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Playing "Space Invaders in Real Life"
I thought this wasn't going to be funny, then I almost spit my coffee out while watching it. The comedy & gaming nerds over at Rooster Teeth rigged up an immersive "Space Invaders in Real Life"...
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Why Is Sex So Good?
In February 2013 at Long Beach, I stood on a stage in front of 1500 people, all of whom had paid a lot of money to attend the week-long TED event. Trying to appear casual and confident but nervous as...
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Brilliant Pencil Sharpener Design Helps You Endlessly Extend Pencils
One of the more fascinating challenges for a product designer is creating the UI for something tiny. Aspirin is a good example: The active ingredient is so miniscule that we cannot physically...
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Reader Submitted: Data Cocktail: When Tweets Make You Tipsy
Data Cocktail is a synesthetic way to consider digital data.Now, you can actually drink Twitter: when a cocktail is desired, the machine will look for the five latest messages around the world quoting...
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Yea or Nay? A Self-Propelled, "Intelligent" Baby Stroller
This is one of those concept designs that I find horrific, yet I realize it is the target market's estimation that counts more than mine. And as a non-parent I am not the target market. Before I say...
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What We're Reading: 507 Mechanisms and Devices, Travel Posters to the Cosmos...
Core77's editors spend time combing through the news so you don't have to. Here's a weekly roundup of our favorite stories from the World Wide Web.What Makes Something Beautiful?Designers should...
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A Beer Vending Machine That's Operated by Human Screaming
Last summer I was entertaining a no-nonsense Belgian acquaintance when we began eagerly discussing beer. He said IPAs were starting to gain traction in his hometown, and he'd liked the few he tried. I...
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Weekly Maker's Roundup
Arcade Cabinet Build, Part 2Bob Clagett continues to amaze with Part 2 of his epic arcade cabinet build. This video, which is every bit as dense as Part 1, contains clear explanations and some great...
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Using Bass as a Production Method
We all know that sound travels in waves, which we can't see—but can certainly feel, given enough bass. Sound designer Ricky van Broekhoven and Eindhoven I.D. grad Olivier van Herpt have exploited this...
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Reference: A Photography Cheatsheet for Remembering the Effects of Aperture,...
In ten years of running a photography rental studio, I've learned to pick out the inexperienced shooters immediately. Here's a dead giveaway: They tell you that they want to start off with the Super...
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Video of Awesome Shape-Shifting Mannequins for Fashion Designers
Furniture designers need chair bucks, and fashion designers need dress forms. You've undoubtedly seen the armless wireframe torsoes that the latter uses to create patterns and test how fabric hangs and...
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Design Job: Don't Be Cheeky, Join United Legwear As Their Next Men's Athletic...
The Designer will design/develop volume and single hanging underwear programs from inception to market. This position will oversee all seasonal color development from start to finish. The Designer will...
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A Look at Tesla's Autopilot Feature. Have They Solved the UI/UX?
There's no doubt that self-driving cars are coming, but every designer has to be wondering: How will the user interface be handled? When something that weighs nearly 5,000 pounds is hurtling along at...
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Squirted-Foam Rugs? Yes, Please
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: rugs are incredibly underrated, and I’m thrilled to see more and more designers starting to pay attention to the humble textiles underfoot. This week we have...
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Benjamin Hubert on What It Really Takes to Make a Difference Through Design
Design Indaba kicks off tomorrow in Cape Town, with three days of speakers on making “a better world through creativity.” One of those speakers is Benjamin Hubert, who presents an interesting case...
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Get Inside the Graphic Design Process, Functional Ceramics by Noguchi,...
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 what's going...
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Nissan's Self-Organizing Office Furniture
It's not quite Tesla's Autopilot, but Nissan has been developing a automotive feature called Intelligent Parking Assist. The system was developed with the thought that drivers would be tired after a...
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Tough and Timeless: The New Hand-Eye Mechanic's Bag
With an eye to old school, traditional mechanic's bags, we welcome more utility and class to the family of custom HES gear. The new Hand-Eye Mechanic's Bag is built for a long life on the road or in...
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Meet 1-Hour Design Challenge Judge Dan Chen
Dan Chen, a MIT Media Lab Research Assistant, inventor of RIT (Robot Intimacy Technology) and 1-Hour Design Challenge Sex Toy judge, takes inspiration from a variety of sources and individuals—amongst...
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Design Job: Get in Gear and Join Honda as Their Next Automotive Interior and...
Can you dream up concepts and ideas that will surprise customers and perfectly match their needs, creating sketches, models, and full-size mock-ups that can be seen. Applicants must have excellent use...
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