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Futuristic Z!n Hearing Aid Bags People's Design Award

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»

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Five Top Design Firms Make the Gadgets We Love

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»

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Introducing Guest Blogger Stuart Karten: Advice to the Design-Challenged

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»

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The Top Ten Worst Green Brand Names

They may be good for the planet, but these ten product names are just plain bad.READ»

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Conference Organizers: Bag the Swag

Even a conference like Opportunity Green can fall victim to the Cult of Swag. Stuart Karten wants it to stop.READ»

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Why You Should Have a Threesome, and Solving Other Partner Problems

Are three heads better than one? How should designers weather the current economy? What's with the acronyms? Stuart Karten has answers.READ»

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Tough Love, and More Design Advice You Don't Want to Hear (But Should)

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»

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Meeting the Parent Company, and More Signs of Designer Monogamy

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»

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Advice for Design Sluts, and Burning Questions Answered

Scarred by a less-than-innovating relationship? Worried about being a design slut? Wondering why designers wear all black? Stuart Karten has answers.READ»

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Inside Your Designer's Head, and More Dirty Little Secrets

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»