Design Concepts stories

Ingenious bridge design solves a HUGE traffic problem

Monday, July 12, 2010 - 11:35am
 
What happens when two countries are next to each other, and cars drive on the left side of the road in one of the countries, and the right side of the road the other? That's the case in Hong Kong and Macau, so creative designers found a way to ease the transition. Enter the Pearl River Necklace bridge.

2050 Mercedes defies gravity with maglev tech

Wednesday, June 9, 2010 - 1:56pm
 
Who cares if we're going to be old men and women by 2050? Designer Felipe Palermo says we'll be driving a Mercedes Arrow like this one. By then, he thinks public transportation (and maybe hydrogen-powered airliners?) will have taken over the job of getting us from one place to another, so this little recreational MAGLEV rocket's only job will be to provide moments of sheer joy and exhilaration.

Could this be the wrist computer of 2020?

Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 7:21am
 
Ten years from now, flexible OLED touchscreens will be commonplace. Here's a design concept that incorporates that technology in a most delightful way. Designer Hiromi Kiriki taps Sony for this spectacular wrist computer that does just about anything full-sized computers can do today.

Excellent design idea: DSLR with slanted back

Friday, May 21, 2010 - 7:07am
 
Digital SLR cameras for advanced users cling to the traditional design of pro cameras. But now designers are taking liberties with that staid tradition, and they've made it easier to use, angling the bottom away from the user's face.

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