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To Support Ukraine, Support Ukrainian Industrial Design

Linedock's Robinwood Project donates the proceeds to NGOs on the ground

March 29
Events

What Lies Beyond Human-Centered Design? Space10's Co-Founder Shares More On Their Mexico City Pop-up

Space10's upcoming conference kicks off on March 26th, so we chatted with Simon Caspersen about what to expect from this on and offline event

March 24
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Farm Storey

One of the biggest luxuries of today's time is eating fresh, organic and healthy...

March 23 By Neha Sinha
Health Wellness

How Do We Move Past Designer as Hero Dynamics? Dr. Christina N. Harrington Discusses the Power of Co-Design

The Carnegie Mellon Assistant Professor and 2022 Core77 Design Awards Jury Captain discusses necessary changes to design research today

February 24

1 Comment
design.edu

Useful School is a Pay-What-You-Wish Online Design Program for People of Color

Founded by Wieden + Kennedy alum Ritesh Gupta, the program addresses questions people of color have about breaking into (and thriving in) the industry

January 25
Social Impact

Mastercard Redesigns Credit/Debit Cards with Notches For the Visually Impaired

Turns out the new design will make it easier for all of us to orient the cards

November 3, 2021

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Social Impact

HOP Design's Font Cutlery Range: Inclusive Eating Utensils

Industrial designer Michael Hoppe runs Sydney-based HOP Design, whose work is about "more than...

November 2, 2021
Core77 Design Awards

This Speculative Design Project Presents a More Sustainable & Empathetic Approach to Death

"Negentropic Landscapes" emphasizes the importance of age-inclusive community structures

October 28, 2021
Bikes

Oonee's Plan to End Bike Theft: Free Storage Pods

It's bold, it's ambitious, and Shabazz Stuart is making it happen

October 19, 2021
Social Impact

Elastic Chair Bands to Increase Student Attentiveness

Designed for children with special needs

October 14, 2021
Social Impact

ID Firm Designs USPS Mailbox Sensor

…though I wish rural mailboxes were autonomous drones

September 28, 2021

4 Comments
Furniture Design

Herman Miller's New Supply Chain Addition: Ocean-Bound Plastic

By incorporating it in the new Aeron Chair, the company is diverting hundreds of tons

September 6, 2021
Social Impact

Linus Hultgren's Subversive Instagram Toilet-House, a/k/a the Peepoohouse

Trade your privacy for a place to poo

September 2, 2021
Social Impact

Brilliant Product Design Student Work: The Roadfix Device

When students figure out both the object and the system

August 31, 2021

1 Comment
Social Impact

A Complicated UI Question for Police Firearms: Should a Trigger be Easy or Hard to Squeeze?

The NYPD makes a controversial change

August 26, 2021

4 Comments
Social Impact

Reimagining End-of-Life Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic

A team of human-centered designers created Famous Last Words, a toolkit to activate agency and intentional connection during the lonely COVID-19 period

August 12, 2021
Social Impact

Metro Station Signage Meant to Encourage Exercise

Taking fitness one step at a time

August 6, 2021
Social Impact

Better UX for Cremation: Turning Ash Remains Into Smooth Pebbles

Parting Stone's unique process makes death easier to handle, literally if not figuratively

August 4, 2021

1 Comment
Social Impact

How to Make a Sandy Beach Wheelchair-Accessible

U.S. and Canadian beaches roll out the welcome mat

August 3, 2021

1 Comment
Core77 Design Awards

The 2021 Core77 Design Awards Design for Social Impact Honorees

This year's Design for Social Impact Awards Jury was led by Sloan Leo of FLOX Studio

June 18, 2021
Events

Learn More About the Principles of Community Design February 17th on Core77's Instagram Live!

FLOX Studio Founder Sloan Leo will be sharing more about their "Community Design for Leaders" Summer Intensive at SVA on Wednesday, February 17th at 10:30 EST

February 15, 2021
Social Impact

Conflict-Causing Product Design: The Soarigami Airplane Armrest Divider

It's a great way to spark heated in-flight arguments between passengers

February 1, 2021

2 Comments
Social Impact

Why Do Capitol Police Have Striped Tape on Their Pistols?

A design problem that's been poorly solved?

January 8, 2021

4 Comments
Social Impact

A Non-Aggressive Design for an Anti-Climbing Barrier

Following yesterday's breach of the Capitol, I started looking at different designs for crowd...

January 7, 2021

2 Comments
Social Impact

Industrial Design: Why Is It Still a Man's World?

In this open letter, designer Ti Chang asks the important question: where are all the women in industrial design?

