Designing emotional intelligence for voice assistants
We are coming up on the new wave of technology and innovation, with the ever-present default, a screen is being replaced by voice assistants. Designing interactions…
Editorial
Steve Jobs would be proud of the 2018 Apple iPad Pro
https://youtu.be/YJ5q8Wrkbdw The iPad for the longest time has been a glorified media machine, being used to watch content on and occasionally work with. In fact,…
YD Talks: The Making of SPUN, the most exhilarating chair in the world
I remember the very first time I walked into a Herman Miller outlet. I walked right past the Aeron chair, Yves Behar’s SAYL chair, and…
Porsche Design x Huawei breathe a new life into smartphone Aesthetics
I’ve been rather verbose in my appreciation of Huawei’s experimentation with smartphone aesthetics. First came the stunning metallic gradients, then came the Mate 20, with…
YD Talks: With Marissa Louie. Designer, Entrepreneur, and Creator of Animoodles
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/malouie/animoodles-collection-2-magnetic-plush-for-creativ? It’s rare to come across someone who’s so intensely passionate about something, it spills over. You wouldn’t expect a 27 (turning 28 in January)…
Google’s Pixel 3 is all about Google flexing its algorithm power
https://youtu.be/vKSA_idPZkc?list=PLnKtcw5mIGUTA_b6kKDNLGPCVCqvmcw7K This year’s Made By Google keynote began with the familiar sound of Help by The Beatles playing as the visuals on the stage screen…
No one will probably buy Facebook’s video-chat camera… but here it is anyway
As I try to provide an unbiased coverage of Facebook’s latest Echo Show rival, the Portal, I’m constantly reminded of events in the past where…
Smart’s Forease is an over-the-top, topless EV concept
In celebration of its 20th year anniversary, Smart (a subsidiary of Daimler AG) unveiled its Forease EV Concept at the Paris Motor Show. Designed to…
Nobody knows how Damascus Steel was originally made… all we can do is guess
If you want to spot a true EDC enthusiast, gauge their reaction upon saying the words Damascus Steel. Chances are, if they’re a true-blue everyday…
Demystifying QR Codes: What are they and how do they work
You’ve surely seen these codes around either in print or digital format. Chris Sacca may call QR Codes the ‘herpes of technology’, but they’re quite…
From fashion accessory to a tech-human lifeline – The Apple Watch evolved
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EiI5_-7liQ It’s 2014 and Apple is looking to enter the wearables market. News is that Apple isn’t really a tech brand anymore, but rather a…
Apple’s new iPhones don’t look different, but they’re made to feel different
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m_K2Yg7wGQ If you were entering the Keynote expecting that Apple, as a trillion dollar company, or as a company that just crossed a ‘decade since…