Core77 Newsletter - August 2011

		August 2011 Greetings Design Fans, We hope you enjoyed tuning into the live broadcasts of our jury announcements for the 2011 Core77 Design Awards! From Austin to Ahmedabad, Tokyo to Turin, our incredible jury panels were thoughtful and funny, dynamic and entertaining. In case you missed it, you can see the full list of awardees and the broadcasts at www.Core77DesignAwards.com. We thank you and our 74 judges for being part of this year's conversation and we look forward to continuing the journey in 2012. Until then, we're back in the HQ and thinking about new directions in office design—from Helen Walters' conversation with Knoll CEO Andrew Cogan to our Standing Desk Shootout: which, if any, sit/stand desk is right for you? Don Norman's column this month makes the case for designers to Act First, Do the Research Later. Learn more about GM's car culture with our review of Bob Lutz's new book and see the Museum of Modern Art's newest exhibition Talk to Me: Design and the Communication between People and Objects in this month's photo gallery. And last but not least, join us this Wednesday, August 10th for a roundtable discussion on the legacy of Dieter Rams at Phaidon Store in New York City with Zoe Coombes (Cmmnwlth), Michael DiTullo (frog) and Gary Hustwit (Objectified), moderated by Core77's Managing Editor LinYee Yuan. If you're not in New York, no worries. You can still be part of the conversation—submit a sketch today of your favorite Rams' design for our in-store Dieter Rams product timeline exhibition! Signing off from New York City, Core jr.
		KNOLL CEO, ANDREW COGAN, ON DESIGN, INNOVATION AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE WORKPLACE This year's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award for corporate and institutional achievement was given to furniture design company, Knoll. Andrew Cogan, has been CEO of the East Greenville, Pennsylvania-based company since 2001. Helen Walters talked with him about the company's ongoing commitment to innovation, and he described how Knoll has learned to evolve and adapt along with the market even as it continues to emphasize the importance of design to the bottom line.   STANDING DESK SHOOTOUT With computer workstations chaining us to a staid work environment, sit/stand desks offer a dynamic trend in office design. Click for our first review and stay tuned throughout August for our Standing Desk Shootout, a weekly review of our favorite options on the market. Besides an in-depth look at ergonomics, construction and mechanics, Booster, the office dog has been helping us test out weight bearing capabilities on these new models.   COLUMN: ACT FIRST, DO THE RESEARCH LATER Norman's Law of Product Development: A project is behind schedule and over its budget the day it is started. Don Norman weighs in on design research and argues for alternative strategies for design in his newest op-ed column. Here are five very different arguments to support the practical reality of starting by designing, not through design research.   BOOK REVIEW: CAR GUYS vs. BEAN COUNTERS In his book, Car Guys Versus Bean Counters, Bob Lutz, Vice Chairman in charge of product development, chronicles the very wary GM of 2001 through it's first still-born turn-around, it's acquisition by the American and Canadian governments and it's new born success since 2009. Reviewed by Ray Jepson.   PHOTO GALLERY: TALK TO ME AT THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART The Museum of Modern Art's most recent exploration on design, Talk to Me: Design and the Communication between People and Objects, explores the shifting terrain of design: nowadays, designers are not only expected to create form and function in objects but they also must impart meaning. With the aid of recent technological innovations, objects are now expected to interface with users and "contemporary designers now write the initial scripts that are the foundations for these useful and satisfying conversations."   EVENT: GOOD DESIGN IS LONG LASTING EXHIBITION AND ROUNDTABLE SKETCH YOUR FAVORITE RAMS PRODUCT FOR INCLUSION IN OUR EXHIBITION AND A CHANCE TO WIN A COPY OF AS LITTLE DESIGN AS POSSIBLE: THE WORK OF DIETER RAMS. And join us on Wednesday, August 10th at the Phaidon Store in New York City for the exhibition kickoff and a special roundtable discussion with Zoe Coombes (Cmmnwlth), Michael DiTullo (frog) and Gary Hustwit (Objectified). RSVP to store.soho@phaidon.com with "Dieter Rams" in the subject line.
		Raul Chavez Concepion, Chile Victor Acuña Cd. Satélite, Mexico Linda Kim Los Angeles, CA George Stoyanov Pleven, Bulgaria Peter Ragonetti Brooklyn, New York
		Senior Industrial Designer (Soft Goods) Merkury Innovations New York City, New York Senior/Design Engineers Dyson Singapore Visual Designer/UX Google Mountain View, California	Senior Industrial Designer Nottingham Spirk Cleveland, Ohio Industrial Designer Black & Decker Durham, United Kingdom CAD Sculptor/Digital 3D Modeler Apple, Inc. Cupertino, California Find more jobs on Coroflot!
		Competition: Little Footprint Big Forest Deadline: August 22, 2011 Exhibition: Rethink LA Through September 4 FORM Contemporary Design Show August 12 – 13, 2011 St. Louis, MO Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation: Transform 2011 Conference September 11 – 13, 2011 Rochester, MN Competition: WHY STOP Competition: Imagining the South Coast Rail Deadline: September 15, 2011 Beijing Design Week 2011 September 26 – October 3, 2011 Beijing, China Find more design events on our calendar!
		Yacht Designs Worth a King's Ransom Jason Freeny's Designer Toy Process Obsolete Military Designs for Magnifying Sound SexPlex: The Future of the One-Night Stand? Shmuel Linski: A Designer Unafraid to Give Concrete Answers
		Starting your own design firm straight from university... "I am about to undertake a gap year where I will be pursuing internships while homing my skills (big time!) before undertaking a BA Industrial design and Technology degree. I am fanatical about design and wish to become one of the finest in a new sustainable world by starting my own design firm straight from university... Ambitious? I agree..." by Liam Carter-Hawkins Jawbone UP "UP is a small, sensor-loaded wristband that you're expected to wear more or less all the time, so it can track your movements, sleep habits, and, via a companion app, nutrition, helping you fend off heart disease, diabetes, and other lifestyle-related issues just by having it on. It was on the front page, but I was wondering what you thought about it ? Beginning of viable bio-sensors or gimmick?" by SmartWorks Quirky "Sometimes i feel like i have my head in the sand when i run across something like this. They have an interesting model - a little bit of Crown Sourcing - Design - A little bit of kickstarting - into full projects... by jGray To those who have laid their eyes upon on a dyson before "Question, how many have noticed the crappy silver metallic plastic molding on dyson vacuum parts? By crappy I mean the messy flow lines where all the metallic particles are bunching up. For example, noticed and cared, don't care, didn't notice, don't care cause the customers don't care, etc... (no need to praise dysons revolutionary engineering, form factor, and colors, that's what makes it an interesting subject for this boring cmf question)" by designobot Go fake or real? (Chair question) "My heart is set on Eames plastic chair with Eiffel tower legs. Girlfriend says it is too expensive for bit of basic looking plastic chair. I think differently though :D Authentic fiberglass version is out of my budget as they cost 2-3 times more than the authentic plastic ones if not more depending on the colour." by givemeaname Get in on the action in our discussion forums
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