Get Some Tails Waggin' with Petco in San Diego, CA
wants an Associate Creative Dir.in San Diego, CA This job is about more than just driving the creative branding of a dynamic leader in the pet-supply industry. It's about helping Petco realize their...
View ArticleIn the Hands of God: A Study of Risk and Savings in Afghanistan
By Mark Rolston, Cara Silver, Joshua Blumenstock and Jan ChipchaseThe study, In the Hands of God (1.4MB PDF), explored the strategies adopted by salaried Afghans for mitigating financial (or more...
View ArticleMust-See Video: A Life-Changing Combination of CNC, Robotics and Rube Goldberg
The most awesome thing I've seen all week: Portland-based physicist David Neevel has combined CNC and robotics with a dose of Rube Goldberg to perform a task of vital importance. Along the way he's had...
View ArticleWhy We Need a New and Hyper-Local Model for Design Activism, by Julie Kim
This is the second article in a series examining the potential of resilient design to improve the way the world works. Join designers, brand strategists, architects, futurists, experts and...
View ArticleAudi Vs. Audi Paintball Duel
...And here's the second most awesome thing I've seen all week: The guys over at Audi UK came up with a fantastic way to test out the RS 4 Avant, using methods that have no applicability whatsoever to...
View ArticleTyvek Sneakers: Wrap Your House / Wrap Your Feet
Designers always seem to be on a constant quest for the next big material innovation. From the the first application of steam bending in the Thonet chair to things like Glass Snowboards, material...
View ArticleMyo Muscle-Reading Gesture Interface Device Looks Freaking Amazing--and Can...
Well folks, looks like 2013 is shaping up to be the year gesture control finally becomes available to the masses. First up, the Leap motion controller that caused such a blog stir (we covered it here...
View ArticleMunich Creative Business Week 2013: Visiting Downtown Exhibitions and...
Over the course of three posts, we take a look at the highlights of the second edition of the Munich Creative Business Week (MCBW), which took place from February 16–24, 2013.Colorful "Midgets" by...
View ArticleTransform Design Intent into 3D Models at Apple in Cupertino, California
wants a CAD sculptor/Digital 3D Modelerin Cupertino, CA How would you like to influence the industrial design process and development of new products at Apple Inc? Here's your chance. Join the Apple...
View ArticleIn the Hands of God: The 10 Emotional Stages of Working in High Risk...
By Jan ChipchaseHow do you feel when you're asked to do travel somewhere interesting but that carries a slightly higher risk of injury, kidnap or death?I've run a number of studies to "lively" places,...
View ArticleIDSA & GrabCAD Present the 'CAD' (Color Aided Design) Rendering Challenge
Following our recent announcement of an ongoing partnership with the IDSA, we'd like to invite our readers to enter the "CAD" Rendering Challenge in anticipation of the IDSA Northeast District...
View ArticleNEMO Equipment: From a RISD ID Thesis to a Successful Outdoor Gear Company...
In 2002 Cam Brensinger was a RISD industrial design student on a camping trip. An experienced outdoorsman, Brensinger spent a miserable night on that particular outing to Mount Washington, due to using...
View ArticleSupercapacitor Manufacturing Development Promises "The End of Batteries"
Tiny photo.Huge impact?The tech blogs have been aTwitter with news of a potential portable energy breakthrough. Heralded as possibly bringing "The End of Batteries," researchers at UCLA have succeeded...
View ArticleCore77 Design Awards on Fab This Weekend Only!
The Core77 Design Awards' mandate is to push the boundaries and reach of the design professions so it is a natural that we are teaming up this Weekend with Internet phenomenon Fab to put the word out...
View ArticleThe History Behind a Certain 55,000-Square-Foot Fixer-Upper
You'll never guess where this isIn 1792, architect James Hoban won a design competition to create this house where, like, the President would live. They called it the White House and it was pretty...
View ArticleInternational Home + Housewares Show 2013: Live from Chicago!
We're back in Chicago for the International Home + Housewares Show, where we bring you the best new products and gadgets from the annual event, featuring companies from around the world. As with last...
View ArticleSteelcase Study Concludes We're Sitting Differently as a Result of More...
Steelcase has announced that they've been studying what many of us have undoubtedly noticed: These days we do a lot more in our chairs than sit and type or mouse. With smartphones and tablets taking an...
View ArticleWe Are Bulletproof Wants You In London
wants an Account Managerin New York, New York Simply put......you've started out, you've got two or more years robust FMCG brand and packaging experience and you're looking for your next role. Fancy...
View ArticleIn the Hands of God: Managing Expectations in the Organization
By Jan ChipchaseA frog team spent a week in Cairo for client research, workshops and keynotes shortly after the revolution. Our team of six worked out of a downtown hotel, syncing with three local...
View ArticleDlandstudio Founder Susannah Drake on Her Multidisciplinary Approach to the...
Design is about problem-solving, but to some extent we're constrained in what problems we can solve by the boxes our profession places us in. Few of us have the juice to enact widespread control over...
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