These annual rankings were last updated on November 22, 2024. Want to see your firm on next year’s list? Continue reading for more on how you can improve your studio’s ranking. From the Forbidden City and the narrow streets and hutongs to skyscrapers, Beijing has become one of the most transformed cities of the 21st […]
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Chinese studio Lichao Architecture Design Studio has transformed an abandoned brewery in Zhejiang, China, into a creative park, retaining its industrial character with additions in reclaimed brick and weathered steel. The 25,400-square-metre site in the historic water town of Wuzhen was originally developed in the 1950s as an extensive factory campus containing production facilities, offices […]
Casio debuts fully functional watch ring It’s been a long time coming, but Casio finally debuts a fully functional watch ring that fits around fingers. Named CRW-001-1JR, it has an LCD screen and can display hours, minutes, seconds, and even dates, times of two different cities, and a stopwatch. The watch brand also adds […]
At Orgatec 2024, the contract furniture manufacturer presents a number of product innovations that combine sustainable design with functional solutions. The new developments primarily promote communication and collaboration in modern working environments. At Orgatec 2024, Brunner showcases a range of product innovations for the workplace of the future, presented at a stand designed in collaboration […]
The tension between modernism and postmodernism is more than a philosophical debate — it is a cultural and political contradiction that plays out daily in the UX domain. On one hand, modernism champions clarity, function, and universal accessibility — principles that are central to the discipline. On the other hand, postmodernism thrives on skepticism, irony, […]
There’s a story I want to tell you. It’s a story that emerged out of my recent work with a UX team. They used this story to excite their executives on how recent UX improvements made a substantial business impact. Since it’s not my story to tell, I’ve changed many of the details. The events […]
A throw-away tool is a custom solution developed to address a specific problem. Despite its name, these tools can see frequent and long-term use. The “throw-away” aspect refers not to the tool’s lifespan, but to its intended scope and audience. These tools are built to solve the developer’s own problems. Because of this they focus […]
By now, the HEART framework should be known to every UX designer, as it reaches close to a decade since Kerry Rodden, Hilary Hutchinson, and Xin Fu from Google’s research team introduced the framework to the community. In a nutshell, the framework comprises 5 categories: happiness (H), engagement (E), adoption (A), retention (R), and task […]
Flexjet is offering a $100,000 prize to the winning designer of the company’s next aircraft interior through its Project LXi–Design the Ultimate Private Jet Interior competition. “Beautiful design can completely transform an experience and I have always enjoyed studying design, whether in clothing, architecture or aircraft,” said Flexjet chairman Kenn Ricci. “When it comes to […]