By Core Jr - Oct 07, 2016

Lessons from the 2016 Core77 Conference

It's no secret that Core77 throws the best design party of the year. For over 20 years, Core77 has been serving the design community online and our annual Core77 conference is an opportunity to bring the pages of Core77 to life through focused programming and a dialogue about the most

By Core Jr - Oct 03, 2016

Couldn't Make it to #Core77Con? Our Social Media Feeds Got You Covered

Check out our Facebook and Instagram feeds for an inside look!

The Core77 Conference took place this past week in downtown LA. During our speaker day, industry leaders covered a wide range of present-day topics, including how design can make a difference in the refugee crisis and how to overcome failure when starting a new business. During our workshop day, we

By Core Jr - Oct 03, 2016

Sketching, Sculpting and Winning the #Core77Con Lunch Design Challenge

At this year's conference, we asked attendees to make an awesome design concept over the lunch break and they did not disappoint

What's lunch without a little design challenge? Last week 250 of us gathered in sunny downtown Los Angeles for the 2016 Core77 Conference. After hearing a morning of talks on storytelling and human-centered design in the age of technology, we gathered for a lunch break in the Vibiana courtyard for

By Core Jr - Sep 29, 2016

Live Tweeting the 2016 Core77 Conference

Follow along all day using #Core77Con

And we're live from sunny Los Angeles today! Follow along as we live tweet the conference from @Core77 and be part of the conversation using the hashtag #Core77Con. Weren't able to join us for the best design party of the year? We'll also be doing some interviews via Facebook Live

By Core Jr - Sep 28, 2016

Live! Tune Into Our #Core77Con Social Feed Today

We're broadcasting live from the Core77 Conference all day!

It's finally here—our Core77 Designing Here/Now Conference starts tomorrow! Stay up to date with the happenings by following our Facebook Live feed this Thursday September 29th, featuring interviews with some of our conference speakers.

By Core Jr - Sep 28, 2016

Why Film Might be the Most Important New Tool in a Designer's Toolbox

Screening design films from Studio SWINE at the Core77 Conference

We first encountered the work of SWINE at the RCA graduate show Paradise for a Better Future in 2012 where their first work, the Sea Chair, was on show in Milan. A peculiar looking stool crafted from salvaged marine plastics, the project looked towards a future where fishermen would trawl

By Core Jr - Sep 26, 2016

Countdown to the Core77 Conference

Don't miss out on the best design party of the year!

In just a few days we'll be gathering in Downtown Los Angeles for the annual Core77 Designing Here/Now conference. Join luminaries from the disciplines of arts, science, engineering and business this Thursday and Friday (September 29-30) as we share insights on leading successful projects from concept to launch. The

By Core Jr - Sep 22, 2016

How Quantum Physics Might Help Us Design More Elegant and Scalable Solutions 

Jamer Hunt is helping us define the next phase of design practice

As the founding director of Parsons' Transdisciplinary Design program, Jamer Hunt has been championing the possibilities of a systems-based, postindustrial design approach to social innovation and service design for over a decade. Using New York City as an academic laboratory, students work to, "define the next phase of design practice

By Core Jr - Sep 19, 2016

How to Design a Conference

Take a tour with Core77's Conference design team to see what it takes to create an unforgettable conference experience

The thing about the design of an event space experience is, if done correctly, it's so seamless that the effort behind it often goes unnoticed. You are simply left with this inexplicable sense of fulfillment and, well, experience—and that right there is a surefire sign of thoughtful work. Although often

By Core Jr - Sep 16, 2016

How Design Is Redefining Vape Life

Hear more from PAX co-founder James Monsees at the Core77 Conference

For over a decade, the team behind PAX Labs has been steadily reimagining what it means to vape. Once a novelty confined to the fringes of smoking culture, vaporizing has emerged in recent years as a more refined experience for those who enjoy loose leaf pleasures and e-cigarettes mainstream

By Allan Chochinov - Sep 14, 2016

Towards a Contemporary Design of Assisted Suicide

Designer Natsuki Hayashi talks to Core77's Allan Chochinov

For her Masters Thesis at the SVA MFA Products of Design program in New York City, Natsuki Hayashi undertook a year-long pursuit to investigate how design could respond and contribute to the increasing legalization of assisted suicide in the United States. In the conversation below, she talks to Allan Chochinov,

By Core Jr - Sep 13, 2016

How to Get From Idea to Launch in 30 Weeks

Learn more strategies for design entrepreneurs at the Core77 Conference

These days there are plenty of incubator programs promising an express ride for founders from fuzzy idea to the promised land of venture capital. But of the options, very few have targeted designers, recognizing the unique skill set that design practitioners bring to the world of entrepreneurship. In 2014, Google

By Core Jr - Sep 09, 2016

10 Offbeat LA Destinations to Visit During Your Core77 Conference Trip

See you September 29th!

