DesignBytes

"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.

Apple has shown us plenty, but many questions remain.

What if you're a violinist, a xylophonist, a tuba player, a sitar player? What if you don't play a traditional instrument at all? Where's your digital instrument?

IKEA is launching a new range of high-tech furniture that will wirelessly charge your smartphones and tablets.

IDEO and Stanford’s d.school are collaborating to create School Retool.

The fast-rising startup burned through hundreds of millions in funding before its crash. Now it has been official sold for pennies on the dollar.

The redesign of the Samsung Galaxy smartphone line was about simplification with a hint of design thinking. What can other product designers learn?

A startup called Monohm decided to go back to the drawing board for smartphone design. They designed Runcible—a circular phone.

FedEx and UPS, two of America's largest courier services, are refusing to ship a digital milling machine used solely for making 'ghost guns.'

Researchers at Monash Univ., in Melbourne have teamed with individuals from Deakin Univ. and CSIRO to 3D print two proof of concept jet engines.

Design Indaba 2015: the design industry has lost touch with its social and cultural values and is producing "too much shit design." according to Hella Jongerius.

Mattel is celebrating at the 2015 Toy Fair by announcing a partnership with Google that will resurrect the View-Master line, harnessing the smartphone-based virtual reality of Google Cardboard.

Today, with every other commercial pushing a new phone or tablet, it’s easy to forget how drastically things can change, and how quickly. The iPhone, after all, is just eight years old—and five years ago, almost no one was talking about how mobile computing was going to eat the world. And yet today, the smartphone is the center of our digital lives. Does it have to be? Neptune wants to flip what they call the "master - slave relationship" of our smart devices.