Cooper-Hewitt: 2009 The Business of Design Business leaders discuss how design impacts their overall strategy and affects their bottom line. Moderated by Daniel H. Pink, the panelists will discuss the role of design thinking in the workplace as it relates to consumer goods as well as overall company vision.
Good business outcomes treat design as a holistic process that pulls in savvy marketing and research, as well as smart ideas, says IDEO's Diego Rodriguez. [BusinessWeek] Good design does not always equal good business. But good business outcomes—especially when the goal is to create new sources of value in the world—are most often achieved through
Design has the power to shape, engage and move; Therefore design is a crucial component for the development and success of any business idea. [Illustration: Ted Dixon] Talking about design in connection with successful business models and profit still raises some eyebrows and is met with a certain kind of disbelief or mistrust. This
This 56-minute documentary written and directed by Vanessa Gould looks at origami, the art of paper-folding that has gone from a simple art of creating figures of animals out of paper to an explosion of styles and practical applications. The film looks at some of the major figures in creating origami and the vast array
If you look at The Daily, most iPad magazines, even Gawker's new redesign, they all have the same problem: They're not adhering to basic design principles that make any publication effective. We'll talk with Khoi Vinh of Subtraction.com and former design director of NYTimes.com about his new book, Ordering Disorder: Grid Principles for Web Design,