Clik here to view.
Marketing & Sales vs. Product: Steve Jobs on Why Giants Fall (cc: Tim Cook &...
The iPhone 6 and Apple Watch double launch may have put some minds at rest, but Apple is undeniably still struggling to shake off lingering pessimism regarding its future—countless column inches having...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Stop Loss Bags: A Better Package Design Solution for Wood Finishes
In our daily lives, we live with such lousy package design solutions. A tube is a terrible way to store toothpaste, and when was the last time you got the last drop out of a bottle of lotion or...
View ArticleClik here to view.
An Enormous Underwater Statue Meant to Serve as an Artificial Reef
It created much blog buzz, back in 2008, when news outlets discovered New York City had been dumping its old subway cars into the Atlantic Ocean to serve as artificial reefs. The thinking was that the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Show Off Your Surface and Pattern Design Expertise When You Join Gibson...
As a recognized leader in the tabletop industry, Gibson Overseas values individual talent and problem solving skills in a team environment. They are the nation's leading producer of dinnerware,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Object Solutions: Curious Products for Everyday Problems
The modern world is pretty hell-bent on eradicating even the slightest hints of inconvenience from our lowly existence. At the slightest sign of consumer discomfort or "user friction," any number of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SEGD Xlab 2014 Conference: Making Magic in Museums and Beyond
Photos by Robin Lopez unless otherwise notedReporting by Chris BeattyOn Thursday, November 6, the Society for Experiential Graphic Designers (SEGD) held its annual Xlab conference at the SVA Theatre in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Brad Ascalon on Working for Himself, Balancing Business with Creativity, and...
This is the latest installment of our Core77 Questionnaire. Previously, we talked to Zoë Mowat.Name:Brad AscalonOccupation: Industrial designer Location: New York CityCurrent projects: We recently...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Is Your Kid's Pillow Fort Up to Code?
Maybe you think a child's first experience with architecture comes via building blocks or Lego. But we experienced designers know those tykes are just monkeying around with scale models, absent any...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Art of 3D Modeling, FEA, CNC, Materials Science & More: Met Conservators...
Photos courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (via Hyperallergic)As a website and resource for industrial designers, we're always curious to learn about new materials and methods that may be of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Civic Design Camp: Talks, Task Forces, Taboos and Tools for Large-Scale Impact
Photo by Carly AyresIt's not often that an event brings government officials, public servants, visual and industrial designers together in the same room... but when it does, you can expect a truly...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Winston Workstation: A Tabletop Approach to Standing Desks
A standing desk is a bit of a commitment, and purchasing one of course requires you jettison your existing desk. But a company called Innovative Office Products is betting on the existence of a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Brilliant Monument Design Casts Perfect Solar Spotlight Once a Year
Yesterday was Veteran's Day, the U.S. holiday where we Yanks honor the members of our military, past and present (and get our annual Band of Brothers fix on TV). The timing of the holiday is based on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Desktop CNC Milling Productivity Tip: Cut a Grid Into Your Spoilboard [Core77...
When you're mounting a workpiece to a CNC mill by screwing it into a spoilboard, that spoilboard of course becomes riddled with holes. If you keep hitting the same hole over and over again--by, say,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Brookstone Products Elevate Everyday Experiences. You Elevate Brookstone...
Brookstone is one of the nation's most exciting specialty retailers, known for its high-quality, innovative products and gift ideas. They are committed to providing their customers with unique products...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sweet Laser-Etched Wooden Book Enclosure
For every name-brand designer cranking out well-known, mass-produced products, there's an army of unknown designers quietly producing excellent work that most of us will never see. While not as sexy as...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Charlie's Gonna Be a Kitchen Star: Support the Charlie Cart on Kickstarter!
Home-cooked food, hands-on learning, healthy living and modular design are all potent buzzwords. Through the Charlie Cart Project, they can be put to real social use. Both what we learn and what we eat...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Industrial Design vs. Architecture, Which Is Harder? Ask Karim Rashid
It's far easier for a standup comic to do drama than it is for a dramatic actor to do standup comedy. Because nuanced comedy has drama within it, but the reverse is not true.A question more relevant to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Organizing with Cleverly Designed Labels
As a professional organizer, I often work with clients to label their file folders and their storage bins so everything can be readily found. While I'm often using a basic label maker, there are plenty...
View ArticleClik here to view.
When Design Fiction Goes Too Far?
This thing is making rounds and we'd normally be too embarrassed to post what by all means must be a hoax, but (as Bike Snob pointed out), Toby King's "Smart Hat" essentially turns a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Just Mayo vs. Unilever: Biggest Lawsuit in History of Mayonnaise?
If you haven't yet heard of it, Hampton Creek is an awesome West Coast startup with a mission to redefine mass manufactured food, one product at a time. Having asked themselves what we could do...
View Article
