No to NoUI Timo, elasticspace.com ‘The best design is invisible’ is the interaction design phrase of the moment. The images above are from my ever-expanding collection of quotes about how design and technology will ‘disappear’, become ‘invisible’ or how the… No to NoUI – Timo Arnall http://flip.it/DXd0v http://flip.it/BZVXF Related articles The curse of the invisible … Continue reading The invisible UI
From An Apple Alum, An App That Makes Design Presentations A Cinch By Shonquis Moreno, fastcodesign.com Called Context, the software allows designers to mock up backgrounds and settings, without resorting to photoshop or outside photography. Context, a new app created by a designer for designers, is poised to make it vastly easier and fast… From … Continue reading Context app for presentations
Jack of All Trades, Master of None: Danger for Interaction Design core77.com Image courtesy of smashingbuzzJeroen van Geel was invited to participate in the Redux at Interaction 13 in Toronto. Speakers were invited to reflect upon the conference content on the last day of the conference. This is part of his… RT @core77: Is Interaction … Continue reading Interaction designer career pitfalls
NEMO Equipment: From a RISD ID Thesis to a Successful Outdoor Gear Company with a Design Difference core77.com In 2002 Cam Brensinger was a RISD industrial design student on a camping trip. An experienced outdoorsman, Brensinger spent a miserable night on that particular outing to Mount Washington, due to using poorly-designed gear. He came back … Continue reading Nemo outdoor gear: from a RISD design to the marketplace
Brooklyn-based tech company Etsy turning itsy bitsy New York microbusinesses into moneymakers By Phyllis Furman / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, nydailynews.com The mood was cheery as more than 50 New York City small business owners gathered at a party last week at the Tenement Museum on the Lower East Side. “Our mission is to re-imagine … Continue reading Etsy is creating small business crafty moneymakers
Mark Boyer, inhabitat.com Read the rest of Welsh Couple Transforms Old Vans into Rustic Campers with Wood Interiors Mark Boyer RT @inhabitat: Check out this old van that’s been transformed into a gorgeous camper with a wooden interior! http://flip.it/tUEyP http://flip.it/RE2UY Welsh Couple Transforms Old Vans into Rustic Campers with Wood Interiors … Continue reading Welsh Couple Transforms Old Vans into Rustic Campers with Wood Interiors
“Bridge” Design Residencies Will Offer Plum Jobs At Path, Pinterest, And Airbnb By Mark Wilson, fastcodesign.com A new program by the Designer Fund will pair great designers with great startups. It raises the question: Why’s this marriage so hard in the first place? Path, Dropbox, Pinterest, Airbnb. They’re some of the most high-profile startups in … Continue reading Bridge design residencies
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Tentsile’s New Stingray Hanging Tent Lets You Sleep Comfortably Suspended in the Trees! Morgana Matus, inhabitat.com Forget about soggy sleeping bags and competing with rocks and debris on the cold, hard ground on your next camping trip – Inhabitat favorite Tentsile just launched a brand new suspended tent called the Stingray that lets you rest … Continue reading Tensile canopy tent
Olson Kundig Architects’ Prefab Sol Duc Cabin Rests Lightly on Four Stilts | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Andrew Michler INHABITAT INTERVIEW: Green Architect & Cradle to Cradle Founder William McDonough TweetShare on TumblrEmail INHABITAT: What inspired you to write ‘Cradle to Cradle‘ (the book) and launch the Cradle to Cradle … Continue reading Eco cabin on stilts
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Creating Resilence By Following Nature’s Lead BY ERIN LEITCH, fastcoexist.com The natural world has found ways to work and live in harmony for a long time. If we want to also survive and create sustainability systems, biomimicry may be the key. The operating conditions of life are literally symphonic: They are a… RT @cosekoski: “We … Continue reading Bio mimicry and resilient design
This Hotel Is Made Entirely Of Shipping Containers BY ZAK STONE, fastcoexist.com Sleeping Around is a traveling boutique lodging that’s so fancy, you won’t even know you’re sleeping in the detritus of the global economy. When future generations look back on the architecture of the early 21st century, will our time be… RT @FastCompany: This … Continue reading Shipping container hotels
How Ikea Creates Massive Demand For The Ektorp Sofa: It Thinks About Moms By Gregory P. Shea and Cassie A. Solomon, fastcompany.com IKEA has made very clear choices about who they will be and to whom they will matter, and why. Can you say the same for your brand? Göran Carstedt, president of IKEA North … Continue reading Ikea and the anthropology of sofas
