DesignBytes

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?

The 2016 National Design Awards is enjoying the rare ability to appeal to America’s Hollywood fan base as Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation took home the esteemed Director’s Award.

Do you need a killer product or a solid marketing strategy first?

The modern Mini, the original Ford Taurus and the Ferrari F430 are just a few of the iconic cars styled by the program’s talent.

"Detroit is starting to emerge... with an entrepreneurial energy that's reshaping the landscape." From new goods to Cranbrook to the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Town & Country mag finds "confidence is taking hold,"

PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi says under Chief Design Officer, and IDSA Member, Mauro Porcini, the company's design team has started to transform PepsiCo. And Porcini is hiring more designers.

Who decides which shades will be in vogue, and how do these people come to their conclusions?

Most teams often invest months, even years, in developing a product or service—only to discover they’ve built something that no one wants. A design sprint helps teams filter ideas and gain clarity as to which of them are best to pursue.

Ever wonder why there is a hole at the end of a pen cap?

“For the first time in a long time, we may see some significant changes in how design patent law is interpreted.” Find out how IDSA is staying a step ahead on IP issues.

Detroit is one of the top three cities for women in tech. Find out why, and see the complete list of cities that make the cut.

A new report finds Detroit needs more retail. Maybe the hundreds of product designers who will descend on the Big D in August for IDSA's International Conference will have some ideas!

Map had no experience working with vehicles but they were deliberatly chosen so their thinking wouldn't be limited to what vehicles have been capable of in the past.

Erin Walline's experience mapping out the customer journey and applying customer feedback to product design got her appointed Dell's first executive director of global customer experience.

You can’t talk about the internet of things (IOT) without talking about a Wi-Fi toaster. It’s a contrived example that is both exciting and absurd.

This post looks at why people buy things, what triggers purchasing decisions, and how to create a brand people love that leads to long-term customer relationships.