It's not easy to design a home-energy monitoring device that people actually want to use--and pay for. Enter EnergyHub, a consumer-facing energy management company.

Smart looks at how traditional print media such as newspapers and magazines might be repurposed to play out in the iPad domain.

As we wait to get our hands on the iPad, Tom Dair remembers the challenges of designing an Apple tablet--20 years ago.

Designers often talk about the moment they realized their destiny lay in design. For Tucker Viemeister, it was pretty much the moment he was conceived. Tucker was born to Read Viemeister, a famous industrial designer (and an activist mom, Beverly, who nurtured his social responsibility side). And the name Tucker? Read More »

At our Masters of Design event Wednesday night at the Chelsea Art Museum, we caught up with some of our expert design bloggers to find out how some of the most creative minds in the business start their day.

The Femme Den points to an array of products that smartly and subtly consider women in their design.

1. EMPHASIZE BENEFITS OVER FEATURES: Rather than touting feature sets and specs (how fast or big or slick something is), make the product's benefits clear. Who can it connect her to? How does it make her life easier? How will it save her time?

2. LEARN HER BODY: Women have different bone and muscle structure: Simply shrinking products leads to injury and frustration.