Accidents can happen anytime and anywhere, but what is the most important in this case if timely first aid. By Design Buzz
Saturday, May 26, 2012
First Aid Jacket
Accidents can happen anytime and anywhere, but what is the most important in this case if timely first aid. By Design Buzz
UI iPad app to make group work more intuitive
Back in the good old days, having a team collaborate on a group project translated into people huddling over a bunch of papers on the meeting desk where people would be free to provide inputs via doodles and gestures or silly drawings that served as rough drafts. By Design Buzz
oRo
Rising fuel prices and pollution levels have triggered designers to come up with vehicles that come smothered in eco friendliness. By Design Buzz
Sprout Ambient Infant Monitor
Being a new parent can be very grueling for first timers especially if they have a packed schedule to work around. By Design Buzz
Sea Cleaning Drones
The problem of ocean oil pollution is a serious threat to the natural environment and its wildlife that often proves too much for people to handle alone if not overlooked altogether. By Yanko Design
2-N-1
The first of its kind, the 2Wheela is a concept vehicle that merges the practicality of super-compacts with the spaciousness of vans. Confused?! By Yanko Design
Friday, May 25, 2012
Frog eBike 2012
Ever since the birth of the bicycle nearly two hundred years ago, designers, builders, and manufacturers have been inspired to evolve this two-wheeled mode of transportation. By Frog Design
Defining and Discussing the Meaning of "Jugaad"
Have you ever wished, when reading a thought-provoking book, that you could invite the author to lunch and simply talk about his or her ideas and inspiration? By Frog Design
Design Communities & Spaces
While the internet and the buzz of social networking sites have helped
like-minded people find each other and build online communities, there
still is an extended arm to these social communities. It involves live
interaction with multiple viewpoints, ardent discussions and debates
with an eye open towards creative innovations. By Frog Design
Redesigning the Shopping List
“One of Albert Heijn’s greatest strengths as a company is our ability to understand what the customer wants and translate that insight into innovative products and services.” - Dick Boer, President and CEO. By Frog Design
Disruption by Design
As Ralph Caplan defines it, "Design is a process for making things right." This definition captures the optimism of design, and it implies our fairly natural intuition about when a situation is “wrong” or broken.
In this TEDxSMU talk, frog Creative Director Kate Canales argues that design is something we come by quite naturally as humans. We design our way around broken systems everyday. The trick, of course, is to figure out how to apply that tendency to bigger and bigger issues.
This talk is about the little things Canales has seen that give her hope about our collective ability to design for those big problems. It is also about her belief that there will almost always be a thing in design, but the thing itself is not what matters. What matters is what the thing makes us do.
The Urbaneers
TED Fellow Mitchell Joachim and his team at Planetary ONE are going beyond green to re-engineer Brooklyn, New York’s most populous borough. By Frog Design
Cities in the Digital Age
For many people, the draw of cities is their pulse and flow, the veer and crush of humans, our shared machines, the vertical, the symmetrical, the seemingly impossible. By Frog Design
Stories of Change
Recently, frog Senior Interaction Designer Alex Tam and Associate Creative Director Dave Chiu were invited to participate in the Stories of Change Impact Lab held at Tomorrow Partners in Berkeley, California. By Frog Design
Monday, May 21, 2012
This Gizmo Lets You Draw A UI On Paper, Then Turns It Into A Touch Screen
You’ll just have to watch the video to appreciate the amazing possibilities of the SketchSynth, created by Billy Keyes. By Fast Company
A Cafe Where You Can Ride Your Bike On The Roof
The roof of this bike rental shop and cafe in southern China is actually a functioning cycling track. And it’s climate-appropriate, too. By Fast Company
To Get To The Root Of A Hard Problem, Just Ask “Why” Five Times
In The Lean Startup, Eric Ries argues that returning to the question of why five times cuts to the quick of a problem. By Fast Company
Friday, May 11, 2012
33 Creative QR Code Business Cards
A QR code is a type of matrix barcode designed to be read by smartphones. The code consists of black modules arranged in a square pattern on a white background. So in today’s collection we have compiled 33 creative business cards with qr codes. Enjoy!!
