DesignBytes

An ID student spent some time creating what he calls the Taptop, an off-the-wall vision of what a Mac Mini in the future could look like.

Car design is about compromise. But what happens when the process is distilled down to the pursuit of a single objective: being faster than anything else?

After nearly losing his mother to breast cancer, a young man invented a bra that can serve as an early warning tracker for symptoms of breast cancer.

A fifth-­generation member of the family behind Moscot doubles down on new designs.

Dropbox announced a couple of products that make it easier for Autodesk users to access and share large design files.

Female designers talk about sexism on the job. "Now is the time for men and women to work together to ensure this type of behavior becomes so unacceptable in workplaces that it is no longer heard nor seen.”

"Serving as an IDEA juror is a prestigious honor, so it's no wonder that big companies like Metaphase, HS Design, Google, Nike ... want their employees to be a part of IDEA," reports Qmed and MD+DI.

Two industrial designers want you to strike a pose, and take home the 3D printed scan of yourself! See how it works.

Japan’s Shinkansen trains are fast—so fast they coined the term “bullet train.” A moment of inspiration from engineer and birdwatcher Eiji Nakatsu inspired the design.

IDSA's Personal Recognition Award 2017 winner Charles Mauro writes "Why SNAP Spectacles Failed: How Poor Usability and Feature/Function Allocation Errors Compromised A Potentially Breakthrough Product."

Raymond Loewy, FIDSA, once said in a CBS interview, "Good design is a design that does not get obsolete, number one, that stays classic, like a Greek statue. That's good design."

The US Supreme Court refused to step back into the years-long feud over patents between the world’s top smartphone makers, declining to hear Samsung’s appeal.

DLN founder talks about the changing landscape in design and how to navigate the uncharted territories.

David Korins, the set designer for "Hamilton," made a name for himself by imagining the unimaginable on stage. He says the secret to success is a finely tuned “audience barometer.”

Aston Martin unveiled a new signature edition Vanquish S Volante that was partially designed by NFL Patriots QB Tom Brady. Brady apparently spent the five months helping with the design.

Cassina has collaborated with the greatest minds in architecture and design. By pioneering this revolutionary way of working, it has reached iconic status in the design world.

Folks is a range of kitchen tools for the blind based on familiar cooking instruments, sensory feedback and tactile cues. The collection aims to allow those without sight to prepare food “just like common folks.”

What’s the most important life lesson a design student can learn? You could make a case for highly conceptual theories about inspiration or creative flow. But what students at the RIT experience in a senior seminar called Metaproject is a dose of market reality: It’s not always about big ideas, but about how you meet a need.

A Japanese design studio recently designed five new zippers for the manufacturer YKK that completely upend the fastener.

The chief design officer of Nike, discusses his dyslexia made him look at the world differently, why he doodles and how he manages 1,000 designers.

Drawing is taught as a form of visual thought, a method of investigating the world and generating new ideas or solving problems, even a mode of self-discovery.

A room filled with furniture experimentations and a display designed specifically for children are among the four zones making up a huge Eames retrospective at the Vitra Design Museum.

The story behind their design involves the advent of ergonomic design in the 1960s, a companywide vote and one very happy accident.

3M, an IDSA Ambassador, aligned their mission around collaborative creativity. The new studio will house a growing team of designers with diverse professional backgrounds, design capabilities and customer experience.