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2015 in Review: Design Entrepreneurs are Killing It
Of all designers, industrial designers are perhaps best suited to becoming successful entrepreneurs by pursuing their passions. You know why? Because we make things, and people use things in their...
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The Best Product Design GIFs of 2015
The animated GIF is ideally suited to certain types of subject matter. Adorable animals? Check. Out-of-sync Super Bowl dancers? Of course. Confused John Travolta? Yes, please. But product design—not so...
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17 Random and Amazing Phenomena We Saw This Year
Some of the best doses of creative inspiration come from the random phenomena that humans and nature create. This year we've seen a lot of strange things, a lot of beautiful things, a lot of clever...
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Design Job: Help Prudential Lighting produce high quality luminaires as their...
Ideal candidates have a refined aesthetic, prototyping skills and an understanding of materials and processes. They'll have 3-5 years experience successfully demonstrating visual and mechanical design...
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8 New Types of Digital Fabrication Machines from 2015
There has been an awakening in the force…that is, in the force of people developing digital fabrication machines. It's seriously crazy. Earlier in the year there was a down-note when it was announced...
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7 Organizational Tips for the New Year
Tired of dealing with clutter? Want to make this new year the time you finally get organized? Here are some tips for making that happen.1. Get rid of the clutterYou don't want to put effort into...
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9 Footwear Designs To Track from 2015
This year we saw a variety of designers attempting to produce truly innovative footwear. Which they will increasingly need to do at a fast rate, since Counterfeit Sneakers are Now Manufactured So Well,...
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Designers Speculate on the Future from the Year 2015
I can't help but wonder if our current visions of the future are wildly limited in imagination, or if resolutions in our time are akin to the retro futuristic aesthetic of the 1950s as demonstrated in...
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To Build or Not to Build: Fantastical Architecture from 2015
This year we saw a bunch of architecture in the fantasy realm, and as always, it's tough to decide which is more exciting: The concepts, or the out-there structures that some people were actually crazy...
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2015 in Review: Animals and Biomimicry
Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction, which is an idea that certainly carries over to the mysteries of nature (watch enough Discovery Channel and you'll be well aware of this fact). Sometimes...
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DIY References and Inspiration to Bookmark for this New Year
Throughout the past 20 years, one key goal has been the focus of our little corner of the internet: sharing the best of design inspiration and knowledge with you, our creative readers. Below we've...
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Reader Submitted: Oli: A Standalone Home Bluetooth Speaker
OLi is a stand-alone Bluetooth speaker that allows music to fill up your surroundings. OLi can stand in different areas of the house instead of filling up spaces on tables or shelves. This speaker...
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The Year in Wood: Information, Resources and Production Methods
Wood is the gateway drug into making things. It's readily available, relatively affordable, can be worked with either hand tools or machines, and is far easier to get started with than plastic or...
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10 Experimental Transportation Devices We Saw This Year
While everyone from Tesla to Uber to Google is working on driverless cars, there are plenty of inventors who aren't interested in roadgoing vehicles at all. Here are some of the stranger inventions,...
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Our 10 Favorite Unusual Things We Saw Made This Year
Craig Lauchner's Torggler-Inspired Cabinet Door Mechanisms:Ikeda Yosuke's Open/Close Sign:via GIPHYMichael Walker's Art Knives:The fuel gauge on Toyota's Beautiful Inside-Out KIKAI Concept Car:Stian...
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How to Build an Internet of Things Apocalypse
Start with the best of intentions."What if we could put the power of the Internet of Things (IoT) into the hands of many more people than ever before?"That may have been the question they asked...
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Design Job: Create exceptional fabrications as e4 Design's next Exhibit...
As an exhibit designer, your 3 years in trade show industry experience gives you design expertise, product knowledge, and a familiarity with modular exhibiting systems, custom fabrication, and graphic...
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Tiny House Alternative: The Tiny A-Frame Cabin
Tucked away in the Redwood trees of Cazadero, California stands this unassuming A-frame cabin.It appears tiny on the outside, but the interior tells a different tale.While one of the original aims of...
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Making a Clip Art–Inspired Home Audio Cabinet
Inspiration can be found in the darndest places, but the spark behind Miniforms' Caruso Cabinet is one of the strangest sources we've heard of yet: clip art. Yes, those gloriously rudimentary graphics...
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Reader Submitted: Me-PEN: A Stylus Pen with Data Backup
Me-PEN™ is a device that helps you create and keep your artistic works—all without affecting your phone or tablet's limited memory space. Using intelligent integration, the Me-PEN™ is a stylus and a...
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