This year's Core77 Conference is being held in the sunny city of Los Angeles—a city with rich design history, beautiful beaches, happy faces and, like any city, activities that air on the odder side of the spectrum. When planning your trip, remember that there's more to LA than our fabulous

By Core Jr - Sep 07, 2016

How Experiential Innovations Like HoloLens and Kinect Strengthen the Human Tribe Through Technology

Microsoft's Kudo Tsunoda on building emotionally compelling experiences

For over 14 years Kudo Tsunoda has been championing interactive experiences—whether by designing genre-defining features for video games like "Fight Night" or driving the creative vision for Microsoft's HoloLens and Kinect for Xbox. As Corporate Vice President for all Windows 1st Party Experiences, Tsunoda works across hardware and software teams

By Rebecca Veit - Sep 06, 2016

Beyond the Eameses: Seven Things You Might Not Know About L.A.'s Rich Design History

Join us in sunny Los Angeles for the 2016 Core77 Conference, September 29-30

Los Angeles owes a huge debt to Charles and Ray Eames, who helped champion the city as an exceptional home base from which to design and innovate. But there's more to L.A. design history than just the Eameses' story. Throughout the 20th century, L.A.'s delightful climate, strong manufacturing base and

By Core Jr - Sep 02, 2016

8 Things to Co-Create this Labor Day Weekend After You Score Your Core77 Conference Ticket

Celebrating America, one absurd group activity at a time.

In honor of the 2016 Core77 Conference's co-creation theme, here's a list of activities to help promote some good ol' American group bonding this Labor Day Weekend. Back away from that flat screen TV and get co-creating!

By Core Jr - Sep 02, 2016

Digital Fabrication in the Age of Collaboration

Core77 Conference Keynote Paul Sohi on co-designing with machines

When we first started thinking about the 2016 Core77 Conference we asked ourselves: What are the most interesting ideas and challenges in contemporary design practice? From this starting place, we made a list of interesting topics and people who are shaping design—through ideas big and small—in their daily work. One

By Core Jr - Aug 30, 2016

The Winner of Our "Teach Me Something" aka #Core77sGotTalent Competition Is... 

Congrats are in order for the winners behind these awesome videos

Our Core77 audience is full of ultra-talented folks, and with our "Teach Me Something" Video contest we got the chance for you all to really show us your skills! Trust us: you did not disappoint. We're happy to announce that we have selected a grand prize winner to attend

By Molly Millette - Aug 30, 2016

Cultivating Community Offline: A Short History of the Core77 Conference

Designing Here/Now, three years in

Making the decision to throw a design conference is ambitious, to say the least. Between securing speakers and presenters, organizing a variety of events, solidifying venues and marketing the event, hosting a conference is intense work. But through teamwork and extensive planning, Core77 launched our inaugural design conference, Object Culture,

By Core Jr - Aug 29, 2016

Coexisting with Machines and the Future of Storytelling with Alexis Lloyd

The creative director and interaction designer on the botness of bots

Here at Core77 HQ, as online storytellers and designers, we're always interested in new ways of communicating ideas through digital media. That's why we were especially interested in the work of designer and creative director Alexis Lloyd. Lloyd is an award-winning researcher and user experience designer whose work focuses on

By Core Jr - Aug 26, 2016

Last Call! Win Core77 Conference Tickets in Our #Core77sGotTalent Competition

Less than 24 hours to teach us something in 30 seconds or less!

