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Upcoming design books to look out for

Spotlighting marginalised women designers, "heads on" design solutions to environmental issues and more – these are the anticipated design books we think you should read. The post Upcoming design books to look out for appeared first on Design Week.

5 hours ago

Design Week

Upcoming design books to look out for

Co.Design

Why everyone hates Ralph Lauren's Team USA uniforms?but they aren't going away anytime soon

People are calling for a new designer to make the Olympic outfits for the American athletes. But how easy is it to dress Team USA? The Olympics aren't just about incredible feats of sport. They're a chance for countries to project their national identity onto the world stage. Read Full Story

6 hours ago

Co.Design

Why everyone hates Ralph Lauren's Team USA uniforms?but they aren't going away anytime soon

Design Week

Jony Ive and Prince Charles partner on sustainable initiative Terra Carta Design Lab

The design lab will invite students from the Royal College of Art to propose creative solutions for the climate crisis. The post Jony Ive and Prince Charles partner on sustainable initiative Terra Carta Design Lab appeared first on Design Week.

7 hours ago

Design Week

Jony Ive and Prince Charles partner on sustainable initiative Terra Carta Design Lab

Design Week

Meet the graduates: Nottingham Trent University's Kavya Jain

As part of our coverage of 2021's graduate season, we're spending five minutes with a selection of graduates from around the country to talk about their work, practice and future plans. The post Meet the graduates: Nottingham Trent University's Kavya Jain appeared first on Design Week.

8 hours ago

Design Week

Meet the graduates: Nottingham Trent University's Kavya Jain

UX Collective

How is UI design helping consumers choose sustainable products?

10 hours ago

UX Collective

How is UI design helping consumers choose sustainable products?

UX Collective

Broken windows

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UX Collective

Broken windows

UX Collective

The vanishing designer, UX automation tools, designing for disassembly

10 hours ago

UX Collective

The vanishing designer, UX automation tools, designing for disassembly

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Co.Design

The playful branding of Tokyo 2020 ignores a darker truth

The real problem of these Olympic games isn't representation, but the fact that people in Japan don't want them to happen. In the weeks leading up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the BBC premiered its trailer for the games &x2013; an extravagant, 60-second romp through the recent imagery of Japan ...

12 hours ago

Co.Design

The playful branding of Tokyo 2020 ignores a darker truth

Co.Design

These gorgeous wall tiles are made from eggshells

Building materials and construction are a massive source of emissions. Could using waste materials help? We tend to see eggshells as fragile, but they're stronger than we think. Read Full Story

13 hours ago

Co.Design

These gorgeous wall tiles are made from eggshells

Co.Design

This architecture firm is giving away a house everywhere it works

Moody Nolan, the largest Black-owned architecture firm in the U.S., is designing a home in each of the cities where it has offices–then giving it to a needy family for free. In early 2018, the architecture firm Moody Nolan took a look at its charitable giving. As a 220-employee, 11-office firm headquartered ...

14 hours ago

Co.Design

This architecture firm is giving away a house everywhere it works

UX Collective

The advantages of the Apple iPad: Will we use Macs in the future?

How Apple positions the iPad. Continue reading on UX Collective »

1 day ago

UX Collective

The advantages of the Apple iPad: Will we use Macs in the future?

UX Collective

In defense of reusing existing design patterns

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UX Collective

In defense of reusing existing design patterns

UX Collective

How I explained Double Diamond to my English teacher

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UX Collective

How I explained Double Diamond to my English teacher

Muzli

Muzli Publication?""Weekly Digest

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Muzli

Muzli Publication?""Weekly Digest

Muzli

Applying design thinking to your life

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Muzli

Applying design thinking to your life

Muzli

How Important is Retrospectives for any Product Team?

Hey, guys, I'm going to talk to you today about retrospectives. Continue reading on Muzli - Design Inspiration »

1 day ago

Muzli

How Important is Retrospectives for any Product Team?

Co.Design

Tracks are designed to favor some athletes over others?but not in the way you think

Middle lanes FTW? Not exactly. As a short-distance track and field runner in high school and college, I often found myself wondering which of the eight or sometimes nine lanes on the track was the fastest. It was conventional wisdom that the middle lanes– lanes three through six–were the best. ...

2 days ago

Co.Design

Tracks are designed to favor some athletes over others?but not in the way you think