Digital
Digital design encompasses the tools, platforms and technologies used to develop products, services and experiences. Software, digital fabrication and virtual environments support each stage of the design process, from early concepts to communication and production. Projects, workflows and online initiatives illustrate how digital technologies influence collaboration, inform creative decisions and connect design practice with new ways of making.
Rings used to be fashion accessories. Now, they’re health trackers, smart devices, and familiar toys
From Samsung’s Galaxy Ring to Oura Ring and the recent Tamagotchi device, rings are becoming a corporate favorite to test the new obsession with modern health and entertainment.
The paradox of clarity: why data design is our most treacherous medium
From MoMA to Refik Anadol and OMA/AMO, major cultural institutions are revealing how visual clarity can lie and why data design’s next frontier is curation, transparency, and power…
Massimo Banzi’s SuperModerno wants to demystify technology
The Arduino co-inventor has launched a multichannel platform about the warts-and-all history of technology. With an activist twist.
Is it necessary to add an AI assistant button to retro feature phones?
HMD unveils a series of Nokia phones that have a dedicated AI button for voice-assisted requests, including calls, texts, and online searches. But after 180 days, users have…
What AI-powered design could look like with no data scraping
Designers Domenico Di Paolo and Kieran Feechan built a deep listening device that runs locally and on artist-trained models to show what electronic music could look like if…
The outliers economy: who survives AI?
No reassurance, no hype. Walter Terruso, a designer running agentic AI workflows and consulting for large studios, gives young creatives the honest picture no one else is sharing.
Are we outsourcing our thinking to AI?
From generative exploration to service ecosystems, AI is transforming not only how we design, but how we think.
From photogrammetry to Pi-shaped designers: lessons in future-oriented design
How photogrammetry, immersive environments, and cross-disciplinary education are reshaping the future of Design for Longevity.
Surfaces that feel: interactive textiles come to life through conductive printing
Ricoh brings together smart materials and AI to create responsive interiors that sense, adapt and promote well-being in everyday spaces.
Redefining human-robot synergy in industrial logistics
With a name that nods to interconnected systems, Node is built to stand beside warehouse workers—amplifying their skills, taking over mundane tasks, reducing the risk of mistakes, and…
Designing the invisible: the soft power of design from stuff to systems
Services are everywhere, woven seamlessly into daily life—whether shared platforms like Airbnb, Uber, and Grubhub or subscription services like newsletters, gym memberships, gardening, or meal deliveries. Often, these…
A piece of the sky within your grasp
Relative Distance, a contemporary design studio founded by industry veterans Roland Ellis and Dev Joshi, makes its dazzling debut with Phase. Simultaneously a lunar light and long-form timepiece,…