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| | April 2010 Greetings Design Fans, Well, spring is usually a busy time for us, but this month we're all over the place...in a good way. On the gallery side, we've got highlights from this year's Home and Housewares Show in Chicago, and northern lights from DesignMarch in Reykjavik, Iceland. Across the pond (well, from here anyway) Kevin McCullagh reflects on the recent Big Re-Think Economist Conference in London, and Andy Polaine (in Germany) profiles David Baxter of Revo. Back on the west coast, Alissa Walker uncovers alternative design spaces in L.A., and then down south we've got a Q&A with Jon Kolko around his new design program in Austin. Rob Blinn reviews Priceless in New York, and the Core-toonists launch a month-long series around the humorous side of design portfolios (they're both in Chicago). Finally, no matter where you are in the world, be sure to enter the Betacup Design Competition. Whew! Feelin' jetlagged, | ||||
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| | Core77 sent Lisa Smith to the International Home and Housewares Show, which took place in Chicago between March 14-16 in Chicago, IL. There, she scouted both the brightest and the darkest from the show. See the latest from Karim Rashid and Ettore Sottsass, or go low-brow and get a load of lasagna makers, Snuggies and Fuzzy Wuzzy Swoozes.
Rain Noe headed north to attend Iceland Design March, a new event—only in it's second year—celebrating the country's growing design scene. There's lots of uniquely Icelandic things to see; bowls and vases made of volcanic sand are only one example.
Design thinking: Everywhere and Nowhere, Reflections on The Big Re-think, by Kevin McCullagh "It's a sign of the times when The Economist, the house journal of the global business elite, holds a conference in London on 'design thinking.' Having attended the conference, produced in association with The Design Council and held over 11-12 March, I was left wondering one thing: why is design thinking such a hot topic with business leaders, given that it leaves so many designers cold?"
Betacup Design Competition Launches! It's finally here, and Core77 is proud to be the media sponsor of Betacup, a design competition in search of a solution to the rampant wastage of unrecyclable paper coffee cups. The competition is running on the Jovoto open innovation platform, and Starbucks is sponsoring as part of its aim to serve 100 percent of its coffee in reusable or recyclable cups by 2015. The winning concept will receive $10,000, and Core77 urges all its readers to get involved. Down the hatch!
Interaction + Product Design: A Peek Inside the Revo Heritage Radio "I'm waxing lyrical about the Revo Heritage because it was evident from the outset that an awful lot of attention to detail had gone into designing not only the device but the interface. I felt praise was due and pinged an e-mail to Heritage Managing Director, David Baxter, who mailed me back straight away saying, 'Thanks for taking the time to write, it really made my day.' I wanted to know more about this small company based in Scotland turning out such great products..."
Real Estate Bust: How Creatives Are Carving Up L.A.'s Empty Space, by Alissa Walker "Probably every designer, architect or artist I've ever spoken with has expressed the desire to open and operate a space: a gallery, a store, a classroom. And I would say this is the time. There's a reason this is the age of the pop-up shop: space is available, and it's yours for the taking. Use this moment when you've got a little extra downtime to inhabit the empty space next door, or some available space in your office that's looking a bit lonely. Creating a space is the perfect opportunity to collaborate on a concept with other designers that helps all of you stay visible, busy, and creatively-fulfilled..."
The Austin Center for Design: Q&A with Jon Kolko "The Austin Center for Design is a school intended to teach interaction design and social entrepreneurship. I have some lofty goals for the school: to transform society through design and design education. My vision is that the hard work and dedication that designers put into making physical products, digital artifacts, and strategy work for the Fortune 500 can be redirected towards large scale social concerns, and that new business models can be created to make this redirection of talent sustainable for all involved..."
Book Review: Priceless, by William Poundstone "One might hope that the real estate bubble and 2008 bust might shatter once and for all the myth of the rational consumer, but unfortunately our profligate ways don't show any signs of slowing. John Stuart Mill coined the term homo economicus, to refer to an idealized human consumer who always behaved with rational self interest. Salespeople, however, whether hawking Cadillacs or Gucci loafers, have long realized that J.S. Mill was a little off the mark. When it comes to money, human beings are, well, more than a little bit crazy..."
This month, Core-toonists tackle the thorny subject of the portfolio. As you begin to get yours in gear for those upcoming job applications, remember, "if you are pure of heart and follow these tips properly, your portfolio will be unstoppable." See the first cartoon now, and stay tuned for the rest of the series!
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| | Program Coordinator Footwear Developer Apparel Design | Creative Director Senior Product Designer Freelance Senior Web Designer | |||
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| | 2010 IDSA District Conferences Navigating the Business of Design Northwestern University Master of Product Development program IIT Institute of Design's 9th Annual Design Research Conference Jeju World Heritage Photo Competition Ideas That Matter grant program, sponsored by Sappi | ||||
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| | Shoes that make everyone the same height Andrew Kim's square Coke bottle design A record sleeve that transforms into a record player Early interface designs make me thankful for the modern-day keyboard | ||||
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| | Better Ideas vs. Better Presentations? Management push through on an untested concept... How many applications did it take? | ||||
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