Friday, April 27, 2012
Extending the Experience Beyond the Device
Companies have come to realize the importance of offering engaging
experiences to their users, lest they risk losing them to competitors
that have invested time and money into improving their product and
service experiences. By UX Magazine
5 Ways to Create Better iPad Applications
We've just passed the two-year mark of the iPad being on the market. And with a second milestone of 200,000 iPad applications on the App Store nearing, there's no better time than now to reassess how to approach the UX of iPad applications. By UX Magazine
The Process of Co-Designing with Users
The practice of co-design allows users to become an active part of the creative development of a product by interacting directly with design and research teams. By UX Magazine
Tutorial: How to design a chatroom iPhone UI
In this tutorial you'll learn how to design an iPhone user interface for a forum and chat based mobile application.
The app involves a handful of everyday touch interface elements, such as buttons, input fields and touch gestures. By Webdesigner Depot
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Ideo and HCD Connect
IDEO.org has just launched HCD Connect,
an on-line platform designed specifically for users of human-centered
design in the social sector. Whether you’re a small farmer in West
Bengal, a teacher in rural Alabama, or an NGO employee in Ethiopia, HCD Connect
can help you share stories about specific challenges you face everyday,
find inspiration in “human-centered” solutions that meet the needs of
the poor, and learn from others’ insights and experiences.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Finger-Friendly Design
Smaller touch targets are harder for users to hit than larger ones. When you’re designing mobile interfaces, it’s best to make your targets big so that they’re easy for users to tap. By Smashing UX Design
Mission Transition
Life and nature are one big transition. The sun slowly rises to mark a
new day and then slowly sets to mark the end of the day and the
beginning of night. By Smashing UX Design
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Breaking Through the Glass : Designing Digital Experiences Beyond the Screen
As smartphones continue to cement their position as the digital hub of the consumer universe, and people engage with digital experiences across an increasingly diverse range of devices, the term "user experience" encompasses an ever-growing array of interfaces and contexts. By UX Magazine
Monday, February 20, 2012
5 Sketching Secrets of Leonardo Da Vinci
You can improve your sketching and paper prototyping by adopting some of the methods used Leonardo da Vinci in his sketch books. Leonardo was a prolific sketcher, filling his journals with over 13,000 pages of notes and drawings. These 5 sketching lessons will make you a better thinker. By Big Design
Leonardo's Kitchen Nightmare
Some of Leonardo’s projects failed because of their execution. The strange tale of Leonardo’s “Kitchen Nightmare” plays out like a Shakespearean “comedy of errors” where a visionary designer’s experiments all work perfectly to extremely disastrous results. By Boxes and Arrows
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Taihoo Concept 2046
Designed to agree with the aesthetic needs of the Chinese youth culture, the Taihoo Concept 2046 by designer Huang Hao anticipates the personal transportation needs for the young people in the country and caters to their specific preferences and lifestyle. By Design Buzz
Creative cellphones that make communication easy for visually impaired
With rapid advancements in mobile telephony in recent years, gadgets like cellphones have become an inseparable part of modern lives. But still a great number of visually impaired people around the world cannot reap the benefits of these modern tools. By Design Buzz
Electric Vehicle Charging System to make charging fun for travelers
One of the major deterrents for people looking to trade their gas guzzlers for EVs is that current EV charging systems along the highways are not reliable enough and users have to wait around with nothing to do while their vehicles charge. By Design Buzz
Solar Bus Stop uses induction charging to power electric public transport
Created specially keeping in mind the requirements of electricity run
public transport in the Dutch city of Noord-Brabant, the ATC Solar Curve
Bus Stop is an innovative and ambitious project. By Design Buzz
Lophii Bicycle gives penny farthings a fresh lease of life
Inspired by the movement and proportions of the predatory lophiiformes species of fish and the form of the penny farthing bicycles that were immensely fashionable in the late 19th century, the Lophii is an urban commuter bike that has been created to introduce the element of fun for sightseeing groups and tourists. By Design Buzz
Spherical Car Concepts for a splendid ride
Spherical car concepts are one of the most futuristic, energy efficient and space smart designs that can carry several people at a time. Being space smart, these cars have less chance to be stuck in traffic for a long time. By Design Buzz
Wanna be a game changer?