Take A World Tour Of Apple’s Newly Trademarked Stores By Addy Dugdale, fastcompany.com First it won ownership of a rountangle—that’s a rectangle with rounded corners—and now Apple has patented its store design. You know, lots of giant glass, pale wood, and nerds in royal-blue tees. Apple has won itself a trademark for its retai… RT … Continue reading Apple’s trademarked stores
Biking and Walking to Work idvsolutions.com Bicycling.com came out with a ranking of the top US cities for bicycling. I took their top ten cities and dot mapped every commuter in and around them, colored by their method of commute, to get … UXBlog | IDV Solutions’ User Experience: Biking and Walking to Work http://flip.it/VHCFZ … Continue reading Visualizing top cities for bicycling
Big Tech: The Power of Paying: What Consumer Hotshots Can Learn From Corporate Drudges Ryan Tate, wired.com When choosing a platform API to build upon, paying cash up front can help you avoid paying in time and regret later. Ryan Tate The Power of Paying: What Consumer Hotshots Can Learn From Corporate Drudges http://flip.it/mKa4L http://flip.it/sPIOD … Continue reading Consumer startups and the power of paying
Craft Brewing: Etsy Sales Jump 70 Percent in 2012 By Sarah Mitroff, wired.com Etsy, the site that brought craft shows online, had a banner year in 2012, with sales from its community of handmade and vintage goods sellers up more than 70 percent, the company said Monday. Though CEO Chad Dickerson has said he’s n… … Continue reading Etsy sales grow organically
The 11 Coolest Ideas In Biodesign By Shaunacy Ferro, popsci.com William Myers’ Bio Design explores the intersection of design and biology. View Photo Gallery We can already store Shakespeare’s sonnets in DNA. What if we could use trees as city lights, or turn pigeon poop into natural street… RT @PopSci: 11 crazy feats of bio-engineering, … Continue reading Coolest ideas in bio design
Startup incubator for digital health and healthcare technology startups rockhealth.com Accelerate Think you have an idea that can change healthcare? Learn more about our program, meet our mentors and teams, and see if you have what it takes. Attend If you’re seeking ways to connect with the digital health community… http://flip.it/SmtFv Related articles NYC plays … Continue reading Startup incubator for digital health and healthcare technology startups
Startups: Tim O’Reilly’s Key to Creating the Next Big Thing Steven Levy, wired.com Entreprenuer, author and investor Tim O’Reilly has been seeing around corners for decades now. Here’s what he sees coming next. Steven Levy RT @BootsnAll: “Create more value than you capture.” http://flip.it/RvVYw http://flip.it/pgvMk Related articles 16 Things I Might Change If I Was … Continue reading Startups: Tim O’Reilly’s Key to Creating the Next Big Thing
Find out who has viewed your LinkedIn profile by Matt Elliott, cnet.com A clever trick lets you find out who has viewed your LinkedIn profile without upgrading your account. If you are unemployed, unhappy at your current job, or simply curious about other opportunities, then you likely keep close tabs on yo… RT @CNETHowTo: Find … Continue reading Find out who has viewed your LinkedIn profile
The Personal Analytics of My Life stephenwolfram.com One day I’m sure everyone will routinely collect all sorts of data about themselves. But because I’ve been interested in data for a very long time, I started doing this long ago. I actually assumed lots of other people were doing it too… http://flip.it/RrQhl Related articles Big (personal) … Continue reading The Personal Analytics of My Life
Jan Wächter, datavisualization.ch We’ve compiled a small list of conferences definitely worth visiting in 2013. Events like this are a great way to see, learn, connect and be inspired. If you’re lucky enough to get a ticket, be sure to let us know so we could meet up and have a… RT @datavis: As if … Continue reading 13 Conferences to attend in 2013
RT @Techmeme: Restaurants Turn Camera Shy (Helene Stapinski / New York Times) http://flip.it/0A1K6 http://flip.it/3O9zY http://flip.it/jJpeX Related articles Should Restaurants Ban Food Photography? (neatorama.com) IHOP Franchisee Selects DTT for Enterprise-Wide Roll Out (prweb.com) Restaurant Charging $200/Person Has The Gall To Tell Diners They Can't Take Photos (businessinsider.com) Weekend reads: Restaurant food photos get controversial (mnn.com) … Continue reading Restaurants Turn Camera Shy
Airbnb And The Unstoppable Rise Of The Share Economy Tomio Geron, forbes.com On paper, Frederic Larson is just one data point in five years of U.S. government statistics showing underemployment in dozens of industries and stagnant income growth across the board. The 63-year-old photographer with two child… RT @Techmeme: Airbnb And The Unstoppable Rise Of … Continue reading Airbnb And The Unstoppable Rise Of The Share Economy
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