In Design
People-Centered (Not Tech-Driven) Design*
How did we reach the point where our technology is more important than people? How can we reverse this to ensure that technologies are designed with people in mind, more humane, more collaborative,…
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In Uber
Uber Design Platform
This morning, I took a Jump bike to my office in San Francisco. As I write this, an Uber driver in Bangkok is taking a customer home on a…
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In Google
Exclusive: A first look inside Google’s top-secret design lab
The special sauce behind Google’s breakout hardware products is its one-year-old Design Lab. We’re the first publication to go inside.
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In Productivity
What the most productive people keep on their desks
The items you keep nearby have an impact on your work performance. This is what you should keep—and what you should ditch.
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The History of Web Design – From the rise of Flash to…
From the rise of Flash to Steve Jobs and today, the story of how Web Design came to be and became part of our lives.
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In Design
Ikea, Amazon, and the billion-dollar war over light bulb design
The University of California Santa Barbara is suing five of America’s biggest retailers over the unlicensed use of vintage-style “Edison” LED bulb technology—which its researchers invented in the…
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In Microsoft
How Microsoft turns an obsession with detail into micron-optimized keyboards
Nestled among the many indistinguishable buildings of Microsoft's Redmond campus, a multi-disciplinary team sharing an attention to detail that borders on fanatical is designing a keyboard... again…
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In Design
Tokyo subway’s humble duct-tape typographer
With a few rolls of of duct tape and a craft knife, security guard Shuetsu Sato elevates the humble worksite sign to an art form.
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In Design
The Happiest Design Ethics Article You Will Ever Read
Ethical design isn’t a punishment; it’s a true expression of what design is really about
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In Jony Ive
Jony Ive and the Myth that Only Certain People Can Design
Take inspiration from his work by making something yourself.
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