With the introduction of Timeline a few weeks ago, Facebook emphasized the importance of life stories in human interaction. This interface taps into the way that people innately understand their own lives with a narrative structure ...READ»
I live and work in Los Angeles, the land of celebrities and special effects, where I’ve witnessed the battle for big box-office draws and learned something from it. As product innovators, we also strive to create standout products ...READ»
A new solar-powered contact lens embedded with LEDs means that the wearer can see what you can't. Stuart Karten thinks this heralds the beginning of a new breed of augmented reality communication.READ»
There's no better day than April Fools to discuss the practical joke that one show plays on its viewers week after week. If only product designers had such luxuries.READ»
The fictional battle between the 30 Rock character and a multimedia conglomerate gets Stuart Karten thinking about some real-world complacent companies.READ»
What happens when the thrill of working together is gone? Should your designer meet the parent company? Is it time to get designer-exclusive? Stuart Karten has answers.READ»
Is your designer showing off? Why do designers want to be involved in every part of business? Why can't creatives spell? Stuart Karten has answers.READ»
Does your design firm want to get serious too fast? Why do designers do things their own way? Is a potential client just not that in to you? Stuart Karten has answers.READ»
Scarred by a less-than-innovating relationship? Worried about being a design slut? Wondering why designers wear all black? Stuart Karten has answers.READ»
Around the halls at the the L.A. Chapter of IDSA, among folks at USC's program in Medical Device and Diagnostic Engineering, and at the offices at the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum, most people know Stuart Karten as the founder of the ...READ»
Recognized as an unprecedented marriage of design and technological innovation, Stuart Karten's Z!n hearing aid walked away with this year's Cooper-Hewitt People's Design Award.READ»