January 7, 2021

7 Comments 17 Favorites
Events

Vote for Our 2021 SXSW Panel: Harnessing Data to Reach Your Social Impact Goals

We're partnering with MistyWest to host a panel alongside leaders from Microsoft and Google

November 18, 2020
Grants

Female Design Council is Offering Up Two $2,500 Grants to Black Womxn Designers

The deadline to apply has just been extended to December 31st, 2020

November 9, 2020

4 Comments
Mobility

Help Open the World of Mobility

One of the world's premier mobility design competitions, the Movin'On Challenge Design, now in...

November 2, 2020
Covid19

Remote Residency Will Reward Creatives With $5,000 to Explore The Ways We Live in the Time of COVID-19

A great work-from-home gig, responding to health and wellness in the COVID era

October 9, 2020

1 Comment
Core77 Design Awards

How Do You Design a Successful Public Health Initiative? ShineLA Wants To Be a Glowing Example

ShineLA is set to debut during the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles

August 13, 2020
Core77 Design Awards

This Idea for a Line of Sustainable Homewares Could Help Reduce the Risk of Himalayan Forest Fires

by Gaurav MK Wali for National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kangra

July 28, 2020
design.edu

WantedDesign's 2020 School Workshop Turns Virtual, Explores How Design Can Tackle Issues Around COVID-19

Meet the designers behind the winning project

July 20, 2020

1 Comment
Crowdfunding

Eyra Asks: Why Should We Sacrifice Great Design As We Age?

How a failed shopping trip for their mum inspired Suse and Anne Costello to launch an elder-design revolution.

July 20, 2020

Social Impact

Linedock's Robinwood Project donates the proceeds to NGOs on the ground

March 29

Space10's upcoming conference kicks off on March 26th, so we chatted with Simon Caspersen about what to expect from this on and offline event

March 24

One of the biggest luxuries of today's time is eating fresh, organic and healthy...

March 23 By Neha Sinha

The Carnegie Mellon Assistant Professor and 2022 Core77 Design Awards Jury Captain discusses necessary changes to design research today

February 24

Founded by Wieden + Kennedy alum Ritesh Gupta, the program addresses questions people of color have about breaking into (and thriving in) the industry

January 25

Turns out the new design will make it easier for all of us to orient the cards

November 3, 2021

Industrial designer Michael Hoppe runs Sydney-based HOP Design, whose work is about "more than...

November 2, 2021

"Negentropic Landscapes" emphasizes the importance of age-inclusive community structures

October 28, 2021

It's bold, it's ambitious, and Shabazz Stuart is making it happen

October 19, 2021

Designed for children with special needs

October 14, 2021

…though I wish rural mailboxes were autonomous drones

September 28, 2021

By incorporating it in the new Aeron Chair, the company is diverting hundreds of tons

September 6, 2021

Trade your privacy for a place to poo

September 2, 2021

When students figure out both the object and the system

August 31, 2021

The NYPD makes a controversial change

August 26, 2021

A team of human-centered designers created Famous Last Words, a toolkit to activate agency and intentional connection during the lonely COVID-19 period

August 12, 2021

Taking fitness one step at a time

August 6, 2021

Parting Stone's unique process makes death easier to handle, literally if not figuratively

August 4, 2021

U.S. and Canadian beaches roll out the welcome mat

August 3, 2021

This year's Design for Social Impact Awards Jury was led by Sloan Leo of FLOX Studio

June 18, 2021

FLOX Studio Founder Sloan Leo will be sharing more about their "Community Design for Leaders" Summer Intensive at SVA on Wednesday, February 17th at 10:30 EST

February 15, 2021

It's a great way to spark heated in-flight arguments between passengers

February 1, 2021

A design problem that's been poorly solved?

January 8, 2021

Following yesterday's breach of the Capitol, I started looking at different designs for crowd...

January 7, 2021

In this open letter, designer Ti Chang asks the important question: where are all the women in industrial design?

January 7, 2021

We're partnering with MistyWest to host a panel alongside leaders from Microsoft and Google

November 18, 2020

The deadline to apply has just been extended to December 31st, 2020

November 9, 2020

One of the world's premier mobility design competitions, the Movin'On Challenge Design, now in...

November 2, 2020

A great work-from-home gig, responding to health and wellness in the COVID era

October 9, 2020

ShineLA is set to debut during the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles

August 13, 2020

by Gaurav MK Wali for National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kangra

July 28, 2020

Meet the designers behind the winning project

July 20, 2020

How a failed shopping trip for their mum inspired Suse and Anne Costello to launch an elder-design revolution.

July 20, 2020

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