea turtle care machine for people who work in the sea or are engaged in taking care of sea animals. By Designbuzz

Building adaptive capacity

As social, economic and ecological conditions continue to worsen and with the increasing sophistication and connectivity of information technology and social media, design for sustainability is now moving towards a new qualitatively different area of exploration: designing to build adaptive capacity. By Michael Sammet

Design Thinking: A useful myth

A powerful myth has arisen upon the land, a myth that permeates business, academia, and government. It is pervasive and persuasive. But although it is relatively harmless, it is false. The myth? By Don Norman

How low can you cellphone limbo?

AKA how simple can you design a mobile phone? Pretty darn simple. Designer Andrew Kim had a qualm with the HTC group, that being the fact that there’s no real perfectly simple way to differentiate between lots of “lower-end” phones and “premium models”, especially in the HTC line. By Yanko Design

What Your Web Design Says About You (Infographic)

Font and color choices in a website say certain things about the owner of the site. By Dona Collins

Softshell Velomobile

Gone are the days of the usual 4-seater vehicles. Almost every car manufacturer looks towards making a model which would be another run off the mil. By Design Buzz

"Float" App Adds Easy-Reading Interfaces To Your Social Media Feeds

It's like Readability meets Twitter, but with a couple extra touches that make the reading experience smoother than ever. By John Pavlus

YouTube Redesigns Channel Pages: The Biggest Opportunities for Improvement

When are we NOT in the mood to go view a viral video? Whenever we get the urge, we typically head over to YouTube to see the best videos surfacing up all around the Internet. By ZurBlog

Don Norman: The three ways that good design makes you happy

What is HCI?

iPhone's Home button

Apple notoriously applies for tons of patents, very few of which will make it into actual products. This one is interesting from a UI perspective. By Core77

MINI Folding Bike Lime

MINI's new folding bike brings a splash of color to the streets and showcases a fascinating and versatile new way to get around. The eye-catching lime punch-coloured bike guarantees confidently stylish visibility on the roads and is perfectly suited for commuters.

Ergonomic Table For Your Laptop

It’s an age-old agenda, to have the perfect setup that allows you to work on the computer endlessly and yet maintain the correct posture. By Yanko Design

Unicorn

Of the recent concepts using Windows Phone OS, I think the Alcatel Concept Unicorn Phone has my vote for being designed differently. By Yanko Design

Why Ebay Redesigned To Look More Like Pinterest

Why does the new eBay look a lot like Pinterest? Envy? Maybe. By Fast Company

5 Lessons In UI Design, From A Breakthrough Museum

Museums today compete for attention in a wildly difficult environment: If you’re a youngster, why stare at a Greek urn when you could blow one up in a video game? By Fast Company

Why It’s Important to Sketch Before You Wireframe

Have you ever had an idea for a website or application? It’s easy to come up with the idea, but the hard part is understanding how that idea will take shape in user interface form. This is where sketching is useful. By UX Movement

The Difference Between Information Architecture and UX Design

“What’s the difference between Information Architecture and User Experience?” The line always seems to blur between the two, even though there’s clearly a difference. By UX Booth

A Look Inside Mobile Design Patterns

Design patterns for mobile are emerging as the platform matures. By UX Booth

Designing for Mobile

The first thing we need to understand about mobile design is that it’s different – and not just with regards to size. By UX Booth