Complete with a site-specific sculpture by Brooklyn-based designers Chen Chen & Kai Williams. | Continue reading
It was a matter of time until someone created a physical object to assist with "social distancing," the practice of keeping nearby people away to avoid transmitting COVID-19: The CDC writes that the recommended distance to be maintained is 6 feet (2 meters), so this guy's solutio … | Continue reading
Peter Ruggiero's clever solutions to transform and optimize America's worst large airport | Continue reading
The COVID-19 scare/pandemic/crisis (pick one, depending on your politics) has led to hand sanitizer flying off of the shelves. Turns out it's actually possible to make your own; the World Health Organization has provided freely downloadable instructions here [PDF]. I looked throu … | Continue reading
Drive the creative vision and strategic plan for the bank's cafes and branches, and lead a team of accomplished designers throughout the process. | Continue reading
UK-based Emissions Analytics, an independent testing organization that measures real-world vehicle emissions, has determined that tire wear causes more pollution than exhaust from the tailpipe. Photo by Jiafeng Wang on Unsplash Watchdog orgs and government regulations keep car co … | Continue reading
Nurman Farieka Ramdhany, an entrepreneurial cobbler in Indonesia, has figured out how to make shoes using the skin from chicken feet. And while it might sound gross, it's in fact sustainable. To be clear, the chickens are not being killed to produce the shoes; they're already bei … | Continue reading
Navigating the world of crowdfunding can be overwhelming, to put it lightly. Which projects are worth backing? Where's the filter to weed out the hundreds of useless smart devices? To make the process less frustrating, we scour the various online crowdfunding platforms to put tog … | Continue reading
Converse recently announced a new footwear line that employs a variety of new materials and forms to improve upon the fit and sizing of its classic footwear styles. Dubbed CX, the new design toolkit will influence the way Converse designs footwear moving forward. The collection f … | Continue reading
I set out with a goal to create a portable mahjong set that looks good and feels good with the intention of making this product for Gen Z people such as myself. Why? Because I enjoy playing mahjong and it's not very accessible to play anywhere especially with the | Continue reading
The news is so swamped with COVID-19 stories, you may have missed this important piece of non-Coronavirus-related legislation from this week that could have a large effect on our buildings. The American Energy Innovation Act sounds too good to be true. It's a massive | Continue reading
Arts & (space) crafts via free-to-download 3D models from NASA | Continue reading
Today Logitech announced their new POWERED family of wireless chargers, the largest of which can apparently do what Apple couldn't get their canceled AirPower charger to do: Charge three devices at once (an iPhone, AirPods and an Apple Watch) without overheating. While it can be … | Continue reading
Stratasys has announced they're releasing a new, lower-cost version of their high-end J8 series of 3D printers. If you or your design firm has a quarter-mil lying around, sure, treat yourself to their big-boy J850. But Stratasys has realized that smaller firms will want the full- … | Continue reading
Help design innovative, and technologically advanced bicycle trailers, bags, and accessories | Continue reading
I miss the days when automakers would experiment like first-year art students. In the 1970s Volkswagen's boxy little Rabbit was selling like hotcakes all over the world, and VW's HQ in Germany wondered if they could sell Rabbit-based station wagons and pickup truck variants, too. … | Continue reading
Here's a great way to prevent thieves from snatching stuff out of the open bed of your pickup. "My husband and I were having issues with people coming into our neighborhood [and stealing] tools out of vehicles (and anything else they can get their hands on)," a California woman w … | Continue reading
Adapt Solutions invented it as a transfer seat for wheelchair users | Continue reading
Flowers have more to offer than just looking pretty, you know. The "direct-to-consumer materials science company" PANGAIA knows this, as they've stuffed their latest product—a puffer jacket—full of them. In lieu of the cruelty-prone goose or duck down, that is distributed by the … | Continue reading
Design details make this a highly functional, comfortable and sensible delivery vehicle | Continue reading
A hands-on approach to understanding your product and continually improving its design | Continue reading
DB Schenker's successful trial in Norway keeps trucks out of the city center | Continue reading
I was impressed by the interior design of certain railcars I saw in Europe and Scandinavia, which featured storage methods for bikes. On Australia's Gold Coast, local officials have extended this concept for those riding waves rather than cycles: "This tram in Australia has a pla … | Continue reading