Co.Design sits down with Wolff Olins CEO Karl Heiselman, who embarked on a study of game-changing companies and netted smart insights on how branding must change. By Co.Design
Andriod design
Good website calling out best practices when it comes to learning how to design exceptional Android apps. By Developer Android.com
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Designing the modern atlas
It is often the case in interaction design that the best solutions simply get out of the way, allowing the user to achieve their goal and get on with their life. With Google Maps, this is certainly the desired outcome. By Core77
A day made of glass, part 2
One year ago Corning, the upstate-New-York-based glass manufacturer, released a concept video called "A Day of Glass." Now Corning's at it again with "A Day of Glass 2." By Core77
Frog future or fiction
Good article regarding innovative ways and unexpected solutions for rethinking how wind power
could be harnessed through leveraging existing infrastructure or
incorporating it into new infrastructure. By Core77
A multi-tool for shutterbugs
A multi-tool is a handy thing to have on a camping trip, particularly with tools for opening cans, removing bottlecaps, and cutting or manipulating materials. Manufacturer Gerber has also recognized that a crucial part of the experience, at least among today's younger set, will be recording the weekend goings-on for Monday morning upload to Facebook. By Core77
Zooka Bluetooth speaker
Portland, OR-based design studio New isn't, um, new to the portable audio game: their portfolio includes work for the likes of Logitech and UltimateEars, among other high-profile clients. However, the "Zooka" bluetooth speaker marks Patrick Triato & co.'s first foray into the exciting (and, at times, lucrative) world of Kickstarted product design. By Core77
miniMe and the future of integrated health care
After over 40 years of pioneering work in the Life Science industry, a multidisciplinary design team at Ergonomidesign put together their take on the future for the Health Care industry. Their challenge was to envision the future and develop possible solutions for the world to test, use and reflect on. By Core77
Design makes social change
Harry West, designer and CEO of Continuum, an innovation consultancy company with offices around the world, explains why commerce is a very powerful leverage when we speak about social innovation. For a designer, to improve just a little a product, for example a diaper for the chinese market, that will be used by millions, and make it cheaper too, is a first great step for a real social change. Same thing for financial products that in Latin America will be able to improve life of women, really.
A Fold-Up Helmet Designed For Easy Storage Doesn’t Store Easily
Engineer Philippe Arrouart and designer Patrick Jouffret, of the French agency 360, say that the main reason people don’t wear bike helmets is because they’re annoying to carry around. Really? By Co.Design
Architects Propose “Bibs” To Shield NYC From Global Warming’s Floods
Global warming will make New York spectacularly vulnerable to flooding. Some researchers even suggest that in 200 years, Manhattan could look like Venice. By Co.Design
Foursquare Solves A Basic UI Problem That Eludes Google Maps And Yelp
Google Maps and Yelp are great for searching for things that are close to where you are now. But what about searching other areas? By Co.Design
Will iPads Replace Textbooks? Not So Fast [Infographic]
Once you do the math, textbooks don't seem so crazily expensive after all. By Co.Design
Finally, A Key Ring That Won’t Kill Your Fingertips
Free Key is a cinch to crack open--and it won't break your nails. By Co.Design
Meet Jerry Manock, Apple’s Very First Designer
Before Jonathan Ive and even Hartmut Esslinger, there was Jerry Manock, the world’s first iDesigner. Manock, a 66-year-old product designer and lecturer at the University of Vermont, joined Apple Computer as a design consultant in 1977 and is credited with designing the case of the original Apple II, one of history’s first successful, mass-produced personal computers, among other products. By Co.Design
Why “Infographic Thinking” Is The Future, Not A Fad
Francesco Franchi: On Visual Storytelling and New Languages in Journalism from Gestalten on Vimeo.
