Monday, December 28, 2015

Stars of India’s Online Video Scene Struggle to Make a Living

Two of India's most popular online video creators, the Viral Fever and All India Bakchod, have struggled to make a living from their work.

Monday, December 21, 2015

Dezeen's top 10 design installations of 2015

Dezeen design editor Dan Howarth's 10 favourite installations from the past 12 months include a Brutalist playground recreated in foam, a giant steel maze and a brightly coloured basketball court (+ slideshow). (more…)

Sunday, December 20, 2015

Bloco Arquitetos bases geometric Brazilian home on a classic Modernist residence

The cubic construction of this house in Brasília by local studio Bloco Arquitetos reveals the layout of spaces inside and was influenced by a 1930s villa designed by Modernist architect Adolf Loos (+ slideshow). (more…)

Popular design news of the week: December 14, 2015 – December 20, 2015

Every week users submit a lot of interesting stuff on our sister site Webdesigner News, highlighting great content from around the web that can be of interest to web designers.

The best way to keep track of all the great stories and news being posted is simply to check out the Webdesigner News site, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick and useful compilation of the most popular designer news that we curated from the past week.

Note that this is only a very small selection of the links that were posted, so don’t miss out and subscribe to our newsletter and follow the site daily for all the news.

16 Web & Graphic Design Trends to Watch in 2016

Kill’em All: Web Design Trends that Should Die in 2016 (I Hope)

10 Key Design Trends for 2016 (And How to Make the Most of Them)

Grid-First Design: How to Create Vertical Rhythm and Harmony

Google Asks 18 Artists to Redesign the Router

Design a Single Page App with Ember

2016’s Biggest Branding Trends – Revealed

Mailbox’s Death Shows Good Design Alone Can’t Unbreak Email

Common Sans

I Made a Tumblr Full of Startup Bullshit

4 Things to Consider Before Adopting a Design Trend

Welcome Adobe Post!

Tim Cook Defends Apple’s Controversial Battery Case Design

How Apple and Star Wars Have Designed Our World

The Best User Experience Design Links of 2015

Pomodoro Technique for Mac

52 Things I Learned in 2015

This Designer Created Flags for More than 100 Star Wars Planets

5 Tips for Making More Money as a Freelance Designer

Vivaldi Launches New Beta with a Poem

Spotify will Find your Star Wars Match Using the Force

This Video Shows the Truth Behind Online Photos

Behance – Year in Review 2015

How Elon Musk and Y Combinator Plan to Stop Computers from Taking Over

They Rejected us

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Thursday, December 17, 2015

Hong Kong McDonald's pilots "an experiment in non-design"

Concrete tables and atmospheric lighting feature inside this Hong Kong branch of McDonald's, designed by branding consultancy Landini Associates as an alternative to bright and colourful fast-food restaurants (+ slideshow). (more…)

Sunday, December 13, 2015

Ford Focus Fastback Drive

Introducing a new category of car: the Ford Focus Fastback. Take the opportunity to test this machine inside an immersive experience, driving inside two of the best circuits around the world: Monaco and Atlantic Road.

Charles S. Moffett, Curator Who Focused on Impressionists, Dies at 70

Mr. Moffett redefined Monet and other artists with the exhibitions he organized at the Metropolitan Museum, the National Gallery and the Phillips Collection.