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Ever wanted to shoot a home movie on 8-mm film? Yesterday, anyone might have told you that you missed your chance by a few decades — but Kodak surprised the world recently with the announcement of a brand new Super 8 film camera that it hopes will kick off a revival of the nearly forgotten format.

MoMA, considered a cultural juggernaut, was the result of the efforts of Alfred Barr Jr. and architect Philip Johnson who worked together to make the museum an influential platform for modernism.

Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank is betting almost $1 billion that Under Armour can beat Nike.

For their next generation of speakers, Sonos decided they still wanted to ensure listeners could get the best audio with the device, but give it a complete makeover.

There's a lot of media obsessing on how the Fitbit app hit the number one spot on Apple's App store on December 25 and continues to ride high in the rankings.

After studying industrial design at RISD, James Wolf turned his childhood knack for working with wood into some well thought out product design.

By tracking the behavior of cows and gaining insights about their health, farmers are able to run their farms more efficiently.

Words shape design. Real words, not lorem ipsem, should form the ground-up basis for product design.

Polymers and plastics processing technologies play a vital role in medical product design.

Highcon invited students at the Savannah College of Art and Design to take part in a 3D Paper Product Design Challenge.

Apple and Star Wars explain why much of the world around you looks the way it does.

Uber’s new director of product design says his team is made up of "the broadest spectrum of creative roles I’ve experienced," and the "mix of disciplines adds a richness to our organization that is unique in the tech industry, and new to me."

The first Collaborative Glass Robotics Laboratory in the US, an initiative of Virginia Tech and the Rhode Island School of Design, has pioneered a new 3D printing process, and is about to expand.

A digital media artist designs a chair for pups using roller blade wheels, standard skate bearings, screws, acrylic tubing, straps and yes, 3D printed joint pieces.

Furniture and home furnishings company Groovystuff uses not-for-profit programs to integrate students and the marketplace.

SafeBeacon is a call station for SafeRide and SafeBus users that increases the programs’ awareness, usability and convenience for students looking for a safe ride home.

Making football safer may not only be about the equipment players wear. At Detroit’s Viconic Sporting, researchers are developing a layer meant to be installed under synthetic turf to make fields safer for players.

Pantone announced its Color of the Year selection for 2016: PANTONE 15-3919 Serenity AND PANTONE 13-1520 Rose Quartz.

Kendall Industrial Design professor Tom Edwards said Taylor Petroelje is the first one of his students to get a job as a designer in the eyewear industry.

The National Museum of Women in the Arts, “Pathmakers: Women in Art, Craft, and Design, Midcentury and Today” forges a connection among today's female designers and those in the mid-20th century.

With the recent launch of the long awaited Apple Watch we have discovered a big improvement potential for the existing Apple leather straps.

After encouraging their students to rethink the pencil from the ground up, Or and Tomer's class presented 18 reinterpreted pencils, each with a new function, shape, or meaning.

‘Tis the holiday season, and this year the Internet offers a fascinating new aspect to holiday giving, through direct person-to-person support for things that you are passionate about.