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By Kat Bauman - Feb 08 New
Shipping Container Design You Can Eat
A mini farm with massive yields
Local Roots has finally made a mini farm that correctly combines the structural benefits of shipping containers with the difficulties of urban farming. Shipping containers are a beloved source of reengineering inspiration, but their reuse is often un-green and impractical. Similarly, there are so many fancifully farm-filled architecture concepts out
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By Coroflot Jobs - Feb 08 New
Design Job: For the Love of Art! The Metropolitan Museum of Art is Seeking an Exhibition Designer in New York, NY
Say yes to the arts and seize this incredible job opportunity
General Description: The Exhibition Designer will support the development of the exhibition scope including concept design and presentation materials, spatial planning, millwork design and all drawings and renderings. This position will collaborate with other exhibition designers and curators, bringing best practices, and new creative strategies to
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By Rain Noe - Feb 07 New
Watch This Massive Machine Remove and Transplant an Entire Tree Without Killing It
The dino-sized Dutchman Tree Spade
I had no idea that it was possible to transplant trees. Then again I don't have any experience working with nursery distribution centers, and a company called Dutchman Industries does, having been spun off from one in the early 1970s. Dutchman specializes in the mechanization of the field operations required
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By Kat Bauman - Feb 07 New
IKEA's Shelter Assembles In 4 Hours
Refugee relief less complicated than my coffee table
2017 is already off to a rumbling start, and so is design aimed at smoothing things out. To address the rising international refugee crisis, IKEA's nonprofit wing has rolled out production for their Better Shelter project. As life gets more unstable for the 65 million displaced refugees around the world,
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By SAILEE ADHAO - Feb 07 New
Reader Submitted: An Instinctive Fire-Extinguisher Redesign That's Easy to Use During Emergencies
Senik is a low-cost, technologically innovative fire extinguisher that was born out of a desire to make fire safety accessible to low-income settlements in India. It challenges the age-old design and presents a solution that is instinctive to use even in situations of extreme emergency, especially for users who are
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By Kat Bauman - Feb 07 New
Singularity Watch: An AI Literally Called The "Nightmare Machine"
We're teaching them to scare us. Great.
As should be obvious, some of the following images are pretty unpleasant. So is the idea that a computer is generating them on purpose to horrify humans. Scroll with that in mind. The Nightmare Machine is a project out of MIT Media Lab, spearheaded (or spear-faced?) by researchers Pinar
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By Rain Noe - Feb 07
How Politicians Use Geometry to Influence Election Results
A simple graphic makes the practice of gerrymandering easy to grasp
For designers unhappy with current political events, it can be frustrating to not be able to use one's skills to improve the situation. But while we may not be able to CAD our way into policy changes, one area where design can help is in the presentation of information. Here's
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By Coroflot Jobs - Feb 07
Design Job: Get Inked! CustomInk is Seeking a Lead Product Designer in Fairfax, VA
Join up with a T-rrific team!
Lead Product Designer Role Purpose Strategist. Designer. Mentor. Those are the core traits of a CustomInk Lead Product Designer. As a leader in your craft you'll be involved in the product development process from start to finish. From brainstorming entirely new features to
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By Rain Noe - Feb 06
What I Learned at Chevy's Snow Driving Training Event
Also, five little-known winter driving tips from the pros
Chevrolet recently invited Core77 up to their Winter Drive program in Lime Rock, Connecticut, whereby they put journalists behind the wheel of a Chevy on a snow course accompanied by expert driving instructors. The idea is to teach you how to better navigate poor driving conditions in everyday, non-specialty vehicles.
