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Game Inventor Kim Vandenbroucke Talks Design Process, Board Game Renaissance

When it comes to goofing off, Kim Vandenbroucke is a pro. As a board game and toy inventor, she has developed products such as Cranium Party Playoff for Hasbro, Barbie Mini Kingdom for Mattel, and Scattergories Categories for Winning Moves. READ»

Moxsie Goes Old School To Offer Personalized Shopping Experience

Who says to innovate, you have to pile on more technology? Sometimes a personal touch is the game-changer.READ»

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iFive: Chinese Web Spying, Twitter on Sale at $10 Billion?, iPad 3 Rumors, Nokia-Microsoft Phones, Designer Dolls-Up "Square"

This is iFive, today's early, fast tech and innovation news, decoded just so: READ»

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Altium ships enterprise electronic design system

Altium is a new electronics design system for the companies that build consumer electronics and other devices that require a similar level of groups of expertise from product design, to engineering, to testing. Here Gerry Gaffney, ...READ»

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David Rockwell Gets Academy Award Gig Second Year Running

David Rockwell, one of Fast Company's 2009 Masters of Design, has been just been announced as the set designer for the 2009 Academy Awards--for the second year in a row. His design for this year's Oscars--the 81st--channeled the ...READ»

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Gilt Groupe Without Guilt: Fans Flaunt Their Finds

Passionate fashionistas have made Gilt Groupe the darling of luxury-obsessed bargain hunters.READ»

'Continue Clock' and More Furniture That Will Make You Go Huh?

Dutch designer Sander Mulder's clock re-inventions have already amazed us, and now YDN DesignGuide has him on video talking about his latest works. They're all explorations of archetypes, which explains why his Continue Time ...READ»

Peapod EV's Look Inspired by Bullet Trains, Sea Turtles, and Space Helmets

The Peapod electric vehicle is, "awkward-looking, strange and offbeat," says Peter Arnell, CEO of the Arnell Group--he ought to know, he designed the plug-in car. "It creates the right amount of disruption for ...READ»

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Good Designs? No, thanks!

It amuses me how certain companies decide to approach design houses for solutions on Design while they donot want these design houses to really suggest them where they should go in terms of directions and product line. One of our ...READ»