Who would have thought interesting design could come from Electrolux

http://www.core77.com/blog/competition/our_electrolux_design_lab_2013_finalist_faves_a_shape-shifting_vacuum_cleaning_drones_air-purifying_jewelry_25611.asp

I need these headphones!

No more tangles

Adobe Ideas iOS vector drawing

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/adobe-ideas-vector-drawing/id364617858?mt=8

I have been playing around with some vector drawing tools for iOS. Adobe ideas seems to be my current favorite. However, Paper is another app that I have also found both fun and expressive. I like to have these vector drawings because the are scalable to any size and could be easily worked into a process book.

Solid Works Tutorials

http://www.lynda.com/Solidworks-training-tutorials/1157-0.html

Lynda is a great paid service for learning a new software. I have started on the Solid Works tutorial and I feel it is helping me get a better hold on the basics. I figured since we recently had our workshop some people might want to continue learning.

Adobe Is Making This Fancy Digital Pen a Reality

http://www.wired.com/design/2013/09/you-can-buy-adobes-new-digital-pen-next-year/

Free vector icons!

http://smokingdesigners.com/free-download-120-vector-glyph-icons/

Best Free Fonts of 2012

webdesignledger.com/freebies/best-free-fonts-of-2012/

Silk: Beautiful Drawing Tool/App

http://weavesilk.com/

Never forget why we are designers

http://inhabitat.com/switzerlands-nest-high-rise-is-a-modular-test-bed-for-the-future-of-green-building-technology/

I am glad to see that there are people out there who are taking the future of our planet seriously.  We design to make things better!

Drawing in the future

http://www.wired.com/design/2013/09/you-can-buy-adobes-new-digital-pen-next-year/

Not only is this a cool product that is taking drawing and design into the future, but how the idea came to be is just as cool.  We always need to take time away from the grind and just have fun letting our creativity run wild.

Nike's Human printing press

This was too cool not to put it up. Real activities were integrated into a massive printing mechanism to create individualized printed posters. a Boxer stamped the sheet by punching a bag, runners triggered a powder mechanism, a basketball hoop letterpress is activated by slam dunking...WHOA.

Redefining Our user Experience: Where is design going next?

At least check out the self-folding 4-D printed stuff. It's eery.

Redefining Our user Experience: Where is design going next?

Design Process! Google should have Googled it earlier...

Amazing that it took as big a company as Google to understand the significance of design to the user experience...notice the flux of who is in charge from engineers to the designers instead...Go team.
 
How Google Taught Itself Good Design

the future

ted talks

Oh no he didn't

You can now catch the creepers

Ex Nike design director to work for Apple.

http://hypebeast.com/2013/9/apple-hires-former-nike-design-director-ben-shaffer

Wooden Skyscrapers of 30 + stories??
Check out this TED talk.




http://www.ted.com/talks/michael_green_why_we_should_build_wooden_skyscrapers.html

Check out your color acuteness.


http://www.xrite.com/custom_page.aspx?pageid=77&lang=en

Yet another way to job search

http://www.idsa.org/jobboard

Has anyone heard of these guys?

Red Olive? Apparently they are based out of Utah. I wonder if they offer internships.  Has anyone heard of them?http://www.redolivedesign.com/

Guac

Clean design with hidden compartments

http://bellroy.com/wallets/hide-and-seek-wallet

Journey of a Lost Phone

Standing Device for the Wheelchair Bound

check this out!

Matia Robotics

Typeface Made out of Light from Iphone

cool!

pastemagazine

54 Interesting iphone cases

www.theendearingdesigner.com/54-creative-iphone-cases/

Sweet website for finding color palettes

http://design-seeds.com/

An interesting Ted talks

Blurring the lines between Organic and Electric: Bio-Tech

The idea that a specific human being is unique in several of their characteristics, i.e. fingerprints and heartbeats, is taking hold not just for identification in the medical world, but possibly as a password tool in apps and phones and the up and coming smart watches. Passwords are broken with algorithms; how well would biological qualities defy an algorithmic pattern compared to our standard numbers and letters?

Bio-Tech Heart Beat Passwords

Innovation vs. Excess

Where do we draw the line? Just because something CAN be electronic, does it really need to be? Using electricity unnecessarily where analog does just as well....seems like a cool idea, but inefficient use of electricity where it "sci fi" doesn't necessarily have to enter our lives. This is where the lines of practicality and innovation need to find an appropriate intersection.


Next-gen Bathrooms

Branding Terrorism?

Looks like an interesting read on the way terrorist organizations brand their operations.

3D printing with liquid metal

3D printing with liquid metal. This technology could have a huge effect on electronics manufacturing.

Patagonia Innovation

The design on this jacket is a perfect example of innovation! Hopefully I will be able to end up doing the same thing these guys are doing here. Watch the video here:

http://www.patagonia.com/us/innovation/design

What does this solve?

http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/166826-tesla-motors-will-put-a-self-driving-car-on-the-road-within-three-years

Something not so serious... but really!

http://5secondfilms.com/watch/brians-latest-app-idea

Simple Design (Example)

The design of this usb drive is perfectly functional while still offering a beautiful and compelling form. There are no extra layers or out casing. The metal frame that shapes the usb connection is just extended back as the body of the drive. There are no moving parts which eliminates the annoyance of you drive breaking after repeated use. The best part is this is the least expensive drive at Office Depot! $6 for an 8GB model. 