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By Core Jr - Feb 06
Competing to Become one of the Next MythBusters
An Interview with Jon Lung about his experience filming Mythbusters: The Search
Dear to Core77’s heart is MythBusters—an epic, iconic television show that premiered on the Discovery Channel in 2003 and would go on to earn eight consecutive Emmy nominations for Outstanding Reality Program, from 2009 to 2016. The series ended in March of 2016 “after 2,950 experiments, 910 explosions and 83
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By Emily Engle - Feb 06
Minimal Water-Repellent Backpacks Made From Paper
[paper.] backpacks are lean, green water resistant machines
It's not often you see material experimentation in the realm of functional backpacks, which is why these sleek—and delightfully crumbly—backpacks from sustainable Berlin-based company, [paper.] caught our eye. The classic silhouette of [paper.]'s the [square.] backpack is one that can be worn any time of year, and its waterproof paper
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By Core Jr - Feb 06
Sponsored Post: Submit for a Chance to Win One of Design's Most Coveted Awards
The A'Design Awards are accepting submissions until February 28th
A' Design Award & Competition is the world's leading international annual juried competition for design. The A' Design Accolades are organized in a wide range of creative fields to highlight the very best designers from all countries in all disciplines. Entries to the competition are peer-reviewed and anonymously judged by
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By Core Jr - Feb 06
Firm Project: A More Efficient ECG Screening Device for Clinical Settings
The RapidRhythm device is held to a patient’s chest to diagnose AF and other major cardiac conditions. Data is relayed to a LCD touchscreen displaying a high resolution multichannel ECG trace and wirelessly downloaded for further analysis by a physician. The device conducts a full 8 or 12 lead ECG measurement and can be used in a number of clinical settings. It gives high definition video guidance to the user on how to conduct the test, requires less training time for GPs, doctors and nurses tha
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By Rain Noe - Feb 06
A Review of Apple's CarPlay
The designers have gotten it right
Chevy recently loaned us a brand-new, wi-fi-equipped Cruze outfitted with Apple's CarPlay. Here I'll give you my CarPlay review, and I'll start with describing the UI/UX issues I usually have while driving, so you can decide if they're idiosyncratic or universal. Problems I Have with Non-CarPlay-Equipped Cars1: No place to
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By Emily Engle - Feb 06
This Week: Designing a Better America, a Product Centered Design Scholarship and Alternative Realities for Moscow
Our weekly roundup of design events for January 6 - February 12
Jumpstart your week with our insider's guide to events in the design world. From must-see exhibitions to insightful lectures and the competitions you need to know about—here's the best of what's going on, right now.
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By David Frane - Feb 06
First of Its Kind: Makita's Rear-Handle Circular Saw
Why did it take so long for someone to offer a cordless saw with the form factor of a wormdrive?
Inline saws, such as wormdrives, are long, narrow, and relatively heavy, while sidewinders are short, wide, and relatively light. Sidewinders predominate on construction sites in the East and Midwest; inline models are about the only saws you'll see in the West. The best explanation I have heard for this phenomenon
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By Coroflot Jobs - Feb 06
Design Job: Join the I-Team! The City of Long Beach is Seeking a Civic Designer Consultant in Long Beach, CA
Bring your skills to the "Aquatic Capital of America"
Around the world, cities are bringing the practice of innovation into government to address the most pressing urban challenges and to improve the quality of life for residents. The City of Long Beach is home to an Innovation Team (i-team) that deploys a range of strategies, including quantitative and qualitative
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By Rain Noe - Feb 04
A DIY Multitool Wristband, Experimenting with Concrete Casting, an Unconventional Wall Organizer & More
Part 2 of this week's Makers Roundup
Weekly Maker’s Roundup is a weekly list of our favorite builds, tips and tricks for makers. Ranging from classic to novel, practical to outrageous, these projects represent what making is all about—problem solving and having fun.
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By Rain Noe - Feb 03
Low-Resource Designing, Explaining the Ergonomics of Different Workstation Designs, How to Use an HVLP Spray System & More
Part 1 of this week's Makers Roundup
Weekly Maker’s Roundup is a weekly list of our favorite builds, tips and tricks for makers. Ranging from classic to novel, practical to outrageous, these projects represent what making is all about—problem solving and having fun.
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By Core Jr - Feb 03
Prepping for Future Mars Missions as Astronauts on Earth, an Illustrated Shakespeare Archive and Buzz Aldrin's Catwalk Debut
A weekly selection of great links curated by the Core77 team.
Core77's editors spend time combing through the news so you don't have to. Here's a weekly roundup of our favorite stories from the World Wide Web.
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By Emily Engle - Feb 03
These Footwear Sketches Are Ahead of the Game
Take note of these simple tips and tricks from the Coroflot community
When looking for footwear sketching inspiration, look no further than Coroflot's rich database of design portfolios. From material exploration ideas to problem solving design hacks, here are some hand-drawn gems that will have you inspired to take to the drawing board to design your own pair of fresh kicks.
