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Seoul Design International Forum to explore life-centered urban future
Seoul will bring together architects, designers, scientists and urban policy experts this week to explore how a life-centered approach to design can shape more vital cities. The 2026 Seoul Design International Forum will be held on Tuesday at…
Bizarre New Websites Are Designed Specifically to Spark Dopamine in Your Brain
As far as completely pointless ways to kill time on your phone, this is certainly one of the weirdest on record. Behold the all-new invention of so-called “ dopamine sites ” — digital domains where you can browse and hunt for…
Seoul to host K-pop, gaming tech festival at Dongdaemun Design Plaza
Seoul will hold the four-day Entertech, Seoul 2026 festival combining K-pop, gaming and immersive technology, from Thursday to Sunday at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP), the Ihyeon Water Gate exhibition hall and the JW Marriott Dongdaemun hotel…
A Designer turned Xiaomi's Logo into a Multi-Utility Vehicle Concept
You know that little rounded square Xiaomi uses as its logo? The one a Japanese design legend spent actual months tuning with a math equation just to get the curve right? Lucas Angelo looked at that shape and thought, sure, why not build a car out…
KidSuper Spotlights Five Rising Designers at Second Annual The People's Runway
It was a night of surprises at the second annual The People's Runway presented by KidSuper founder and Brooklyn arts ambassador Colm Dillane and Brooklyn Borough president Antonio Reynoso. “Someone's fainting,” onlookers of the show…
Patricio Campillo Designed a Jacket Made From Bacteria for Spring 2027
For Spring 2027, Campillo began in media res. My fellow literature nerds may recognize the Latin term from high school English class, but rather than referencing a story that drops the reader right into the middle of the plot, designer Patricio…
Apple is designing its own game controllers for iPhone, could be Beats branded
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has today corroborated references discovered in macOS beta code that indicated Apple is designing its own game controllers for iPhone. Apple already sells some controllers like the Backbone One (pictured above) and…
Police probe interior design firm Axion Design after complaints over stalled renovations, missing furniture
SINGAPORE: Police and government agencies are investigating interior design firm Axion Design over complaints of unfinished renovation work and delivered furniture, as well as unpaid salaries and Central Provident Fund (CPF) contributions. Some…
82 Brilliantly Practical Product Designs That Prove Someone Out There Is Truly Working For Us All
Design should make your life better, easier, and more convenient. Or is that just us? Genuine empathy cannot and should not be taken out of the equation when you're brainstorming possible designs, running focus groups and tests, and testing the…
Art Deco On Wheels: These 1930s Automobile Designs Helped Define An Era
If Art Deco makes you think about the Chrysler Building more than a Chrysler Airflow, that's understandable. We tend to associate the style with skyscrapers, furniture, jewelry, and the sort of aggressively ornate elevator doors that make you…
This beautiful logo shows there's plenty of life in minimalist design yet
Every creative has had that moment when you're staring at a blank page, waiting for inspiration to hit. When it comes to designing a brand identity, though, you don't really have any excuse. You just have to put in the right level of research into…
These cat animation designs look nothing like what I expected
I wasn't quite sure what to expect from the Warrior Cats animation, and to be honest, it's passed me by a little up until now, though I suspect I was picturing something closer to the glossy CG animals we've seen in recent animated films like GOAT…
North Lincolnshire design company plans new HQ near Scunthorpe
A homegrown North Lincolnshire business will build a new headquarters in Scunthorpe having purchased land from North Lincolnshire Council at Mortal Ash Hill for its new HQ. Wrendale Designs, which produces nature-inspired gifts and greetings cards…
Diamondbacks Designate Lourdes Gurriel Jr. For Assignment
The Diamondbacks announced that outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. has been designated for assignment. Arizona now has an open spot on its 40-man roster, and infielder Jose Fernandez was called up from Triple-A Reno to take Gurriel's place on the…
Oxfordshire children invited to design homes of the future
Redrow South Midlands, which is currently building at Hampden Meadows in Watlington and Blaise Park in Abingdon, has launched a competition for children aged four to 16 across Oxfordshire to design a home for the year 2126. The winning design will…
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