Francesco Franchi, a master of information design, describes how "infographic thinking" goes beyond pretty pictures, and creates an entirely different sort of reading experience that encourages critical thought. By Co.Design
4 Elements That Make A Good User Experience Into Something Great
Helen Walters reports from the inaugural Interaction Design Awards, and finds that the best interfaces leave tech behind and address larger systems of interaction. By Co.Design
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Two halves of one mind
When Nokia and Microsoft designed the Nokia Lumia 800, there was no clash of cultures – more a shared vision based on purity and simplicity.
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Why Burying Sign Up Buttons Helps Get More Sign Ups
If you remove the sign up button from the homepage on the following site, will signups increase or decrease? By Zurb
Vinod Khosla's 5 Second Memory Test
Khosla uses the 5 second rule on the initial pitches from entrepreneurs and on pitches their companies give to prospective customers after he invests in them. By Zurb
You're Not A Designer If...
What actually goes into the field of User Experience Design: graphic design, psychology, communication design, user research, sociology, usability...? By Zurb
Why Design Methods Matter
Getting stuck thinking about process is an easy trap for designers to fall into. Sure you'll solve problems, but without effective methods, those results will be … well, uninspiring. By Zurb
Steve Jobs: People With Passion Change the World
What Jobs is talking about here is being truly passionate about your work, for your craft. Investing yourself in your ideas when no one else will, when there might not be any financial rewards. By Zurb
An iPhone app for on-screen prototyping
Nicholas Zambetti has updated LiveView to support the iPad. If you’re a developer looking to create pixel-perfect iPad creations this is a no-brainer must-have. Look for landscape support coming soon! By IDEO
Monday, February 06, 2012
Samsung Hike lets you capture 3D video via hand gestures alone
In the modern world, cellphones have become an integral part of our personalities and whether a person is a complete couch potato or avid camper/rock climber/backpacker, having a cellphone close at hand is a basic need. By Design Buzz
Super smart earphones
Way back when earphones were first introduced, the general public was made to believe that their lives were going to be simplified forever and listening to music would be as simple as plugging the phones into the Walkman and pressing the play button. By Design Buzz
Mindhalo headset
The Hong Kong Polytechnic and California based company NeuroSky have come up with a new brainwave reading technology. By Design Buzz
Flex your chatter with flexible display cellphone concepts
Flexible displays for cellphones are something that most of us have read about. However, we do not completely understand what they are. But who cares? By Design Buzz
Sunday, February 05, 2012
Airbnb Turns Boring Facts Into Masterful Marketing
The company has experienced meteoric growth over the last year, fueled by global expansion. And they're good at telling the story. By Co.Design
No Joke: With Lumia, Nokia Crushes The iPhone
In both physical and UI design, the struggling Finnish manufacturer delivers a solid rival to the reigning smartphone. By Co.Design
Could A Rebranding Help Give Teachers The Prestige They Deserve?
The Brooklyn-based design studio Hyperakt schools teachers on honing their image through branding. By Co.Design
Nike Invents A “Shoe” For Athletes With Prosthetic Limbs
The company's innovation lab worked with marathoner Sarah Reinertsen to fill a market that's ordinarily too small to attract serious R&D. By Co.Design
The Best Of The Best
The winners solve a number of problems in new ways, from Ford's smart dashboards to Sifteo's novel games to a system to help make cell phones easier for the elderly. By Co.Design
Thursday, February 02, 2012
Creative Uses for QR Codes
Using creative and remarkable QR codes you can grow your sales and attract more fans. Just put yourselves in shoes of your target audience and you’ll by far understand what you want to get. By Speckyboy
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