DesignBytes

Smart Design Founder Davin Stowell, IDSA discusses his 35-year career and how to design products with meaning.

In an increasingly crowded marketplace, more companies than ever before are using design as a way to differentiate themselves from the competition. In the automotive industry, Buick has emerged as a design leader under Andrew Smith, executive director of global Cadillac and Buick design.

The definition and differentiation of industrial design and product design are debated, confused and sometimes vary given the context in which they’re used. Let's clear things up.

ID students are teaming up with NASA to set their sights on outer space.

CHOICE finds out what's happening in design research to make things easier for us to use as we get older.

A kit by Coca-Cola in Vietnam to give used plastic bottles a second life in all kinds of charming ways.

Dominic Wilcox is an artist, inventor and designer who is constantly transforming the "mundane and ordinary into something surprising, wondrous and strangely thought provoking."

John Edson, IDSA and others speculate why the Apple Watch won't cure your iPhone addiction.

Arnold Schwarzenegger has made a brand out of the man that he has created over his lifetime of effort. Come to think of it, at least on an external level, Arnold epitomizes the definition of a "man's man."

What do a tech foodie, ace forecaster and not-so-mad scientist have in common? They are all "tech superheroes" to watch and they are all women.

Having copious options for sketching beyond the traditional sketchbook, Core77 talked with some seasoned sketchers about their app-inions and what works for them.

"They all said they didn't think people would be so crazy as to run around with headphones." Then Sony's Walkman changed the world.

As the boomer generation continues to age, demographers predict that by 2030, the over-65 crowd will reach 20 percent of the population.

"Implement design thinking" listed as a way to improve workplace efficiency.

This design takes in to account human anatomy, ergonomics and functionality in a simple and elegant way.

"From the very beginning, [the brand] made the bottle the symbol of Coca-Cola around the world," adds Katie Bayne, SVP global sparkling brands.

Trying to mass-produce delight is like forcing waiters to wear 37 pieces of flair on their uniforms. Enough!

The Consumer Electronics Association reports that patent abuse is costing the US economy $1.5 billion a week. Yes—a week!

Check out these tips on schmoozing with the best of them, from a former white house insider.

Dr. Jouke Verlinden at Delft Univ. of Tech. demonstrated the value of digital manufacturing for construction by creating a new type of power socket that wraps around the corner.

That seemingly unremarkable object is actually a marvel of modern manufacturing and a feat of engineering.

When I asked Jobs how he planned to rescue Apple, he told me he would start focusing on industrial design. I remember scratching my head at his statement—I just couldn’t imagine how industrial design could save Apple. Of course, just a year later, Jobs introduced the candy-colored iMacs, forever changing what a personal computer could look like. Jobs then went on to make design a core tenet of Apple’s future.