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Isabelle Olsson

Lead Designer, Google Glass, Google

Thanks to Isabelle Olsson, who led design work on Google Glass, you can now put down your smartphone and simply wear the Internet on your face.

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How Google Created The Least Offensive Design Ever

Google tested 157 shades of gray to develop the Mini, a $49 home assistant that’s meant to fade into the background of everyday life.

Co.Design

Google Glass Gets More Fashionable, But Not Fashionable Enough

Google Glass is introducing a line of less nerdy-looking eyewear. Now it’s time to bring in Gucci.

Most Creative People

The Google Glass Redesign, And How Isabelle Olsson Made The Face Computer Into A Thing Of Beauty

Google Glass lead designer Isabelle Olsson talks with Fast Company about the inspirations behind Glass’s fashion-forward redesign, with classic styles that let you blend in with the crowd.

Tech

Will Google Glass Ever Look Good?

Co.Design

Vogue Makes A Complete Joke Out Of Google, And Google Doesn’t Even Notice

Google Glass made it into Vogue’s esteemed September issue. But its treatment says a lot about how the fashion industry views the geek elite.

Tech

Who’s Who At Google I/O 2013

Google’s project leads and executives will take the stage this week at Google’s annual developers confab, I/O. But who are they, exactly? Here’s a Mountain View playbill.

Impact

Tofurky is suing Arkansas for the right to call its products plant-based meat

Impact

This vacant lot is turning into a park designed to protect the neighborhood from flooding

Impact

People don’t understand how disaster-relief money gets spent—and it makes them less likely to donate

Creativity

Olivia Munn is starring in a new cybersecurity thriller about the Sony hack . . . for IT managers?

Creativity

From a cyborg manifesto to hacking humanity, read this artist’s tech-themed poetry created on the spot

Creativity

5 quick takeaways from Marvel’s huge Phase 4 news

Co.Design

See ‘The Simpsons’ house revamped in 2019’s most cliche design trends

Co.Design

Supersonic travel is on the verge of a comeback—here’s why

Co.Design

The world’s most-advanced AI can’t tell what’s in these photos. Can you?

Work Life

This is how gig-economy work has evolved

Work Life

Five soft skills you need to be a better leader in 2020

Work Life

Isabelle Olsson

Lead Designer, Google Glass, Google

Stories about Isabelle Olsson

How Google Created The Least Offensive Design Ever

Google tested 157 shades of gray to develop the Mini, a $49 home assistant that’s meant to fade into the background of everyday life.

Google Glass Gets More Fashionable, But Not Fashionable Enough

Google Glass is introducing a line of less nerdy-looking eyewear. Now it’s time to bring in Gucci.

The Google Glass Redesign, And How Isabelle Olsson Made The Face Computer Into A Thing Of Beauty

Google Glass lead designer Isabelle Olsson talks with Fast Company about the inspirations behind Glass’s fashion-forward redesign, with classic styles that let you blend in with the crowd.

Will Google Glass Ever Look Good?

Vogue Makes A Complete Joke Out Of Google, And Google Doesn’t Even Notice

Google Glass made it into Vogue’s esteemed September issue. But its treatment says a lot about how the fashion industry views the geek elite.

Who’s Who At Google I/O 2013

Google’s project leads and executives will take the stage this week at Google’s annual developers confab, I/O. But who are they, exactly? Here’s a Mountain View playbill.

Impact

Tofurky is suing Arkansas for the right to call its products plant-based meat

This vacant lot is turning into a park designed to protect the neighborhood from flooding

People don’t understand how disaster-relief money gets spent—and it makes them less likely to donate

Creativity

Olivia Munn is starring in a new cybersecurity thriller about the Sony hack . . . for IT managers?

From a cyborg manifesto to hacking humanity, read this artist’s tech-themed poetry created on the spot

5 quick takeaways from Marvel’s huge Phase 4 news

Co.Design

See ‘The Simpsons’ house revamped in 2019’s most cliche design trends

Supersonic travel is on the verge of a comeback—here’s why

The world’s most-advanced AI can’t tell what’s in these photos. Can you?

Work Life

This is how gig-economy work has evolved

Five soft skills you need to be a better leader in 2020

7 tips for getting off to a good start at your first job