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Interactive installation Pollinators increases public awareness of declining bugs and birds

Design News > Interaction Design

Pollinators, by design studio Aether & Hemera, is an interactive installation that raises public awareness of the decline of pollinator birds in the UK. >

23 Dec 15
Immersive holographic rooms are on Amazon’s to-do list

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking / Interaction Design

Amazon’s future projects could involve holograms for immersive, interactive uses. >

8 Dec 15
Tech Tats turn skin into an interface

Design News > Interaction Design

Chaotic Moon designed a collection of temporary electronic tattoos that may be a smarter alternative to clunky wearables. >

27 Nov 15
New app means new knowledge for a new Myanmar

Design News > Design Activism / Interaction Design

New Niti aims to teach youth about democracy as Myanmar’s general elections end military rule. >

12 Nov 15
Trailer: Kathryn Fleming on designing future species

Trailers > Design Thinking / Interaction Design

RCA graduate Kathryn Fleming imagines using the endless potential of biology to create future species with unusual characteristics. >

12 Nov 15
Kathryn Fleming on designing future species

Talks > Design Thinking / Interaction Design

RCA graduate Kathryn Fleming imagines using the endless potential of biology to create future species with unusual characteristics. >

12 Nov 15
Mogees can turn anything into a musical instrument

Design News > Interaction Design

Mogees, the latest in interactive surface technology and design, creates music with just a small device and your phone. >

3 Nov 15
MIT’s bacteria-powered material, bioLogic, will literally make your skin crawl

Design News > Interaction Design

BioLogic is an innovative second skin with an automated ventilation system that is powered by living organisms. >

3 Nov 15
Emoji keyboard highlights the plight of refugees

Design News > Design Activism / Interaction Design

Virtual emoji keyboard lets the social media generation show they care about the plight of refugees. >

2 Nov 15
Smartphones at the forefront of healthcare in Africa

Design News > Design Thinking / Interaction Design

Diagnosis, monitoring, and a treatment plan could be sent via a smartphone with Vodacom’s healthcare apps. >

29 Oct 15
Virtual landscape could predict Alzheimer’s disease years before onset

Design Frontiers > Interaction Design

Scientists in Germany claim to have found a way to detect Alzheimer’s disease using a virtual maze. >

27 Oct 15
Tino Schaedler: Journey from the physical to the virtual

Video Interviews > Architecture & Interiors / Design Thinking / Interaction Design

With a background in architecture and set design, Tino Schaedler is now taking on the world of virtual reality. >

22 Oct 15
This robot never loses at rock-paper-scissors

Next Generation > Industrial Design / Interaction Design

Students at the University of Tokyo have designed Janken, a robot that beats its human competitor at rock-paper-scissors every single time. >

23 Sep 15
Get Good Done: an app that turns its users into philanthropists

Design News > Design Activism / Interaction Design

An American design student has developed an app that encourages users to do one good deed a day. >

28 Aug 15
Steve Vranakis: Technology for everyday people

Video Interviews > Information Design / Interaction Design

Google's Executive Creative Director at the Creative Lab, Steve Vranakis calls for technology to be created with everyday people in mind. >

26 Aug 15
Abstract_ turns what you feel into what you wear

Design Frontiers > Fashion & Jewellery Design / Interaction Design / Product Design

A team of creatives have designed a clothing concept that allows the wearer’s feelings and facial expression to play a role in the creation of a garment. >

18 Aug 15
Know the user, know the magic, connect the two

Design Frontiers > Art & Photography / Interaction Design / Music & Sound Design

Steve Vranakis, executive creative director of Google Creative Lab, shows us how Google is taking the brand beyond the browser. >

18 Aug 15
Knocki turns any surface into an all-purpose remote control

Product Spotlight > Interaction Design / Product Design

A new smart device allows you to perform everyday functions with a simple knock on a wall, table or door. >

11 Aug 15
The future of microorganisms in the built environment

Design Frontiers > Architecture & Interiors / Interaction Design

The "Living Things" installation challenges the way we think about how microorganisms can be integrated and celebrated in the built environment. >

7 Aug 15
Multi-sensory Cotton Candy Theremin

Design News > Food Design / Interaction Design

The act of spinning cotton candy becomes a multi-sensory experience with "feeding designer" Emilie Baltz's Cotton Candy Theremin. >

7 Aug 15
This wearable uses your skin to enhance your body awareness

Next Generation > Design Thinking / Interaction Design

Flair is a wearable that uses the sensors in your skin to enhance your perception of your body and the world around you. >

5 Aug 15
Turn static objects into musical instruments

Design News > Design Thinking / Interaction Design

Technology company Novalia is using conductive printing to provide the common man with the tools to turn 2D surfaces into musical instruments. >

29 Jul 15
This house turns inside out in summer

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Design Thinking / Interaction Design

The D*Dynamic shape-shifting house was built using a mathematical puzzle in order to store energy in summer and provide maximum insulation in winter. >

27 Jul 15
India-based Ducere Technology launches smart navigational footwear

Design News > Interaction Design / Product Design

Lechal is a technology-enhanced shoe that can help the visually impaired navigate any route more easily. >

24 Jul 15

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