DesignBytes

“The simple fact is that nothing increases your value more than doing work that people know, and people know award-winning work.” (Enter IDEA starting Jan. 2.)

Pantone reveals its Color of the Year. “This is the kind of color attached, historically, to originality, ingenuity and visionary thinking. People are looking for that ‘magic bullet,’ and this shade is ... intriguing, fascinating and magical.”

Makeblock, an IDEA Gold winner, attended the first Fortune Brainstorm TECH International. Jasen Wang, Founder & CEO, was invited to give a speech at the conference.

We’ve been seeing companies using technology for decades, getting further away from customers and the human experience through automated systems and processes.

In the auto industry, the world’s smartest companies have placed a premium on design excellence as a path to consumer interest and long-term brand enhancement.

Samsung, an IDSA Ambassador, has synthesized a "graphene ball" that can be used to make lithium-ion batteries charge five times faster.

Apple is the most valuable company in the world, and design is in their DNA. Still, many businesses struggle to embed design in their strategy.

One of the world's most famous puzzles was designed in the 1970s. Now, the Rubik's Cube is getting back into the game. See how.

A concept designer at Adidas answers the question, "What tips would you give to designers just starting out who'd like to follow in your footsteps?"

Thanks to a leak from Samsung itself, the Galaxy X has been effectively confirmed.

If Franz von Holzhausen had remained on his track, he would have been a car-design aristocrat. Instead, he took a huge leap of faith and joined a buzzy Silicon Valley startup.

Medical equipment is designed mostly for men by men, yet women make up over 75% of the healthcare industry’s workforce. It’s time to build more equitable products.

Sweden announced the opening of the country’s first virtual design museum, which will focus on architecture, design and fashion.

Amtrak riders can expect to see more comfortable rides in the coming months as the passenger rail service continues interior overhauls.

Waiting at a bus stop in Arizona during the summer? Next year, the City of Phoenix will begin installing hundreds of bus stops designed to cast more shade thanks to ASU students.

A Q&A with the chief exterior designer at Lincoln Motor Co.

Paul Kolada, IDSA, and Priority Designs are making headlines for redesigning a vacant car dealership into their ID firm's new headquarters. Get up to speed.

Mick Bartholomew, S/IDSA, is among 15 students from the United States, Mexico and Europe who are learning an ancient home building technique involving clay, sand, straw—and horse manure. Take a look.

"There hasn’t been a product this innovative since the 2014 release of the Oscar Mayer Bacon Alarm Clock—and that includes the iPhone X, Nintendo Switch, the artificial pancreas and Nike’s self-tying sneakers," touts Fortune magazine. For real?

A young Taiwanese trio comes together to keep traditional crafts alive. Designers, who belong to the Makuta’ay tribe in Hualien county, launched an accessories brand.

"We think the era of battery-electric vehicles is about to start," Honda's executive creative director of automobile design, Makoto Iwaki, says, "and a new chapter compared to the internal-combustion engine deserves a new look."

Grand Rapids Ophthalmology (GRO) is collaborating with Kendall College of Art and Design (KCAD) on a project-based, semester-long program to design a line of eyewear products, including a 3D prototype.

Design and technology are playing a crucial role in solving global issues and their importance is finally catching the attention of world leaders.

Designing the 2019 A7 took four years, a lot of hard work and tech. Going back and forth between CAD and clay is part of a new design process at Audi.