DesignBytes

Could design be the next frontier of innovation in China? Worldcrunch says designers are playing a greater role in developing business empires.

Fast Company dives into "a new movement within the design world." Biodesign pairs scientific know-how of biologists, with the big picture thinking of artists and designers. Read more.

Calm design is all about creating technology that blends seamlessly with regular life, where consumers don't have to necessarily focus on a device or feature while using it.

Last year, a study from the Harvard Business Review actually said that 75 percent of cross-functional teams are dysfunctional.

Ray Eames is known for her attention to detail and intuition within each of her designs. She wanted to help people through design, and she absolutely did that in so many ways.

Gary Hustwit is working on a documentary that will include in-depth conversations with Dieter Rams, and detail the process behind some of his most iconic designs. He wants to get past the legend of Dieter, and get into his philosophy, process, inspirations and even his regrets. He's hoping you'll help him by funding this kickstarter.

When we talk about sustainability it is better to use it as a relative term that compares the environmental, social, technical and cost aspects of a product to a previous generation, a competitor or to an idealized or aspirational baseline or standard.

The original VW Beetle has been recreated as a LEGO Creator Expert model with a number of special features and elements – including new brick designs – that help recreate the classic curved design of the iconic 1960s car.

Violet Verbena named 2017 Color of the Year by PPG PAINTS Brand.

100 industrial design objects are on display at the Cooper Hewitt in “Energizing the Everyday: Gifts from the George R. Kravis Collection.” Says Kravis, “The curatorial team came to visit me; they were like children in a candy store!"

Deadline Detroit touts a New York Times article that "is definitely fuel for Detroit pride." Read more.

Where do our best ideas come from? As it turns out, science says there are a number of ways to help prime the brain for divergent thinking.

A new era in fashion and accessories is emerging which will create super human clothing and more connected and emotional experiences through our technology. And when you finish part 1; here is part 2: http://www.inc.com/springboard/the-marriage-of-wearable-tech-and-fashion-design-how-to-make-it-work-part-ii.html

A logo is a visual piece in a bigger brand identity system. A logo embodies & transports the meaning of a brand, the logo is rarely the meaning itself.

Really. Go to a coffee shop, mall, bar, any place people in your target market are, and talk to people.

From a room designed to blast music, to a large tub filled with balls, Facebook's new office in Seattle allows employees to go social. Check it out.

New York's Center for Urban Pedagogy uses art and design to help people better understand complex laws and systems. For example Sewer in a Suitcase beautifully explains how city sewers work.

Before you launch a Kickstarter campaign…Prepare. Be really clear about why you are doing it and what you expect to get out of it. When launching a project, creators often focus on getting money to buy parts to get things done.

Students from Manhattan’s Urban Assembly School of Design and Construction teamed up with architects from BIG, SHoP Architects, Hollwich Kushner and Bernheimer Architecture to build a new galleria of NYC landmarks using Legos.

The deadline is May 20 for the #RefugeeChallenge in design, which aims to help some of the estimated nearly 60 million people who are forcibly displaced worldwide.

“It’s that old adage that if you follow someone’s footprints in the snow, you’re never going to pass them,” Kevin Haley of Under Armour said. “We have to do it differently—we have to do it better.”

In the world of subservient female bots, one male voice makes a difference.

The trade association for IT in India reportedly is set to collaborate with Facebook to support more than 500 product design startups and train 5,000 plus product designers for two years.

How does a brand create a DNA so powerful that it resonates, builds trust and has longevity with it’s customers?