That’s proven by the finalists from our 2014 Innovation by Design competition, chosen from 1,587 boundary-pushing entries. All are listed here, and category winners will be announced at our conference in New York on October 15. Learn more at fastcodesign.com/ibd.
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Products
- Aros Smart Window Air Conditioner
By Quirky and GE - August Smart Lock
By Fuseproject - Kano Computer Kit
By MAP - littleBits Space Kit
By littleBits and NASA - Nike Magista Football Boots
By Nike - Pencil
By FiftyThree
Experience
- McDonald’s 21st-Century Operating Platform
By McDonald’s - MyMagic+
By Walt Disney Parks and Resorts - PillPack
By PillPack - The Scarecrow
By Chipotle and Creative Artists Agency - SmartWalk
By TransitScreen
Health
- Melon
By Melon and Ideo - PillPack (second category)
By PillPack - PullClean
By Altitude Medical - Reebok Checklight
By Reebok and MC10 - Restoring Natural Sensory Feedback in Real-Time Bidirectional Hand Prostheses
By EPFL and SSSA Labs
Data Visualization
- Immersion
By César Hidalgo, Deepak Jagdish, Daniel Smilkov (MIT Media Lab) - LEED Dynamic Plaque
By Ideo and U.S. Green Building Council - Major League Baseball Team Values
By Bloomberg Visual Data - Mapdwell Solar System
By Mapdwell - The Solar System: Our Home in Space
By Kurzgesagt - Timescape
By Local Projects
Social Good
- 20K House Product Line
By Rural Studio - 24hoursofhappy.com
By i am OTHER - BioLite HomeStove
By BioLite - Color + City
By CUBOCC - The Miraclefeet Brace
By Ian Connolly and Jeffrey Yang - Tiny Miracles Foundation
By Pepe Heykoop
Experimental
- inForm
By Sean Follmer, Hiroshi Ishii, Daniel Leithinger (MIT Tangible Media Group) - KissCam
By taliaYstudio - The Machine to Be Another
By BeAnotherLab - Morph
By Seymourpowell - Project Loon
By Google X
Apps
- Monument Valley
By ustwo - NYT Now
By The New York Times - Plotagon Mobile
By Plotagon - Reporter for iPhone
By Nicholas Felton - Storehouse
By Storehouse Media
Graphic
- 40 Days of Dating
By Jessica Walsh and Timothy Goodman - Divvy
By Ideo and Firebelly Design - Everytown for Gun Safety
By Purpose - Munchery
By Munchery - WalkNYC
By PentaCityGroup
Students
- CityHome
By Oier Ariño, Phillip Ewing, Daniel Goodman, Hasier Larrea (MIT Media Lab Changing Places group) - inForm (second category)
By Sean Follmer, Hiroshi Ishii, Daniel Leithinger (MIT Tangible Media Group) - Pocket Printer
By Zuta Labs - Puzzle Facade
By Javier Lloret - Rapid Packing Container
By Chris Curro and Henry Wang
Spaces
- CityFarm
By Caleb Harper (MIT Media Lab) - Gammel Hellerup High School Multipurpose Hall
By BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) - Memory Wound–July 22 Memorial Site
By Jonas Dahlberg Studio - People St
By the L.A. Department of Transportation - Street Charge
By Pensa