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Instagram Account Dedicated to Listing Furniture Design Piracy Examples

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Conferences

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56 years of bringing designers together

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Sustainable Design

Design for Disassembly: This Old Idea is the Wave of the Future

Minimize materials, simple mechanical fasteners, clearly label components with their material type, and ensure components can be disassembled with everyday tool

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Design Business

Veteran Industrial Designer Quits Gigs, Starts Company Producing Injection-Molded Ukuleles

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Design Business

Chip Shortage Hits Automakers Hard, Especially Detroit

Expect pricier trucks and SUVs, less economy cars

May 26

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Design Business

Startup Industrial Design Firm Promotes New "Designer-at-Risk" Business Model

Also, an explanation of the difference between Design/Build, Design-Bid-Build and CMAR

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Design Business

Leading ID firms Bresslergroup and Delve announce merger

The two innovation consulting firms come together to create a coast-to-coast organization that benefits clients and staff

May 19

Furniture Design

Crowdfunding Smash: Team Behind Transformer Table Launches Transformer Couch, Lands $670,000 and Counting

We last looked in on Transformer Table in 2019. The Canadian furniture start-up's eponymous...

May 3

1 Comment

Design Business

Herman Miller to Acquire Knoll for $1.8 Billion

Also: What's the world's most recognizable table?

April 20

UX

The Design Firm Behind Those Futuristic User Interfaces in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

NYC-based Perception uses sci-fi to land real-world clients

April 9

Tech

What Does It Take To Build a Sustainable Design Company?

How Genusee's Ali Rose van Overbeke and Grouphug's Krystal Persaud are building greener brands and more fulfilling design careers.

March 29

Design Business

New Bait-and-Switch Design Theft Scam: Stealing a Design While It's Still Being Kickstarted

Industrial designer Justin Sirotin's Route Werks battles an unseen enemy

March 11

Bags

Amazon Basics Knocks Off Peak Design's Everyday Sling--and Even Gives It the Same Name

What can you do when your largest distributor copies your work?

March 4

1 Comment

UX

Screenshot of the Horrific UI Design That Led Citigroup to Accidentally Send $893 Million

There is a huge opportunity for UI designers to create better financial software

February 19

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Tools & Craft

A Smart Design Entrepreneur: Justin Myers Creates Metal Sheathes for Multitools

R.A.E. Gear USA is killing it on Etsy

February 16

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Design Business

Design Plagiarism Awards, Started to Fight Design Piracy

Aktion Plagiarius was founded by industrial designer Rido Busse

January 29

Design Business

Sprout Viz: An Industrial Design-Led Visual Content Creation Agency

It's like Lucasfilm for designers and manufacturers

January 18

Design Business

Fake News: Ferrari Considering Jony Ive as CEO Replacement

At this point, some of us have been suckered by the following clickbaity headlines:...

January 4

1 Comment

Design Business

Business of Design Discussion: Is Polarization a Good Design Strategy?

"Polarization" is a word you hear a lot these days, often in reference to...

November 30, 2020

2 Comments

Design Business

Tesla Says They Didn't Steal Nikola's Design, Because Nikola Stole It From Someone Else

As with most things, the truth is a little more complicated

September 30, 2020

1 Comment

Design Business

Dealing With Design Piracy: Studio Neat's Response to Their Work Getting Knocked Off

Orangered's BetterBook is a copy of Studio Neat's Panobook

August 4, 2020

5 Comments

Design Business

Design Pros Offer Advice to Help New Design Graduates Enter the Industry

The class of 2020 graduated at a crappy time. Luckier designers are offering their help

August 3, 2020

Design Business

Great Example of How to Design a Successful Product Without Doing Any Design

Leopara's $80 makeup lighting setup simply repurposes existing products

July 31, 2020

1 Comment

Design Business

Why Those Streaming Services Buttons Appear on TV Remote Controls

…and how Walmart can get them off

July 30, 2020

1 Comment

Digital Fabrication

New Manufacturing Partnership Lets You Quickly Move from Small-Batch to Mass Production

