Tag Archives: Design

Google+ gets a new multi-column card design and ability to automatically add hashtags (update: video)

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Today at Google I/O 2013, Big G revealed a big redesign for Google+. Starting later today, users will see their content in a multi-column setup fit for any size screen. The home page for G+ now has up to three columns populated with individual car…


University of Texas gaming academy to be led by execs behind Deus Ex, Warcraft

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Whatever value you see in game development schools, it’s clear that few of them tout gaming industry veterans who can lead by example. The University of Texas’ upcoming Denius-Sams Gaming Academy could solve this discrepancy by tapping two executi…


Bloomberg: Jony Ive said to be considering ‘more dramatic’ changes to email and calendar amid iOS 7 overhaul

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It’s hardly been a secret that Apple’s Jony Ive is exploring some more radical changes to iOS since taking the design reins for software in addition to hardware, but Bloomberg is now reporting some new details that paint a better picture of just w…


HTC One wants to tell its design story too (video)

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Samsung isn’t the only one with tales to weave about its latest smartphone. HTC’s released a video detailing the manufacturing process behind its metallic beauty, the One. It’s a quick tale, under two minutes long, and was actually part of HTC’s b…


Wacom outfits the Cintiq 22HD with multi-touch, bumps the price to $2,499

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If you’ve been gazing lovingly at Wacom’s 22-inch pen display, the company has tacked on some functionality that may convince you to commit. The outfit has announced the Cintiq 22HD touch: a version of the existing 21.5-inch stylus pal with multi-…


Samsung tells the design story behind the Galaxy S 4 (video)

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In case you missed it, Samsung released a new phone over the weekend and now the company’s put together a quick video describing the design notions behind its Galaxy S 4. Expect to hear the word “intuitive” a fair few times, mostly in regard to th…


Microsoft working on redesigns for Xbox, Yammer, Skype and Bing

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Considering Microsoft’s efforts to rebrand, redesign and rebuild its Windows platform, it’s no surprise to hear the company is tweaking the visual aesthetics of its other brands, too. Speaking at Design Day 2013, Wolff Olins creative director Todd…


Uncover gives your MacBook’s lid a new, Apple-less kind of glow

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Etsy stickers adorning your MacBook’s lid, oft making a cute play on the presence of that glowing Apple? That’s so 2012. Uncover, a Dutch company showcasing its talents here at The Next Web Conference in Amsterdam this week, has crafted a new meth…


Watch the first footage from Blackmagic’s Pocket Cinema Camera (video)

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Noted Blackmagic Design shooter John Brawley has released the first footage from the company’s upcoming $995 Pocket Cinema Camera that might leave your DSLR green with envy. Though it’s always tough to judge compressed web footage, to our eyes it …


Heineken Ignite concept imagines a future of interactive, LED-laden beer bottles

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It’s not the first time Heineken has found itself at the intersection of beer and technology, but the Dutch brewer’s latest effort has resulted in a first of sorts for the company: its first “interactive beer bottle.” Revealed at Milan Design Week, t…