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By Rain Noe - Feb 03
Australians Create a Never-Ending Slip 'N Slide
…while celebrating an icon of space-saving Australian industrial design
It's a chilly winter up here in the northern hemisphere, but Down Under it's summer. For their recent Australia Day holiday, a group of Aussies celebrated by creating this motorized, infinite slip-'n-slide: You'll notice in a few of the shots that they're using the contraption to hang-dry their wet clothing
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By PaBlo carballal - Feb 03
Reader Submitted: A Versatile Storage Module that Doubles as Seating
MAGGIE is a versatile piece of furniture, able to act as a stool, a bed side table, an auxiliary storage module or a magazine rack. Its minimal, warm and easy language makes it ideal to a wide range of atmospheres—from domestic to hospitality—and its simple construction permits serial fabrication. The
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By Core Jr - Feb 03
Show Us Your Models and Prototypes, Win a Design Awards Poster
It's that easy
Designers will be the first to admit it—not all of our brilliant ideas start off good. It takes some experimentation, long hours, toiling and toying with paper or foam models until we've almost hit our breaking point. Then, whammo! We change one element of a model, maybe even come across
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By Rain Noe - Feb 03
Dell Jumps Into the Digital Sketching Tools Game with the 27-Inch Canvas
It's got a physical dial, but unlike the Microsoft Surface Studio, you use this with your existing system
These are exciting times for sketchers, with a variety of digital tools coming out that aim to make the work easier to execute. Microsoft's Surface Studio has generated strong interest, and Dell's answer is the Dell Canvas, a 27-inch worksurface meant to be added to your current system (rather than
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By Coroflot Jobs - Feb 03
Design Job: Time For Takeoff! Stellar Labs, Inc. is Seeking a Senior Angular Engineer in Redwood City, CA
Fly your way to this unique startup position
About Us: Stellar Labs is the first all-digital marketplace for business aviation, a nearly $60 billion travel industry world-wide. Powered by an all cloud infrastructure, we connect the business aviation industry on the ground and in the sky. Our integrated platform delivers the first real-time sourcing, pricing,
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By Rain Noe - Feb 02
Comedian Mitch Hedberg's Thoughts on Design
The late comic undoubtedly left us too soon
Mitch Hedberg was one of the great comedians of our time, and sadly left us too early. Here are some of his thoughts on design. We've cued all of the videos up to the appropriate moments. Product Design:
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By Shannon Rogers - Feb 02
Hand Tool School #17: What If Your Shop Was MUCH Bigger?
Run through this "what if…" exercise to see if you really need that dream shop
Shop space is one thing we can never seem to have enough of. But we deal with tiny spaces and build highly efficient workflows to get things done. What if space were not an issue? What would you do differently in your shop? Would you buy more tools to fill
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By Jennifer Rittner - Feb 02
Sponsored Post: Robo-cycling: Bringing the Power of Automation to Recycling
Matanya Horowitz is using his AMP Robotics system to shape the future of recycling for the better
Do you track your trash? How carefully do you sort your garbage – organic waste in a composter, recyclables separated into the right bins, non-recyclable waste isolated into its own receptacle? How cautiously do you ensure that hazardous materials are excluded from the recycling bin or that your bottles and
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By Monkey Faction LLC - Feb 02
Reader Submitted: Capuchin Bicycle: A Scooter/Mountain Bike Hybrid
Monkey Faction is on a mission to get people riding bicycles again. Whether you are young or old, your health and quality of life improves by riding a bike. In today's culture, bikes are too often viewed as being relics of the past or uncomfortable to ride. Thanks to
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By Core77 Design Awards - Feb 02
It's (not) all good.
So what are you going to do about it?
The Core77 Design Awards poster has always been a staple of the program. Each year, a unique visual identity is given to the Awards program as a way to stimulate designers and encourage participation. Typically, in line with most promotional tools, these posters feature an array of colors and images
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By Kat Bauman - Feb 02
Be Inspired By This Roaming Fish Robot
A small hero rolls among us
Have you been having a rough week or two? Probably! In case you're feeling as claustrophobic or erratic as the rest of the world, let yourself be moved (emotionally) by this (literally) moving fish tank robot.
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By Rain Noe - Feb 02
How is It Possible That Average Tokyo Families Can Buy a Detached House for No Money Down and Just $850 per Month?
Short answer: Great urban planning
Tokyo has a reputation for being an eye-wateringly expensive city. It's also known for being population-dense and having extremely limited land. So I was shocked to learn that your average middle-class family can buy their own detached house there for just $300,000, which won't even get you a studio in
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