A collaboration between Fictiv and Jabil enables "product introduction without the risk"

July 8, 2020

1 Comment

Design Business

An Experienced Industrial Designer's Tips on How Not to Get Ripped Off

Product developer Hans Marvell reveals pitfalls and how to avoid them

July 6, 2020

2 Comments

Design Business

Translating an Apology to a Designer For Stealing Their Work

Our helpful guide to PR speak

July 3, 2020

Design Business

Swoon Editions Gets Caught Stealing Designer's Work, Must Now Pay Up

Simone Brewster's designs went into production. She was frozen out and left unpaid

July 3, 2020

4 Comments

Design Business

Autodesk Seeking Design Instructors and Speakers for Upcoming Virtual Conference

Got downtime in the downturn? Here's a potential way to boost your career

June 11, 2020

Design Business

Online Gig Platforms Allow Designers as Young as 13 to Earn Money

If you've got a bored teenager at home, this might be the ticket

May 26, 2020

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Design Business

Design Boss Michael DiTullo on "The Four Skills I Look For When Hiring Designers"

Use the lockdown time to ensure these are sharp

May 4, 2020

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Design Business

As the "Design Within Copy" account shows, there are even knock-offs of knock-offs

September 3

56 years of bringing designers together

September 1

Minimize materials, simple mechanical fasteners, clearly label components with their material type, and ensure components can be disassembled with everyday tool

July 20

Product development technologies are continuously evolving. Manufacturers, engineers, and designers are relying on these...

July 8

The jury chair for the 2021 BraunPrize looks for designs that will have a meaningful positive impact

June 24

Scott Seelye conquers glass-filled polycarbonate to produce durable string instruments

June 15

Expect pricier trucks and SUVs, less economy cars

May 26

Also, an explanation of the difference between Design/Build, Design-Bid-Build and CMAR

May 20

The two innovation consulting firms come together to create a coast-to-coast organization that benefits clients and staff

May 19

We last looked in on Transformer Table in 2019. The Canadian furniture start-up's eponymous...

May 3

Also: What's the world's most recognizable table?

April 20

NYC-based Perception uses sci-fi to land real-world clients

April 9

How Genusee's Ali Rose van Overbeke and Grouphug's Krystal Persaud are building greener brands and more fulfilling design careers.

March 29

Industrial designer Justin Sirotin's Route Werks battles an unseen enemy

March 11

What can you do when your largest distributor copies your work?

March 4

There is a huge opportunity for UI designers to create better financial software

February 19

R.A.E. Gear USA is killing it on Etsy

February 16

Aktion Plagiarius was founded by industrial designer Rido Busse

January 29

It's like Lucasfilm for designers and manufacturers

January 18

At this point, some of us have been suckered by the following clickbaity headlines:...

January 4

"Polarization" is a word you hear a lot these days, often in reference to...

November 30, 2020

As with most things, the truth is a little more complicated

September 30, 2020

Orangered's BetterBook is a copy of Studio Neat's Panobook

August 4, 2020

The class of 2020 graduated at a crappy time. Luckier designers are offering their help

August 3, 2020

Leopara's $80 makeup lighting setup simply repurposes existing products

July 31, 2020

…and how Walmart can get them off

July 30, 2020

A collaboration between Fictiv and Jabil enables "product introduction without the risk"

July 8, 2020

Product developer Hans Marvell reveals pitfalls and how to avoid them

July 6, 2020

Our helpful guide to PR speak

July 3, 2020

Simone Brewster's designs went into production. She was frozen out and left unpaid

July 3, 2020

Got downtime in the downturn? Here's a potential way to boost your career

June 11, 2020

If you've got a bored teenager at home, this might be the ticket

May 26, 2020

Use the lockdown time to ensure these are sharp

May 4, 2020

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