Can the Esper machine from Blade Runner be far off? | Continue reading
It's interesting to see cool technology cross boundaries from one industry to another. It reinforces the need to look beyond your own market for innovative solutions. Such is the case with a new, award-winning home-entry product from Michigan startup PassiveBolt Inc., whose co-fo … | Continue reading
Putting "shoes" on your Toyota Land Cruiser is an unusual mod for a 4x4. Photographer Chris Bray did it (we showed it here) to prevent crushing crabs as he and his wife traverse Christmas Island, where some 40 to 50 million of the little red crustaceans conduct an annual mass | Continue reading
I've just returned from several days in Death Valley, which was just incredible. Stay tuned, coverage is in the works. Apparently not everyone shares my sentiments, on Death Valley or other national and natural treasures. Graphic designer Amber Share, going through Yelp reviews o … | Continue reading
Broadly speaking, there are two ways to build a bridge. The first is to build extensive, sturdy scaffolding to hold the elements in place as work crews assemble them. The second is to start with a pier, and build outwards in both directions at the same pace, ensuring balance. Bot … | Continue reading
This reminds me heavily of an ID school modelmaking class assignment: Make a convincing pair of sneakers using an unexpected material. Craftsperson Sean Yan Muk might not be an ID student, but he proves here that patience and skill can yield good results: | Continue reading
Target's logo is a target. Apple's logo is an apple. What does BMW's logo represent? Ask most designers, and they'll say it's a propeller. At design school, at least one of my professors told us that the Bimmer rondel represents a stylized propeller, since they started out as a m … | Continue reading
Shares your passion for design, gear, and outdoor sports as a hardgoods designer | Continue reading
My wife picked up a box of medicine to read the Drug Facts, not realizing she started on a "(continued)" section. And thought "That's a weird lead-in:" | Continue reading
Thank goodness for the internet. When buying a car, whether new or used, you can quickly look up current or past models to see what their safety ratings are. Safety should be of concern to the prudent; in America, you've got a 0.5% chance of getting into an accident each | Continue reading
We've all carried a backpack that winds up being too large, too small, or otherwise inappropriate for what we wind up doing that day. That's why many of us own multiple packs, and the idea of one-bag-does-it-all seems unrealistic. But that hasn't stopped bag designers from trying … | Continue reading
Seeking an imaginative problem solver, team player and outdoors adventurer | Continue reading
The STM 1800 is designed to let lone craftspeople work with massive panels | Continue reading
If you've ever visited Germany you know that they love order, revere engineering, and take pride in keeping tidy homes. As a prime example of this, check out German manufacturer Wöhr's Underground Waste Lift, which lets you store untidy lawn equipment, garbage and recycling bins, … | Continue reading
PEEL Magazine, Shepard Fairey, Matthew Hoffman and more to participate in opening exhibition | Continue reading
The program will focus on "product creation informed by utilizing existing resources" | Continue reading
I'd argue that in order to design effectively, designers have to live in the real world, rather than hunker down in carefully curated studios. The danger of achieving great success and wealth is that those things can isolate you from the experiences of common people, and particul … | Continue reading
"A rendering is a statement, but a sketch is a conversation" | Continue reading
Apple teams up with Johnson & Johnson to see if wearables can save lives | Continue reading
If you've ever visited Germany you know that they love order, revere engineering, and take pride in keeping tidy homes. As a prime example of this, check out German manufacturer Wöhr's Underground Waste Lift, which lets you store untidy lawn equipment, garbage and recycling bins, … | Continue reading
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is seeking designs for an obstacle avoidance sensor that can withstand the planet's extreme environment | Continue reading
Apple teams up with Johnson & Johnson to see if wearables can save lives | Continue reading
Want some CAD or BIM files of high-end furniture pieces and fixtures, to populate your high-end renderings? Italian company Syncronia has DWG and .3ds Max files from a long list of fancy brands (Alessi, Moroso, Axor, Hansgrohe, Missoni Home and others) that you can pull down for … | Continue reading
Here's an interesting bit of UI design: A push-pull steering wheel that confers a competitive advantage. Since the car was first invented, the steering wheel had a single job: To turn the front wheels. And with the exception of the tilt/telescoping feature used in modern cars to … | Continue reading