Designed Together

http://youtu.be/cO3rsfE7GM0

I love this video because it shows how the physical form of the iPhone 5C lent to ios 7's design and vise versa. One of my first design classes taught me the design strategy of designing with and for the inherent qualities of an artifact and this is a perfect example of that. 

I'll still be getting the 5S though. 

Inspiration from Rose Petals

http://gizmodo.com/this-nano-raspberry-can-keep-any-surface-wet-or-dry-1340539660

This is what I want to be designing!

http://gizmodo.com/an-experimental-cargo-ship-launched-for-the-iss-today-1341570126

Instruments Built from Weapons...

www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/09/disarm-pedro-reyes/

Creative Package Design

www.designincstudios.com/imaginativepackagedesigns2.html/

Multicolr Search Lab

This is really fun! It's a search engine for colors via flickr

tinyeye

Check out the new Tesla S!

Tesla Model S on Inhabitat

Improving on the shovel?

I liked this concept because it's such a simple solution to a problem.

Fun site to peruse.

http://designspiration.net/popular/page/1/

Phonebloks Debunked

Here is a pretty good explanation why the Phonbloks concept is not terribly viable. (I'm glad because I think it would have made a really ugly phone.) I think it's a good example of what happens when a designer thinks they have a great idea but doesn't really know much about how a specific technology works.

Another phone post.

Its a minimalist accessory this time. A slim phone case wallet.

http://www.yankodesign.com/2013/09/12/distill-unions-wally-case-review/

What happens if a professor is giving a lecture on one of these with 200 students in the classroom?

Imagine never having to using human or animals as testing dummy's again.... quite the idea

http://www.germaninnovation.org/news-and-events/news/news-item?id=ddea454e-1b67-e211-bdbb-000c29e5517f

Another one??

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/money/56858278-79/cases-iphone-phones-selling.html.csp

An actual "smart" idea for a phone

With more development and more elegant design I think this phone could be a very viable option to reduce our waste.

I have a friend that designs for Black Diamond. This is his blog. Good for entertainment and some design inspiration. Enjoy.

http://feelgoodery.tumblr.com

Great tool for your infographic

http://uncrate.com/stuff/memo/

Core 77 Design Awards

Core 77 Design Awards

Different Kinds of Design and How They Overlap

I thought this was a cool diagram I found around the web, which I then traced back this website called Make Tools, that has some interesting papers and information about Human Centered Design.

Check Out Salt Lake's New Collaborative Impact Hub!

Salt Lake Impact Hub

Great place to purchase inspiring Icons

http://thenounproject.com

I love the website. It is sometimes just entertaining to scroll through all the icons and see how creative people are.

Periodic Table of Typefaces

Bullet Journal - A Designer's new method of organization

This is a pretty efficient way of task notetaking and organization. I wonder how well it can be adapted to brainstorming ideas, etc, or something that isn't quite as linear as a "to do" list. The "forwarding" of events is a great mental check, though, as it forces you to review and rewrite your incomplete tasks. I might start trying this?

[type]Facelift for Yahoo and Google search engines

Have you noticed? Google went flat with their most recent logo redesign, but here is what yahoo! did with theirs, and a little insight into their design process:

Yahoo! Logo Grows Up

Lexus up and coming...

I wonder what is the inspiration for Lexus's new vehicle design?

Success of Apple

I find it interesting that the Apple iPhone design is so successful other companies are recreating its form to sell their product.

DLR and Bike Design

http://drl.aaschool.ac.uk/projects/

http://bicycledesign.net/

So You Need A TypeFace?

http://visual.ly/so-you-need-typeface

Brand Style Guides

Brand Identity Style Guides From Around The World

http://www.logodesignlove.com/brand-identity-style-guides

Here they are in all their glory.
Thoughtless acts. Paired by twos.

Frankfurt Auto Show new design themes

Lots of interesting idea's were showcased in Frankfurt.

Tokyo 2020 stadium

We already have architectural renderings of what the main stadium for the 2020 Olympics will look like!

Innovation or Incineration?

New building example of innovation leading to unforeseen consequences; in this case, melting cars. Oops. Article contains several examples of the "perfect storm" designs whose characteristics led to some strange, and sometimes disastrous consequences. This definitely re-emphasizes the need for a multidisciplinary approach to innovation in all projects, but especially on the huge scale with which architects are working.

When Architectural Innovations go Bad

Welcome to the Jungle

Truly green garden implementation in city planning could help the "concrete jungle" label lose its accuracy with rooftop gardens finding a new home on city buses (and beyond) through the Phyto Kinetic project.

Phyto Kinetic Garden Bus Project

Biodegradable tableware inspired by food.

Brilliant
http://www.designboom.com/design/biodegradable-tableware-influenced-by-fruits-and-vegetables/

Simplexity

http://hypebeast.com/2013/9/ora-ito-lance-ora-ito-mobility

Thoughtless Acts

Google Glass' Competitor

Tesla Wins Gold

http://idsa.org/tesla-model-s-takes-idea-2013-best-show%20

MDD needs to get involved in this!

http://www.stoel.com/Innovation/Utah/

Thoughtless Acts