If you had to give an award for the year's most breakthrough piece of consumer tech, there's a good chance it would go to Lytro, a camera company which recently unveiled its first product. Unlike other cameras, you never need to focus ...READ»
Straight Talk On American Design By Fast Company Staff
We asked dozens of designers to critique U.S. design. They're not a bashful bunch.
In the past 15 years, the U.S. market has ...READ»
Nearly two decades ago, Francis Fukuyama announced the “end of history,” the triumph of liberal democracy, and the end of clashes between political ideologies. He got it wrong: Since then, we’ve had our fair share of ...READ»
In the world of service providers, the last few years have been defined by a struggle to capture the home triple play: Selling consumers internet, phone, and TV services in one package, with Verizon, AT&T, and Comcast all offering ...READ»
Much has been written about Apple and its Brand. I think it's the strongest brand ever created. However, per conventional branding thinking, I am quite wrong: P&G, Mobil, BP, Coca-Cola, and others are all bigger, older brands ...READ»
Here at Co.Design, we pride ourselves on being a house of many mansions. To that end, we’ve spent the past several months sharing the perspectives of some of the finest experts working in design, from Bruce Nussbaum on the dangers ...READ»
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When designers create machines, they need to make sure that the visceral parts of the product have an internal logic – that the hardware, software, ...READ»
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Every so often I have the weird feeling that even design insiders don’t really know what industrial designers do. I’m not surprised that the public thinks of us as stylists, ...READ»
As head of a major Silicon Valley industrial design studio, I review hundreds or even thousands of portfolios every year. It is an essential part of my job as I look for the best people to join our growing team. Because the right ...READ»
Design is change, by definition. But the world in which design exists changes too, and the current velocity of that transformation, and its effect on designers, is at the heart of our 2010 Masters of Design issue.READ»
As a naturalized American the 4th of July is an opportunity for me to reflect about this great country. As a designer I noticed a few media streams that have come together to paint an interesting picture--a picture that should be ...READ»
