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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
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Conflict-Causing Product Design: The Soarigami Airplane Armrest Divider
It's a great way to spark heated in-flight arguments between passengers
February 1
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Why Do Capitol Police Have Striped Tape on Their Pistols?
A design problem that's been poorly solved?
January 8
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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This Speculative App Concept Aims to Highlight Gender-Coded Verbal Silencing in the Workplace
Stephanie Gamble of School of Visual Arts' design hopes to put work "manterruptions" to an end
July 8, 2020
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Where are the Designers of Color? Design Museum Showcases Their Stories
The online exhibition "We Design: People. Practice. Progress."
June 25, 2020
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Where Are the Black Designers? This Digital Conference Will Address Lack of Diversity in Design
The event takes place on Saturday, June 27th and all designers are highly encouraged to participate
June 25, 2020
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Tattoo Artists Across the Country Offering Free Cover-Ups of Racist Tattoos
"Let's get that shit off your body"
June 17, 2020
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The 2020 Core77 Design Awards Design for Social Impact Honorees
This year's Design for Social Impact design awards jury was led by Rebecca Hui of Roots Studio
June 16, 2020
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Black Designers on Race and Design, Part 5: "How Do You Deal With Discrimination in the Workplace?"
Design professor Hector Silva asks the roundtable a huge question posed by a viewer:...
June 10, 2020
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Black Designers on Race and Design, Part 4: Is It Hard for Minorities to Consider Design as a Career Option?
To explain why many design organizations lack diversity, it may be helpful to examine...
June 10, 2020
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Black Designers on Race and Design, Part 3: "At Design School, Did You Ever Raise the Subject of Diversity?"
If you've watched Part 2 of this series, you've hopefully noticed that when you're...
June 9, 2020
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If You're Female and/or a Minority, and Worry You're Not Getting Paid Enough, Check Out 81cents
The organization helps you determine your true market value
June 8, 2020
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Business As Usual Is No Longer An Option
Here's what you can do to support the Black Lives Matter movement
June 2, 2020
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Twitter Says Employees Can Work From Home Permanently
If all companies did this, think of what it would mean for the economy (it's not good)
May 13, 2020
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Rebecca Hui Shares Her Advice for Successfully Scaling a Social Enterprise
The Roots Studio founder and 2020 Core77 Design Awards Design for Social Impact discusses cultural appropriation and design intention in a recent interview
May 11, 2020
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Man Invents Ingenious Tree-Climbing Scooter to Save His Farming Community
Speed: Zero-to-Treetop, 30 seconds. Mileage: 360 trees per gallon
May 8, 2020
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This Video of a Drive-In Rave in Germany Looks and Sounds Like a Living Hell
I understand the importance, but I am not the target market
May 7, 2020
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Furniture Rises From The Ashes
For industrial designers, craftspeople, or anyone who creates, the question of what can be...
January 29, 2020
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Introducing the Six Project Finalists in the 2020 Lexus Design Awards
Each project centers around either social impact or environmental issues
January 29, 2020
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Keywing Key Turner
The Keywing is an innovative and thoughtfully designed new product that clips onto household...
January 17, 2020 By Geoff Rolandsen
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When Turbines Speak Human
Wind energy is may be one of the great blessings of this time, so...
December 30, 2019 By Prototype 2030
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To Help Improve the Refugee Experience, This Design Team Created a Tangible Welcome Committee
by Raphael Katz, Abhishek Kumar, Rina Shumylo, Juliana Lewis, Sareena Avadhany for CIID
November 25, 2019
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FREITAG Launches Online Platform That Lets You Swap Their Upcycled Bags with Other Customers for Free
The app, S.W.A.P., stands for "Shopping Without Any Payment"
October 17, 2019
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