A functional design created for Swiss railways in 1944 continues to influence modern watchmaking and industrial design.

Android has been around for a while now and in that time, it has seen some significant changes. A couple of years ago, Google introduced us to its ‘material design’ vision for what modern apps should ...

This post will discuss how user interface considerations were central to the design of CAP Tool, a computer program for the construction of arbitrary waveform patterns. In fact, the design largely ...

This series of articles discusses the different steps of PCB development from the basics of creating a design schematic with specific requirements, to finalizing a board and preparing it for ...

Using a microcontroller to manage the operation of a switching power supply allows designers to implement new programmable features previously unavailable from stand-alone controller chips. Many of ...

Late last week, IDEO.org—the nonprofit spinoff of design and strategy giant IDEO—announced a first-of-its-kind, five-week, experiential training program in the art and science of Human-Centered Design ...

The most useful call center layouts and workspace designs are the ones that aid productivity while conserving space. Consider the tasks your employees need to accomplish and the equipment they need to ...

Is your company leveraging design thinking? There are several different approaches to accomplishing a project or delivering a new product. For some organizations, implementing Lean principles and ...

To me, it means users needn't think too much about how to use a product. That is, its use is straightforward and comes naturally. Unfortunately, many products used daily are nonintuitive. That's ...