Student’s Stunning Furniture Evokes Motley Origins Of Israeli Culture
With his beautifully ornamented tables and chairs, Michael Tsinzovsky tries to capture the soul of Israeli design -- not an insignificant challenge.
Arduino-Controlled Robot “Paints” Like Georges Seurat
French designer Paul Ferragut has built a robot that throws a bunch of dots on canvas and calls it art. (That’s also known as the entire career of Georges Seurat.)
How Twitter And Facebook Helped Bing Thom Design A Public Library
Where most architects would rely on town-hall meeting and focus groups to learn what the community wanted, Bing Thom had to rely on Facebook and Twitter to meet an exacting deadline.
Almost Genius: Molo Creates Emergency Shelters From Pleated Paper
The Canadian company devises easy-to-assemble partitions that provide morale-boosting privacy to disaster victims.
Five Things Hollywood Teaches Us About Product Design
Written by: Stuart Karten
Just as scriptwriters and directors construct narratives that hook audiences, designers should develop products that tap into people's primal emotions.
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Campana Brothers Tap Students To Design Zany Hotel In Athens
A student-designed hotel? No, thanks. That’s how you end up with lava lamps for night lights and a shower where your bed’s supposed to be. But a hotel designed by students and the Campana Brothers: That’s the stuff.
Surfboards That Are Gnarly Even Out Of The Water
Rick Malwitz designs limited-edition asymmetrical boards for Saturdays, a New York City surf shop.
Infographic of the Day
Calendar Hides Trivia With Heat-Sensitive Plastic
I love those tear-off desk calendars that offer up an interesting factoid or piece of historical trivia for each day of the year. But they're not exactly pretty to look at, and throwing away 365 pieces of paper makes me feel guilty if I stop and think about it. Solution: "On This Day," a "perpetual" wall calendar that's dazzlingly colorful and hides each daily piece of trivia under a piece of heat-sensitive material. Just rub your finger over the calendar date, and the black color disappears to reveal your fact-of-the-day.
Tiblo Lets Dyslexic Kids Snap Words And Sounds Together Like Legos
My earlier post on Dyslexie, a typeface optimized for dyslexic readers, got me curious about other dyslexia-related design solutions.
The Creator Of TED Aims To Reinvent Conferences Once Again
Written by: Warren Berger
Wurman’s plan is to stage a series of improvisational one-to-one conversations, held in front of a small invitation-only audience and then disseminated via a high-quality app.
