BYMichael Cannell Relevancy Score: 100 Thu Aug 13, 2009 at 3:54 PM
The economic upheaval has wreaked havoc on the world of design. Which brands are thriving despite the financial woes and which have been decimated, perhaps forever?READ»
BYBen Paynter Relevancy Score: 100 Tue Nov 17, 2009 at 3:27 PM
The once starving artists of homespun craft marketplace Etsy.com have officially achieved mogul status. Last month, the site posted $133.1 million in annual sales--all before the holiday rush.
(Would it be bragging to say we saw ...READ»
BYCliff Kuang Relevancy Score: 100 Mon Apr 6, 2009 at 5:35 AM
You would think that Etsy, the groundbreaking Web site that serves as a $90 million market for designs made by small-scale artisans, would be populated by placid, like-minded sellers who humbly connect with buyers much like a ...READ»
A Brooklyn illustrator has begun turning "missed connections" posts from Craigslist into a series of art prints, which she posts on her blog. (Here's one of her posts, taken from a "m4m" ad.) According to the New York Times ...READ»
BYCliff Kuang Relevancy Score: 68 Tue Feb 24, 2009 at 1:56 PM
Lately we've been noticing lots of interesting designs in wood—not the super ironic, kitschy stuff that's been so common lately, but clean, understated designs that speak to the wood itself. Here's a roundup of some ...READ»
BYKate Rockwood Relevancy Score: 61 Fri Nov 20, 2009 at 4:57 PM
"Interferometric modulation," driving your Mercedes with an iPhone, driving your computer with your mind, Minute Maid's juicy new packaging, locavore Thanksgiving, a next-gen activity monitor to help you burn it off, and other great stories on Fast Company this week.READ»
BYAlissa Walker Relevancy Score: 56 Mon Mar 30, 2009 at 12:39 PM
Everyone's (or no one's) favorite redesigned brands, Tropicana and Facebook, came up yet again at this weekend's Y Conference as Liz Danzico, chair of the new Interaction Design MFA program at the School of Visual Arts, focused on ...READ»
BYAnya Kamenetz Relevancy Score: 45 Fri Mar 6, 2009 at 12:25 PM
College tuition has risen more than any other component of the cost of living for the last 18 years. But in the Internet era, information is free and ubiquitous. To the extent education is a knowledge industry, it would seem ...READ»
Looking for a household pet? Consider picking up an Adoptabot, a robot made from found items like cameras, bells, and cutlery. Brian Marshall's Adoptabots reside in an Etsy robot orphanage, where they're waiting for you to adopt ...READ»
BYSteve McCallion Relevancy Score: 19 Tue Oct 20, 2009 at 1:52 PM
Its latest exhibition, China Design Now, uses crowdsourcing and experience design to shift the museum’s role from curator to moderator, and to put the museum in the center of a global conversation.READ»
