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Julie Fagerholt, Head of Design, H2OFagerholt

“I grew up about half an hour outside of Copenhagen. When I was a child I actually wanted to become a midwife. [Laughs] But school didn’t come naturally to me, so that dream was too hard. Around the same time, I became very interested in sewing my own clothes. I …

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A New Tool in Treating Mental Illness: Building Design

Research into the health effects of natural and man-made surroundings is spurring the development of psychiatric facilities that feel more residential and welcoming. Residents of the Taube Pavilion in Mountain View, Calif., wake up in private rooms with views of the wooded Santa Cruz Mountains, have breakfast in airy communal …

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Researchers design virtual environment to spur development of helpful home robots

The audio problem Learn how new cloud-based API solutions are solving imperfect, frustrating audio in video conferences. Access here Without much prior experience, kids can recognize other people’s intentions and come up with plans to help them achieve their goals, even in novel scenarios. By contrast, even the most sophisticated …

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Intellivision shows off Amico’s hardware design, with a Qualcomm processor

Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now Intellivision Entertainment showed off the hardware design of its Amico retro game console, complete with a new Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. The curvy, wedge-like console was designed to be friendly and accessible, not aggressive or scary, said Tommy Tallarico, CEO of …

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AI Weekly: Palantir, Twitter, and building public trust into the AI design process

Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now The news cycle this week seemed to grab people by the collar and shake them violently. On Wednesday, Palantir went public. The secretive company with ties to the military, spy agencies, and ICE is reliant on government contracts and intent …

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Xbox boss on the physics of the PlayStation 5’s design

GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now When designing the look of a video game console, engineers must account for a number of important variables. Chief among these is heat, and it sounds like that was an even bigger issue for the upcoming generation …

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Nantucket by Design 2020

Each summer here on Nantucket, August marks a special focus on design. And celebrating its fifth year as the main summer fundraising event for the Nantucket Historical Association, the ever-popular Nantucket by Design 2020 is going virtual! As always, it will be celebrating the island’s unique influence on American design …

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With Smart Strategies, This M’sian Design Team Only Eyes Rental Units With High ROI Potential

Founded back in 2018, One Catalyst Interior (OCI) is now operating with a lean team of 6. However, the founder, Richard Mah did not have a background in Interior Design. After finishing his studies in Graphic Design and Advertising, he worked as a Graphic Designer for a few years but …

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Coronavirus could mark the beginning of ‘societally safe’ product design

Until what seemed like 10 minutes ago, the expression “going viral” had an entirely different meaning, and just as quickly, everyday life has been replaced with a solitary and virtual reality. Before we knew what is was, Covid-19 had arrived and brought with it chaos and disruption. Over the past …

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