YD Talks: With ‘Sam Does Design’ about designing The Weight lamp for Gantri
Sam Gwilt started his fledgling YouTube channel to capture his journey as a designer. Over time, that YouTube channel helped build a community that, along with…
YD Talks
Is my gadget waterproof? Demystifying the water+dust resistant IP standards
The IP rating is pretty much a standard part of every modern-day gadget’s feature list. It’s also the detail that one usually skims through to get…
Good Designer, Bad Human Being: Should a designer’s morals matter?
Disclaimer: Explicit language used ahead. Karl Lagerfeld, renowned fashion designer and art director of Chanel for 30 long years died at the age of 85 last…
YD Talks: Discussing the Award-winning ‘Modu Ecosystem’ with Pedro Gomes Design
The MODU’s official description reads “the future of the television experience”. Designed by Pedro Gomes Design, a non-traditional strategic design consultancy, the MODU Ecosystem was created…
YD Talks: Should I follow my passion? Or the paycheck?
The irony of me being an Asian posing this question doesn’t escape me. I fully get that I’m absolutely following the cliche here, but let’s stop…
The Moto Razr 2019 is the perfect fusion of futurism and nostalgia
The interweb has been buzzing with a certain piece of news leaked by the Wall Street Journal only last week. Motorola plans to build a 2019-appropriate…
Three concept designers visualize what the 2019 iPhone will look like
Leaks have become a very common part of Apple’s launch process. When you’re as big as Apple is, it’s difficult to keep everyone quiet. Somewhere in…
YD Spotlight: Nicholas Baker’s Chair Sketch Challenge Pt.4
Every week (although the timing isn’t particularly fixed), I see a chair sketch on my Instagram feed, and after having seen and liked dozens of them,…
