Design

With Redesign and Twitter Deal, Is Google Growing Up?

BY Kit EatonThu Dec 3, 2009 at 8:51 AM

Google's got two new announcements: It's pairing up with Twitter for Friend Connect login purposes, and it's done the unthinkable and re-designed its home page. Both moves are surprising...do they mean the curly-haired youth of search ...READ»

MIAMI DRIVERS | Comment

Miami Drivers Choose a Honda for Functionality and Design

BY Brickell HondaWed Dec 2, 2009 at 2:56 PM

Many people recognize Honda for its reliability and safety. Over the years, Honda has gathered many awards for its safety features and its durable parts. Its no wonder so many people driving through Miami’s hectic streets choose ...READ»

ERIK STEHMANN | Comment

For One Young Grad, Design Is Child's Play

BY Cliff KuangWed Dec 2, 2009 at 1:46 PM

Erik Stehman's furniture is inspired by childhood toys--from stuffed animals to balloon animals.READ»

CHANGE MANAGEMENT | Comment

Massive change and breaking patterns

BY Melissa DutmersWed Dec 2, 2009 at 12:28 PM

I’m making some people really uncomfortable by asking, “How might we expand the field of change management to take a leap in our thinking and impact change?” Breaking patterns makes people feel uneasy. Oh well. So goes ...READ»

INFO GRAPHIC | Comment

Infographic of the Day: Visualizing Incomes in NYC's Neighborhoods

BY Cliff KuangWed Dec 2, 2009 at 11:04 AM

Now you can see which neighborhoods are rich and poor--but that might not tell you about what it costs you and me to live there, for one tricky reason.READ»

KARIM RASHID | Comment

Karim Rashid Creates Fabric Sheet Using Two Hummers Worth of Glass

BY Cliff KuangWed Dec 2, 2009 at 9:56 AM

The entire installation hangs from the ceiling--hope the fasteners are tight!READ»

ARCHITECTURE | 2 comments

A Dreamhouse on a Hill (and Inside It)

BY Cliff KuangWed Dec 2, 2009 at 9:50 AM

An underground house that also serves as a stunning viewing platform for the mountains around.READ»

EAT THE RICH | 2 comments

Lunar Luxe: $90,500 Table for Norman Mailer's Apollo 11 Book

BY Cliff KuangTue Dec 1, 2009 at 5:05 PM

Marc Newson creates the perfect perch for a stellar book.READ»

ARCHITECTURE | Comment

From Treestumps to Transformers: Dutch Laud Top Interior Design of '09

BY Cliff KuangTue Dec 1, 2009 at 1:38 PM

You know what the Dutch love almost as much as design? Design awards. Yesterday, they announced the latest: The 2009 Great Indoors awards, which selected five winners, from among over 380 entries worldwide. And the winners are...READ»

DESIGN FOR THE DISABLED | Comment

Making Cooking Safe for the Blind

BY Cliff KuangTue Dec 1, 2009 at 11:22 AM

A clever crock-pot uses induction technology and tactile design to solve a formidable design challenge.READ»

CHANGE MANAGEMENT | Comment

Organizational change remains notoriously elusive

BY Melissa DutmersTue Dec 1, 2009 at 10:15 AM

The Harvard Business Review (HBR) weekly poll cites John Kotter's definitive work on leading change featured in the well known HBR article, Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail. "Although Kotter’s advice for ...READ»

ECO-ART | Comment

Stuart Haygarth Turns Our Disposable Lifestyles Into Art

BY Cliff KuangTue Dec 1, 2009 at 10:09 AM

The eco-artist turns the things we throw away into stunning decorative objects--from chandeliers made of washed up trash, to coffee tables made of broken rear-view mirrors. READ»

POLITICS | 1 comment

Infographic of the Day: Does Your Favorite Mega-Company Lean Left or Right?

BY Cliff KuangTue Dec 1, 2009 at 9:27 AM

See the political leanings of entire industries with a click.READ»

DESIGN | Comment

Tech Life | Sima Diane Sistani

BY Kenan SammsMon Nov 30, 2009 at 5:20 PM

Tech Life follows the daily routines of the world's Fastest movers and shakers to find out what products make them click -- and scroll and surf, too. Business Development | Branded Entertainment | San Francisco  Blackberry or ...READ»

DUMB CLIENTS | 4 comments

Infographic of the Day: Telling a Dead-beat Client to Shove It, With Pie Charts

BY Cliff KuangMon Nov 30, 2009 at 3:07 PM

A classic email exchange between an ungrateful client, and a put-upon designer.READ»

DESIGN | 3 comments

Tech Life | Shervin Pishevar (CEO of SGN)

BY Kenan SammsMon Nov 30, 2009 at 12:46 PM

Tech Life follows the daily routines of the world's Fastest movers and shakers to find out what products make them click -- and scroll and surf, too. 35 Years Old | Male | Berkeley Grad | Tech Entrepreneur, Social-Gaming Pioneer | ...READ»

FLAT-PACK | 6 comments

Flat-Pack Magic: Ten Amazing Folding Chairs

BY Cliff KuangMon Nov 30, 2009 at 11:29 AM

Seven chairs made of single sheets of plastic, cardboard, and foam--and which take just seconds to assemble.READ»

EYE CANDY | 7 comments

Now That's a Motorcycle

BY Cliff KuangMon Nov 30, 2009 at 9:51 AM

A U.K. firm resuscitates the beauty of 1960s motorcycle design--with laser etching and screen-printing.READ»

BRAND | Comment

The Design Thinking Lecture Series.

BY alfredo muccinoSun Nov 29, 2009 at 8:01 PM

Talking and Thinking about Design ThinkingREAD»

DOOR DESIGN | 1 comment

Amazing Door Wows Design Award Judges Before They Even Get Into Houses

BY Cliff KuangWed Nov 25, 2009 at 2:27 PM

At 17 feet high, the door's guts are more complex than a Rube Goldberg machine.READ»

SPRAWL | 8 comments

Commuter-Friendly Office on Wheels Puts Bus in Business

BY Cliff KuangWed Nov 25, 2009 at 2:07 PM

Austrian designers cut the Gordian knot, in a solution to traffic nightmares.READ»

ARCHITECTURE | 3 comments

Maximum Sex Appeal, Minimum Carbon Footprint

BY Cliff KuangWed Nov 25, 2009 at 12:15 PM

C. F. Møller's vision for a housing complex that generates all the energy it needs.READ»

CANVAS CONCRETE | Comment

Fishing Rods From Carrot Sticks and Canvas Made of Concrete?! Seven Amazing Materials

BY Cliff KuangWed Nov 25, 2009 at 11:57 AM

Behind every classic of design lies some innovation in materials or fabrication. So what materials will tomorrow's brilliant new products be made from? Material Connexion, a materials library for designers, has just unveiled its inaugural MEDIUM awards, for the best materials of the year. Here's an exclusive sneak peek of a few of those mind-bending innovations.READ»

CHANGE MANAGEMENT | Comment

Successful change happens by design

BY Melissa DutmersWed Nov 25, 2009 at 11:32 AM

Have you ever asked these questions when leading change? Our change management process says I need change a management strategy. How do I create a useful change management strategy?Our change management process says I need a ...READ»

FUTURE OF ADVERTISING | Comment

Stella Artois Ditches Old-Time Campaigns, Creates Retro "TV" Station

BY Cliff KuangWed Nov 25, 2009 at 10:20 AM

Is this a taste of what marketing will look like in the retro-future?READ»

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