Innovation

Moon-Bombing a Success, Confirms Lunar Water Deposits

Scientists hope the moon might eventually become a waystation for picking up supplies.READ»

Litl Video Tour: A Design Miracle, a Challenging Sell

The company's CEO offers a video tour of a computer designed for the way we live now.READ»

Infographic of the Day: We're All Gonna Die in 2012! Um, No

Supposedly, the Mayans predicted earth's collapse on 2012. They didn't.READ»

Sign of the Times: Convincing Hipsters to Make Their Own Clothes

A new boutique hopes to make knitting the rage among fashion victims.READ»

Muster up some courage and leap!

I’m an equestrian; my passion—horses. Sun going down, horses eating dinner, my riding coach, Jen, tells me a story. She just returned from teaching a riding clinic and one of her students shared that she was having trouble getting ...READ»

Tagger With ALS Now Makes Virtual Graffiti

New York Graffiti Research Lab unveils a new innovation in tagging, which combines eye-tracking software and an ingenious light-projection system.READ»

Infographic of the Day: Choose Your Own Adventure Books, Visualized

Remember those books from the 1980s? So does Christian Swinehart, and he's created a site that exhaustively graphs their branching plot lines.READ»

Demi-God of Art Designs Bridge

Olafur Eliasson's design for a Copenhagen footbridge hides a subtle social agenda.READ»

New Speaker Design Turns Music Into Water-and-Light Show

There isn't much to explain about Yuki Yamamoto's Spica, just unveiled at Tokyo's DesignTide 2009: Composed of a water-tight subwoofer and a glass tube, the speaker is covered in lights and water. When music is played, a leaping ...READ»

SightUnseen: Lifestyles of the Young and Designy

A new design blog provides an all-access pass to the lives of designers.READ»

Wonderwall's New Godiva Outpost in Toyko

In Japan, Wonder Wall is the go-to firm for dramatic, big-ticket interior design. Their newest project, in Tokyo, is the Godiva Chocoiste flagship store in Tokyo's Harajuku district. The biggest draw is the second-floor ceiling, ...READ»

Geekiest Chic: Computer-Generated Jewelry

Nervous System designs custom, high-tech jewelry on the cheap using rapid prototyping.READ»

Panama: The Future Hong Kong of Latin America?

I just came back from conducting my program in Panama, and while I have been through the Panama City airport several times, I had never stepped outside its walls. This is a fascinating country. We had 150 attend the ...READ»

Modern Warfare 2 Breaks Unspoken Rule of Game Gore: Just Have Fun

Critics are furious over the violence of "Modern Warfare 2"--and one scene is causing all the problems.READ»

Driving Dramatic Progress through Touchstone Events

The original touchstone was basanite. It is a smooth, black stone used to test the quality of gold and silver. It was rubbed across the precious metal and the authenticity could be determined by the color of the streak ...READ»

Increase Sales Using Dynamic Marketing

As the choices of new marketing strategies and initiatives evolve, organizations constantly reevaluate what marketing initiatives to pursue and how much to invest in each marketing communications channel. Learn to help your organization determine how much to invest in from one vehicle versus another? The best way to do this is with the same logical approach for building your own personal or business investment fund. Think of each marketing channel as a stock in your portfolio. Your nonprofit can invest in all types of marketing communications-from paid advertising and direct mail to e-mail lists and social marketing and much more. READ»

Sales Results Developing Website Conversion Rates

Several lead – sales management tools are available to help you monitor the download conversion rates. Do you know your site's conversion rates? What do you take into consideration when making changes to your site's design? Research has shown that 60% of websites do not know their conversion rates. By regularly measuring the websites effectiveness it will increase your sales in comparison with most competitors.READ»

Reinventing the MBA: 4 Reasons to Mix Business With Design Thinking

A conversation with the author and dean of Rotman School of Management Roger Martin reveals why schools need to include design when teaching business.READ»

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Inside Coke's "Freestyle" Soda Fountain

The new-fangled touchscreen gizmo has more in common with medical devices than with traditional soda fountains.READ»

Japan's Swankiest Capsule Hotel

Who says packing-in like a sardine can't be swank?READ»

Infographic of the Day: Does Adding Teachers Improve Education?

This graph proves the complexity of educational reform.READ»

7-Eleven House Wine Taste Test: My Mom Takes a Spin Down Yosemite Road

I don't know about the chardonnay, but if Yosemite Road Cabernet, 7-Eleven's house brand, were a song, it'd be "Red, Red Wine." Not Neil Diamond's original. Or even Tony Tribe's excellent rocksteady version. It'd be the UB40 cover, ...READ»

A Japanese Design Master's Disappearing Act

Oki Sato, who heads the firm Nendo, is one brightest talents in a new generation of Japanese minimalist designers. His designs have seldom been seen in the U.S.--but that changes with "Ghost Stories: New Works from Nendo," a new show at New York's Museum of Art and design which runs through January 10.READ»

In Japan, Even the Barcodes Are Well Designed

D-barcode specializes in turning barcodes into something fun and memorable.READ»

Quick, Hide the Solar Panels!

A new arts center shows how to make solar panels look good, without camouflaging them.READ»