Israeli Company Figures Out How to Turn Household Garbage Into Injection-Moldable Thermoplastic

When I moved to the rural county I now live in, I learned they were several years into their "Single-stream recycling" initiative. All household garbage--organic materials, plastics, metals, whatever--went into the same bag. A nearby recycling facility held magic machines that to … | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

You Definitely Have Time to Watch This Video of a 1.82-Second Pit Stop

Since delivery company DHL wants you to know they'll deliver your packages quickly, it makes sense that they give out awards to the fastest Formula 1 pit crews in the game. In this year's Brazilian Gran Prix, the Red Bull Racing team broke the record for the DHL Fastest | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

Design Job: Advocate for Progressive Campaigns as the VP, Digital Creative at BerlinRosen in New York, NY

Help build momentum and drive action when you lead the creative direction of large, impactful campaigns | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

How to Cast Clear Resin Parts

In this case, to replace the VU meter windows in a vintage piece of audio equipment | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

Clever Package Design Trickery: Bike Company Prints Flatscreen TVs on Shipping Cartons, Reduces Damage by 70%-80%

Turns out delivery people are much gentler with a TV than with a bicycle | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

Hong Kong Protestor's Latest DIY Defense: Tiny Brick "Stonehenges" vs. Police Water Cannon Trucks

In the video you can see how the brick trick works | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

I'm a Student. Should I Submit My Work to Design Awards?

Here are a few reasons why you might want to consider it. | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

Yea or Nay? Circular and Radial Bar Graphs for Presenting Information

Information designers should be well-rounded. I don't think their charts should be | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

What is the Third Wave of Design? 

Watch Core77 partner Allan Chochinov explain at the 2019 Core77 Conference | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

Ford Unveils Electric Mustang Mach-E

Intended to compete with Tesla, the Mach-E doesn't appear very Mustang-like | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

The Weekly Design Roast, #25

Children's beds, for parents who are very confident in their stud-finding abilities | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

Jon Sauer's Incredible Rose Engine Turning Patterns

With nearly 30 years of experience on it, Jon Sauer is a master of that tricky rose engine lathe (which we looked at in "Production Methods: How Complicated Radiating Patterns are Engraved in Metal"). Using this machine here… …Sauer cranks out ornamental carvings of astonishing i … | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

Is Apple Sleeping? Motorola Returns to Human-Focused Design Dominance with Their Incredible Folding Smartphone

They've brought back the Razr, and it looks to be a doozy | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

Unocup Duo Designs Dos Into Uno

Convenience is like coffee (a stimulant), once one gets a taste of it, it's hard to go on without it. Coffee lids, like plastic straws, water bottles, and plastic bags, typify obscene objects of convenience. Briefly utilized, single-use objects that end up having vast, and at thi … | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

The Maximum Viable Product

Designers should strive to do more than simply solve problems | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

Facadism: When Architects are Forced to Design New Buildings Behind Existing Facades

Spitalfields Life's new photo book, "The Creeping Plague of Ghastly Facadism," documents examples from London | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

Michelin Challenges Creatives to Upcycle

Michelin North America is celebrating its 20th global design competition, Michelin Challenge Design, in 2020 by challenging entrants to Upcycle previously recognized works. "The world is pursuing ways to do more with less by using fewer resources and raw materials in the creation … | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

Currently Crowdfunding: A Portable Espresso Maker, Magnetic Cutlery, and More

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@core77.com | 5 years ago

Get $400 Off an SLA 3D Printer--If You Own (Any) FDM 3D Printer

Both FDM and SLA have their place. FormLabs is hoping you'll use both | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

"The Mandalorian," Episode 1: A Production Design Review

The Disney+ streaming service is finally here, and yesterday they premiered the much-anticipated show The Mandalorian. For the next month and a half, Star Wars fans will get to tune in to the eight-episode show, which follows the titular bounty hunter around the edges of the gala … | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

The Jester: A Microphone Designed for Modern-Day Content Creators

German design agency SMAL brings the decades-old design up to date | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

This Bay Area Packaging Designer Paired Silicon Valley Vibes with a Zero-Waste Ethos

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@core77.com | 5 years ago

McMansion Hell Site Tackles the Wealthy Suburbs of Washington, D.C.

The last time we checked in on McMansion Hell, founder Kate Wagner was tearing into Betsy DeVos' 22,000-square-foot summer home. For the past few months Wagner has been trawling an area closer to our capital: The wealthy suburbs of D.C., where McMansions proliferate, and she's pi … | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

Design Job: Display Your Passion for Crafting Experiences as an Exhibit Designer at Exhibitpro, in Columbus, OH

Bring your positive mental attitude and work in their new state-of-the art facility | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

Design Job: Combine Your Love of Graphics & Architecture as a Graphic Designer at SHoP Architects

Company: SHoP Architects Location: US – New York, New York Job Level: GRAPHIC DESIGNER Graphic Designer SHoP is seeking a talented, visionary, and motivated Graphic Designer to join our Identity Team. This position serves as an integral part of our public relations and business d … | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

Eco-Friendly Construction Breakthrough: Lego-like Hempcrete Blocks That Don't Require Framing

Starting in France just a couple of decades ago, a handful of builders began using hempcrete bricks in place of concrete cinderblocks. As we saw in this post, concrete is made by combining cement and lime. Hempcrete, as the name suggests, replaces the cement part with hemp shives … | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

