DesignBytes

As we will probably be interacting with a new generation of machines in the future, maybe “we should not cage them in the same unimaginative and restrictive gender expectations that we humans are still struggling to free ourselves from today,” as suggests Laura Dattaro.

Designers are in for a period of radical change and must learn to adapt. Those who don’t might as well look for a new line of work.

Many of the same principles explored and addressed through architecture can be applied to design of products.

Facebook hires a 15-year veteran of Apple as head of hardware for Facebook Oculus and says it will keep investing in hardware as it pushes the boundaries of VR.

The connected denim smart jacket made in partnership between Levi’s and Google’s ATAP division now has a price tag, but its release date has been pushed from this spring to the fall. The jacket, which will cost around $350—when it goes on sale–is the first commercial product containing ATAP’s Project Jacquard technology, which uses conductive fabric to turn a standard article of clothing into a connected device of sorts that can send instructions to your smartphone.

The word design is used in so many ways that you begin to wonder if it has any useful meaning at all.

"It’s a field that people who are equally left and right brained seem to do really well with." See the 25 Best States for Commercial and Industrial Designers, according to Insider Monkey.

"There's absolutely no reason why good design should be confined to the history books," writes Diana Budds for FastCoDesign. Read more..

Designing for customer delight can lead to competitive advantage and growth.

By bringing their talents to the male-dominated engineering field, women are sparking innovation and making robots more humane.

Ten years ago, the Designers Accord aimed to establish a code of ethics around sustainability in the design industry. Fast forward to the Retouchers Accord, a Hippocratic oath for authenticity in images.

No. 1: Underestimating the importance of intellectual property.

Before 1999 there was no such thing as a sport hijab. Cindy van den Bremen invented one when she discovered a girl was being expelled from gym-class due to her supposedly unsafe hijab.

Angela Yeh, IDSA, weighs in on what to look for when hiring an ID firm. Does YOUR studio meet the criteria?

“I think the world is changing, and I think young people are changing and I think everything is moving quicker,” (Tinker) Hatfield explained. “… It’s hard to predict how design is going to change but you just know it is. You just have to be ready.”

Apple’s icons have that shape for a very good reason.

An empathy-driven approach to innovation represents a fundamental shift in thinking, putting people at the center of the design process.

Trump's ubiquitous bright red trucker hat is now seared into our collective memory. It was the most hated and most loved symbol of the election.

2001 was a good year! Read why. Then enter YOUR best #design in www.idsa.org/IDEA.

Product designers have found that talking bots make people mad.

As #IDSAIDEA 2017 brings back the Branding category, Entrepreneur finds "Branding is too big to ignore, and too important to neglect. Keep your branding sharp and powerful by avoiding these four pitfalls."

The first week of the year ushers in the massive Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. 2017 will be the year of the Intelligence of Things and the consumer experience.