How They Sorted Mail in 1903
You probably have an inkling that modern-day mail is sorted by machines. But back in 1903, it had to be done by guys named Ralph or Wesley. They had a lot of letters to sort, and they had to do it...
View ArticleDesign Job: Czarnowski seeks a Crazy-talented 3D Exhibit Designer to join...
Ideal candidates can lead creative brand executions nationally and globally for major automotive clients. They'll have 2-5 years of experience and both strong computer rendering ability in Rhino+Vray...
View ArticleNap on the Go: Here's a Hoodie with a Self-Inflatable Pillow Concealed Inside...
The inflatable neck pillow I showed you in this post is one of the handiest travel items I own. It's also, small as it is, one more thing to carry. So building an inflatable pillow into a hoodie seems...
View ArticleAnyone Seeking an Unusual Woodworking-Based Apprenticeship?
We know what you're thinking: "Oh, another video that starts off with gentle folk music and dolly shots of wood shavings." But no, this one's different. First off, the guy in this one's got a British...
View ArticleReader Submitted: Ruggie: The Clock For Sleep Lovers
We've all been there, what's supposed to be a 5 minute snooze ends up being a vicious snooze cycle we struggle to fight out of. Sleep experts agree that snoozing only contributes to a tired morning,...
View ArticleThese Strangely Bent Trees Were Ancient Native American GPS
Remember the "Crooked Forest" mystery we showed you earlier? Here's a photo:To refresh your memory, this pine grove in Poland contained a high number of these remarkably-shaped trees, which prompted...
View ArticleStunning Video Inside and Outside the Frank-Lloyd-Wright-Designed Hollyhock...
When it comes to Frank Lloyd Wright, you've all seen images of Fallingwater, the Imperial Hotel and of course the Guggenheim. But you've likely never seen inside of the Hollyhock House in L.A., which...
View ArticleWeekly Maker's Roundup
Furniture Design Competition, Winner Gets Royalty Contract!This first maker video's got nothing being made in it, and instead has to do with you. Izzy Swan has pulled together sponsorship for a...
View ArticleDriverless or Desire-less?
As the idea of autonomous cars becomes more widely accepted, there's a challenge that tomorrow's automotive designers will need to tackle: how to design desirability into the autonomous car? Industry...
View ArticleDesign Job: Bring Passion to Downlighting as a Sr. Product Designer at...
This Designer will be responsible for the full creation and mechanical design of new products and will also work on developing improvements to existing products. They'll apply sound engineering...
View ArticleThis Week in Design: How to Become a Design Entrepreneur, Explore the...
Happy Monday! Jumpstart your week with our insider's guide to events in the design world. From must-see exhibitions to insightful lectures and the competitions you need to know about—here's the best of...
View ArticleUpgrading the Anti-Fatigue Mat
I’m a firm believer that rugs are incredibly underrated. All day, every day they are the subtle cushioning between us and the hard, cruel and often cold world, er, floor. Luckily, rugs seem to be...
View ArticleReader Submitted: A Duo of Smart Home Monitoring Devices for Bathroom Safety
We spend a portion of our day in this wet and slippery space alone with the door locked, often with no smartphone to call for help if something goes wrong—we are of course talking about the the...
View ArticleNissan NV200 vs. VPG MV-1: Which is the Better Wheelchair-Accessible Taxi...
NYC law states that by 2020, half of Gotham's yellow cab fleet (currently 13,437 cars total) must be wheelchair-accessible. Given the design of your average taxi, including the Nissan NV200 that's been...
View ArticleCombining Holograms with Visual Presentation Technique from 1892 Yields...
In the late 19th Century, French inventor Charles-Émile Reynaud developed a way to project primitive moving images onto a painted background scene. He called his invention the Théâtre Optique (Optical...
View ArticleWhat Causes These Nature-Made Circles to Form in the Sand?
Imagine being an archaeologist in the 1930s and finding, etched into a fossilized chunk of sandstone, a perfect circle. Far too perfect to have been drawn by human hands. Or imagine being a Viking...
View ArticleSave the Date! One Week Until the 2016 Core77 Design Awards Open for Entries!
It's nearly here! On January 19th the ribbon will be cut and the 2016 Core77 Design Awards will be officially open for entries. A celebration of innovative, disruptive, and mindful design across all...
View ArticleDesign Job: Apple Inc. seeks Passionate CAD Sculptors/Digital 3D Modelers in...
You'll need a strong interest and aptitude in digital 3D modeling to create high quality digital 3D surface models used in the industrial design and product development process. Responsibilities...
View ArticleClara Porset’s Tropical Modernism
This is the latest installment of our Designing Women series. Previously, we profiled the Swedish-Californian designer Greta Magnusson Grossman.Clara Porset with a model of a table for production....
View Article3 Weeks Left to Apply for SVA's Products of Design MFA Progam
There's only 3 more weeks to apply to be a part of the Class of 2018 at SVA's MFA in Products of Design. Chaired by Core77's Allan Chochinov, the program is a pan-discipline design program...
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