Lenovo made a genius move by building a folding tablet first, and not a folding smartphone
You’ve got to learn to walk before you learn to run. While that handy proverb wasn’t initially crafted for leaps and bounds in technological advancement,…
Editorial
YD Talks: (A little more than) Ten Podcasts for Designers to listen to in 2020
I wasn’t really ever a fan of podcasts up until last year. You see, working from home comes with its perks, but also with its…
YD Talks: A design critique of the Tesla Cybertruck
A whole day (and a half) after I called the Cybertruck a Toblerone on wheels, here’s a more detailed breakdown of the Tesla’s launch of…
Here’s what the 2019 Moto Razr got right but other folding smartphones didn’t
Post today’s launch and amidst multiple hands-on videos, the 2019 Moto Razr could easily be this year’s most desirable phone… which is a pretty remarkable…
Hot Take: Just enlarge the camera bump and turn the smartphone into a handycam already…
This piece isn’t really about the camera in the article, but is rather a point I’m trying to make through this camera concept that popped…
The constant evolution of Product Design and how semantics stole my job…
Hey I’m Sam, and I do design. What type of design do I design? Well… I don’t know any more. I studied at university as…
YD Editorial – AirPods Pro: Decent tech in a disappointing design
Before you paint me as an Apple Naysayer (and some of you will, I’m sure), I’m a proud owner of not one but TWO iPads…
The new Pixel 4 isn’t just a great phone for users, it’s a great phone for Google too.
I was in the Scottish Highlands a week ago, on a road trip with the family with absolutely no network on my Pixel 2 phone….
YD Talks: Looking at the new iPhones and why Jony Ive and Apple are better split apart…
Would you rather design the world’s first diamond ring that’s entirely made out of a single diamond stone? Or would you try to design an…
The top five design portfolio tips of 2019 from ‘Sam Does Design’
Hey I’m Sam and I do design. Some of the most popular YouTube videos I make are about portfolios and tips on getting a design…
PDF, Printed Document, or Portfolio Website? What works the best for job applications?
Hey I’m Sam and I do design. Some of the most popular YouTube videos I make are about portfolios and tips on getting a design…
Revisiting nearly 3 decades of Jonathan Ive’s design evolution at Apple… in products.
With Sir Jonathan Ive’s exit from Apple just days ago, it’s finally the end of an era that Steve Jobs envisioned back in the 90s….