The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) recently launched the beta phase of their Apparel Index, a system that evaluates and rates the environmental and social impact of clothing items. Support for …
Science fiction creates visions of far-distant futures where teleportation and droids are the norm.
desigNYC’s 2012 design competition call for nonprofit projects and pro bono designers is now open! Recharging Communities is the organizations thi ...
An abundance of enthusiasm helped the rain soaked start to this year’s 6th Annual Solar Decathlon
CATALYST and Ruth Lande Shuman of Publicolor discuss how the interior spaces of schools have both profound effects on students and on learning experiences.
A friend of mine was packing for a business trip to Chicago. Unfortunately she couldn’t fit everything into her bag and had to reopen it to see what she could ...
Executive Summary Pratt Design Incubator Director Deb Johnson discusses the process of taking a new venture from an original idea to a fully realized business. She begins by discussing how ...
A random sample of interesting articles on strategic design for the week of January 31st.
In a recent Monocle article titled Forecast 2011: The Digital Backlash Begins, author Markus Albers proclaims we are entering a period where people will be abandoning our heavy use of high-tech gadgets.
But has anyone ever resolved to strategically re-design his or her life? Linda Tischler, a Senior Editor at Fast Company, has pledged exactly that.
The past 20 years has seen a dramatic shift in the global economy and the way in which consumers view themselves and the way in which business views the consumer. Companies and designers have reacted to this new hybrid consumer who is accus ...
The relationship between customers and design has changed. In this article about the changing landscape of design and its rela- tionship to customers Ira Kauffman discusses methods for design and designers to listen to their end-users’ de ...
