Making Things Happen

Check out this great video showcasing Apple’s great design masterpieces:

Anatomy of Apple Design from Transparent House on Vimeo.
By Transparent House

I found (via @maxrama) this interesting video showing a great installation that Microsoft asked MODE Studios to do, embellishing the atrium of the four new buildings that host the Design and Entertainment department.

Microsoft Interactive Installation from MODE Studios on Vimeo.

Only a few apps on the App Store share the same attention to details and thoughtful design process that Apple itself puts in its products.
Convert is a very nice and simple application to do conversions on your iPhone. Sure you can find dozens of free apps that do just that, but if you watch this [...]

London based industrial design studio ico created this amazing meeting table that helps keeping time sink meetings in the scheduled timetable.
It’s called Timetable and features 10 embedded colored lights that, like a reverse progress bar, once you have set the desired duration, light down as the meeting goes on and play a message at the [...]

I recently found out that in the oldest and most expensive mall in Milan, “La Rinascente“, a sort of “Design Supermarket” in front of the Duomo has opened for tourists and design enthusiasts who want to discover Italian design and, possibly, buy something to bring to their homes.
I think the idea is as brilliant as [...]

Presentation Zen is a great blog by Garr Reynolds‘ about, guess what, presentations and how to express yourself and your ideas to an audience.
I found extremely interesting these two posts about kinetic typography (ONE – TWO), as I always loved typography as a way to create beautiful designs without creating graphic heavy pages or slides.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2J8KJDsqqY
The [...]