Turns Out, Sir Rod Stewart is an Incredible Modelmaker

He spent 23 years working on this fantastic 1940s NYC/Chicago model railroad set | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

Yeti Designers Figure Out How to Make a Vacuum-Insulated Cooler

Texas-based Yeti, with their highly-coveted, rotomolded and insulation filled coolers, already owns the elite cooler market. But for the past few years they've been secretly working on a way to make a cooler that's even, well, elite-r. Now, 100-something prototypes later, they're … | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

A Production Design Review of "The Mandalorian"

The Disney+ streaming service is finally here, and yesterday they premiered the much-anticipated show The Mandalorian. For the next month and a half, Star Wars fans will get to tune in to the eight-episode show, which follows the titular bounty hunter around the edges of the gala … | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

Portable, Lightweight, Magnetic Cutlery as an Alternative to Using Plastic Utensils

Magware is aesthetically appealing, useful, and better for the planet | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

With Climate Neutral Certified, Companies Take Leaps and Bounds Toward Lighter Footprints

Legislation lags and uncertainty about carbon offset credits have kept companies from meaningfully going climate neutral—until now. | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

Clever Trick for Neatly Pouring Oil Into an Engine, Without Using a Funnel

Writes Kenna from New Mexico: "I was at my parent's ranch and didn't have a funnel. The nearest store was an hour away so I just did the old trick I learned when I was little. I decided to record it and share with my friends and it blew their | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

Design Job: Think, Sketch, Design, Visualize and Help Bring Your Work to Life as a Senior 3D Designer for Impact XM

The experiential marketing company is hiring in New Jersey, Virginia and California | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

Production Methods: How Complicated Radiating Patterns are Engraved in Metal

The Brits call it "Rose engine turning," the French say "Guilloché" | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

You Won't Believe How Much Data This New Device Reports is Being Collected From Us

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@core77.com | 5 years ago

Hyperactive Dog vs. Parked $200,000 Porsche Does Not End Well for the Porsche

The internet being what it is, I was not able to track down the original source of this image; it's been Tweeted, Instagrammed and Facebooked by many. One person said it was taken by musician Don Omar (it wasn't, unless the Redditor who posted it one year before | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

Facebook App Can Secretly Turn Your iPhone's Camera On and Watch You as You Scroll Through Your Feed

There's a reason Mark Zuckerberg covers up the camera on his own phone | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

Design Job: Glass Is Life - Work as a Concept Designer at Owens Illinois in Perrysburg, OH

Develop concepts to help generate new business while exploring new technologies | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

Festool CXS Competitor? Milwaukee's M12 is a Compact and Versatile 4-Head Drill/Driver

It used to be that if you wanted a tracksaw, you had to pony up for a high-priced Festool--if there was even a dealer in your area. Nowadays DeWalt, Grizzly, Kreg, Makita and more all make them, and they're sold at local big box stores. Are there other once-unique | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

Yea or Nay? Non-Red, "Stylish" Fire Extinguishers from Japan

On the face of it, I think this may be the dumbest idea I've seen this year. Japan's Morita Miyata Corporation, which has been making firefighting equipment for over a century, has designed this set of fire extinguishers: So why aren't they red? Because the designers have | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

Hoverflies Have Needs Too, You Know

The cities most of us occupy today, have required the demise of countless species, and the conditions from which the sixth extinction has emerged. So what does urban development, that preserves the little we have left, look like? Designers so often like to cite their devotion to … | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

Reader Submitted: EVO - Kitesurfing helmet

Kitesurfing takes aspects of wakeboarding, windsurfing, paragliding, surfing, etc. and fuses them together to create one incredible extreme sport. So, it's only appropriate for the participant to have an equally exciting helmet, right?! Jakob Tiefenbacher also thought this, and t … | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

An Eco-Friendly, Plastics-Free Way for Supermarkets to Package Vegetables

Vietnam was one of the most pristine places I'd even seen--in the 1990s. Today the country, once renowned for its pristine beaches and waterways, has suffered heavily from the plastics explosion of the past few decades. Take a look at this photo of a beach in Nam Dinh: Photo by | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

Design Job: Sketch Your Way to a Job as an Industrial Design Intern at Dolmen Design in Dublin, Ireland

Sketching skills, a great portfolio and a passion for design will get you the gig | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

"UX Design Principles for AR & VR:" Online Certificate Course Offered by NYU

"What are the design rules in [the] new frontier of extended reality?" asks NYU's Tandon School of Engineering. They aim to answer that with UX Design Principles for AR & VR, a certificate course created by Todd Bryant, Director of Technology at research center Rlab and Regine Gi … | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

Robots Fighting With Swords, Playing Soccer and Doing Pro Wrestling Moves on Each Other

RC though they may be, note that all are capable of getting up after falling down | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

Brilliant Hand-Cranked Museum Display Demonstrating How LED Bulbs Use Way Less Power

As most of you know, LED bulbs use way less power than incandescent bulbs. (The U.S. Department of Energy says at least 75% less power; Consumer Reports puts the figure at 80%.) That's because incandescents wastefully transform most of the incoming energy into heat, whereas LEDs … | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago

Using Gravity and Tension to Create an Unlikely Object

How long until someone attempts to integrate this into a quirky furniture design? | Continue reading


@core77.com | 5 years ago