Scientist Figures Out How Those Big-Ass 'Sailing Stones' Move Themselves...
"Racetrack Playa" sounds like the screenname of an online teenager you're competing against in Need for Speed, but scientists recognize it as the name of a dried-up lake in Death Valley. For a century,...
View ArticleCore77 Design Awards 2013: Watch the Soft Goods Jury Announcement LIVE, NOW!
On to the next one! Live from New York, it's... Wednesday afternoon? As good a time as any for Jeff "jeffstaple" Ng to announce the winners for the Soft Goods category of the 2013 Core77 Design Awards!...
View ArticleThink Diffrient: Human-Factors Pioneer Niels Diffrient Passes Away at 84
Text by Brian LutzNiels Diffrient, the artist, architect, author, and industrial designer whose seminal research on ergonomics established standards for the furniture industry, died at his home in...
View ArticleCore77 Design Awards 2013: Watch the DIY Jury Announcement LIVE, NOW!
Whew, what a day! We've seen live broadcasts from the Social Impact jury team in Cape Town, South Africa, the Consumer Products team in Hamburg, Germany, and the Soft Goods jury in New York City, and...
View ArticleHow Logs Are Turned Into Boards, Part 2: Quartersawn
This is the second post of an ongoing series about wood. Understanding its nature, the way it moves and changes, and the implications for designers and builders. Check back every Wednesday for the next...
View ArticleDefying Death on a DIY Jet-Powered Bicycle and the Other Antics of Colin Furze
At this point in history, every last one of us is knee-deep in the YouTube era, the gold standard of user-generated content, where a new flash in the pan surfaces every day. Although Colin Furze is...
View ArticleDesign Infographics for the Ultimate Team in Las Vegas, Nevada
wants a Visualization and Infographics Designerin Las Vegas, Nevada The world's fastest growing sports organization wants you to step into the ring and join the sports revolution. UFC needs a Data...
View ArticleCore77 Design Awards 2013: Watch the Packaging Jury Announcement LIVE, NOW!
Welcome to Day Four of the Core77 Design Awards live jury broadcasts! First on the today's schedule, Lars Wallentin and his fellow jury members Charles Morgan, Kym Staiff and Patrick Gaudard announce...
View ArticleOwning Two of a Certain Object Indicates Your Kids Will Do Well in School....
In the original Miami Vice television series, Detective Zito is murdered in Season Three. After learning of his death, co-cops Crockett, Tubbs and Switek visit his house, where they discover Zito's...
View ArticleCore77 Design Awards 2013: Watch the Transportation Jury Announcement LIVE, NOW!
We're back in London for the 11th of our 17 Core77 Design Awards live jury broadcasts, where Paul Priestman and his handpicked jury of Mat Hunter, Dale Harrow and Sophie Thomas are pleased to present...
View ArticleCaroline Woolard's Barter-Based Cafe & Barricade Bed, On View Now at MoMA
Caroline Woolard's furniture designs might be considered to be works of art—not in the sense that they are highly limited collectibles but rather as critical commentary. Billed as a "post-media artist"...
View ArticleCore77 Design Awards 2013: Watch the Interiors & Exhibitions Jury...
For our last Core77 Design Awards jury broadcast of the day, we've got two for the price of one: interiors and exhibitions! ...ok, so that was pretty bad, but the winners for that category definitely...
View ArticleCore77 TV: How to Fix the Bum Armrests on a Herman Miller Embody Chair
Herman Miller's Embody is one of the best office chairs on the market, and the company has a reputation for excellence in design and engineering. So we were surprised when both armrests on our review...
View ArticleCapturing a Nighttime Bicycle Race with the Nokia Lumia 928: The Red Hook...
Content sponsored by Windows PhoneCore77 is pleased to partner with Windows Phone to bring you a series of photo diaries this summer. Based on the theme of Reinvention, we're looking to capture the...
View ArticleCore77 Design Awards 2013: Watch the Equipment Jury Announcement LIVE, NOW!
Those of us here in the States are getting an early start for Day Five of the Core77 Design Awards jury broadcasts, but it's already afternoon for GE's Duncan Trevor-Wilson and his jury team in...
View ArticleThe Stayhold: Simple Industrial Design to Secure Items in Your Car Trunk
Sometimes you don't realize your behavior is actually compensating for a design flaw. That is, until you see the solution. When borrowing a car and carrying anything heavy or delicate—a full toolbox, a...
View ArticleCore77 Design Awards 2013: Watch the Interaction Jury Announcement LIVE, NOW!
The field of interaction design has been growing steadily in parallel to the adoption of new technology, and we're always excited to learn what's new and next in this domain. Who better than Anab Jain...
View ArticleHelp Incase Deliver Innovative and Enhanced Product Experiences
wants a Product Developerin San Francisco, California Incase products promote design simplicity while offering intuitive functionality and increased mobility for an enhanced user experience. Do you...
View ArticleThe Open University Presents 'Design in a Nutshell,' from Gothic Revival to...
Last week, we learned (or relearned) Dieter Rams' Ten Principles of Good Design through a nicely-executed animation by Design Silesia. Today, we have a series of animated shorts from the Open...
View ArticleHow is the Exterior of the New Mac Pro Made? Impact Extrusion
Man I can't get over that new Mac Pro. And while we all know the "thermal core" part is made from extruded aluminum, how is the exterior (which is also aluminum) made? It's obviously not extruded, as...
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