Motorola DROID review Joshua Topolsky While the camera certainly seems capable of taking great looking photos, getting everything to play nice isn’t as easy as it should be. First off, the camera is painfully slow to focus and snap pictures — and when it does, the results can be unpredictable. Strangely, the lens … Continue reading Samsung taps a former Mercedes-Benz designer to lead its mobile design team
By James I. Bowie November 08, 2022 Elon Musk’s newly unveiled plan to allow Twitter users to sport the social media platform’s coveted blue check for a mere $7.99 per month has focused unprecedented attention on the symbol. In some sense, the fate of the company—financially, culturally, and politically significant as it is—hangs on … Continue reading Behind the design of Twitter’s blue check—and how it became a polarizing symbol
Famed Apple designer Jony Ive is leaving to start his own firm Ive’s new firm LoveFrom will launch in 2020 with Apple as its first client. R. Lawler @Rjcc BRITTANY HOSEA-SMALL via Getty Images In an interview with the Financial Times, Jony Ive announced that after more than two decades of making Apple products … Continue reading Apple’s head of hardware design is leaving the company after three years
By Jesus Diaz October 21, 2022 Apple’s vice president of industrial design, Evans Hankey, is leaving the mothership only three years after taking over Jony Ive’s post, the company has confirmed. Apple hasn’t offered an official explanation for why Hankey is leaving such a coveted position, perhaps the hottest, most visible design job on … Continue reading Apple is losing its industrial design boss . . . again
By Suzanne LaBarre In 2005, the future of American business was reflected in the spotless tile behind a toilet bowl. Procter & Gamble had released the Mr. Clean Magic Reach, a sleek tool with a detachable head for scrubbing the darkest recesses of a bathroom. Developed in just 18 months, it represented a strategic … Continue reading Why corporate America broke up with design
By Kaitlyn McInnis August 07, 2022 The design thinking process is a two-pronged approach that involves both empathetic ideology and a process that aims to find the best possible solution for gaps in the market or problems in a given demographic or community. Big-name brands such as Apple and Samsung were quick to adopt … Continue reading Why the design thinking process is so important: a primer
How to Design a Website That Actually Converts Deanna Ritchie / 21 Jul 2022 Most websites are nothing more than static web pages that serve as branded placeholders for companies. However, if you want your website to serve as a powerful tool for generating leads or turning traffic into customers, you have to break … Continue reading How to Design a Website That Actually Converts
Vacation Rental Interior Design Changes That Make a Big Difference Lucas Vitale / 08 Jul 2022 Whether you own a B&B or a villa, your holiday rental interior design has a considerably greater influence on reservations than you may imagine (and if you’re already aware of this, congratulations!). “One area where hotels, particularly boutique … Continue reading Vacation Rental Interior Design Changes That Make a Big Difference
By Katie-May Boyd, Eddie Hamilton, Lars Dittrich, and Mariel Brown, Seymourpowell June 16, 2022 No design show captures the cultural zeitgeist quite like Milan’s annual Salone del Mobile. For 60 years, the design set has descended upon the Northern Italian city, hungry to gain inspiration from the ever-expanding showcase of the new and next. … Continue reading Can we design our way out of disaster?
By Elizabeth Segran June 13, 2022 Creating a unique piece of jewelry for an anniversary or a milestone is a lovely idea—but traditionally, ordering custom rings or necklaces has been expensive and exclusive. [Photo: Hannah Thornhill/courtesy Silent Opus] A new startup called Silent Opus wants to modernize the process by letting you choose the … Continue reading This fine jewelry startup puts the design process in your hands
