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»
American industrial designers are the secret heroes of the marketplace, finessing products to make them easier to use and help them sell better. Here's how five top firms have been busy shaping our world.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»
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»
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»
The fictional battle between the 30 Rock character and a multimedia conglomerate gets Stuart Karten thinking about some real-world complacent companies.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»
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»
Scarred by a less-than-innovating relationship? Worried about being a design slut? Wondering why designers wear all black? Stuart Karten has answers.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»