Time is ticking! Today is your last day to enter our "Teach Me Something" competition on Instagram and Twitter—in honor of our audience-led workshops this year at the Core77 Conference, we wanted to see what all of you know. Create an original video under 30 seconds teaching us one of

By Core Jr - Aug 19, 2016

These #Core77sGotTalent Semifinalists Are One Step Closer to Winning Tickets to the Core77 Conference

One more week to enter our "Teach Me Something" Contest

We take pride in nurturing a community at Core77 full of amazingly talented and thoughtful designers—which is why we've organized a contest so you can show us what you've got. One awesome new feature of our 2016 Core77 Designing Here/Now Conference is the incorporation of workshops led by Core77

By Core Jr - Aug 11, 2016

Thanks to You, Here's 5 More Reasons to Attend the 2016 Core77 Conference

Announcing our community-led workshops

As if you needed more reasons to attend the 2016 Core77 Designing Here/Now Conference. Besides a full-day symposium of speaker presentations and roundtable discussions on Thursday, September 29th, this year's Core77 conference features a second day of programming focused on practical knowledge for designers—morning workshop sessions and afternoon insider tours

By Core Jr - Aug 09, 2016

"Teach Me Something" to Win a Pair of Core77 Conference Tickets

Give a handy tutorial in 30 seconds or less

An exciting addition to our Core77 Designing Here/Now Conference this September is our day of workshops for design professionals. The roster of instructors will include editorial regulars like Spencer Nugent and Stephen Key as well as some our own Core77 audience (as we are well aware that our Core77 community

By Core Jr - Aug 08, 2016

The Winner of Our "Share My Space" Photo Competition Is...Nuts? 

Whose studio picture is bringing them all the way to LA?

Thanks to all of our fantastic participants of the "Share My Space" competition. We loved the chance to sneak a peek into our design community's workspaces and seeing what keeps you all inspired. After weeks of trolling your posts, without further ado we have ourselves a winner! "Share My Space"

By Molly Millette - Aug 05, 2016

These Human-Powered Machines from Syyn Labs Delight Us With the Power of Co-Creation

Adam Sadowsky, Syyn Labs Co-founder and President, will be sharing lessons at the 2016 Core77 Conference: Designing Here/Now

Core77 is profiling our 2016 Design Here/Now conference speakers in anticipation of September's main event. What do Disney, Google, ESPN, and Ford all have in common? Syyn Labs. Based in Los Angeles, the organization combines art and technology to create massive immersive experiences. The multi-faceted installations require team members with

By Core Jr - Aug 05, 2016

It's Not Too Late to Share Your Space and Win Core77 Conference Tickets

Rounding up this week's semi-finalists! The contest ends tonight!

If you've got an amazing office space or team, it's almost too easy to win tickets to this year's Core77 Designing Here/Now conference on how design-led co-creation will lead interdisciplinary teams to build successful, game-changing products of our near future. The way you win a pair of tickets? Simply

By Core Jr - Jul 29, 2016

These "Share My Space" Competition Semifinalists Have a Chance to Win Core77 Conference Tickets!

This week's very best submissions in our office-centric photo competition

If you've got an amazing office space or team, it's almost too easy to win tickets to this year's Core77 Designing Here/Now conference on how design-led co-creation will lead interdisciplinary teams to build successful, game-changing products of our near future. The way you win a pair of tickets? Simply

By Molly Millette - Jul 29, 2016

Using Open Innovation to Reimagine the End of Life

Dana Cho of IDEO will explore the usage of online platforms to co-create solutions for difficult topics at the 2016 Core77 Conference: Designing Here Now

Is there a way to design for death? Through their online open innovation platform, IDEO is extending the question in the OpenIDEO Challenge, asking participants: How might we reimagine the end-of-life experience for ourselves and our loved ones? Aiming to design solutions for the unmet needs of the 40

By Core Jr - Jul 28, 2016

12 Things to Buy With the Money You'll Save On Your 2016 Core77 Conference Ticket

Early Bird pricing ends this week–don't miss out!

Early Bird pricing for the 2016 Core77 Conference Designing Here/Now ends July 31st. In case you're wondering why you should purchase your conference ticket this far in advance, here's a list of 12 things you can buy right now with the extra money you'll save after purchasing an Early Bird ticket:

By Core Jr - Jul 27, 2016

Last Day to Pitch a Workshop for the 2016 Core77 Conference in Los Angeles

Win a conference pass and present your best ideas to your peers!

Got ideas? Share strategies and case studies around leading interdisciplinary teams to success at this September's Core77 Conference Designing Here/Now and win a complimentary pass to this year's festivities. We're looking for dynamic presentations sharing practical knowledge around this year's theme of design-led co-creation. Send us an email conference@core77.com with your

By Core Jr - Jul 26, 2016

3 Tips to Transform Designers Into Agents for Social Change

Strategies for designing "by, for and with the community" at the 2016 Core77 Conference

The series of violent events that have rocked the United States in just the past few months have exposed deep rifts in our social fabric that are rooted in history, injustice and a sense of isolation. From the mass shootings in Orlando to the targeting of police officers by snipers