Design articles

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  Jony Ive: Apple 'nearly shelved' the iPhone due to 'fundamental problems'

  By Nathan Ingraham on July 31, 2012 02:16 pm + 176 comments

  Sir Jony Ive, Apple's senior VP of industrial design, recently spoke at the British Embassy's Continue reading…

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  Samsung product development chief on Apple patent trial: 'consumers want rectangles'

  By Dante D'Orazio on July 30, 2012 05:09 pm + 328 comments

  Apple vs. Samsung is going to trial today in California — we've broken it all down here — but W Continue reading…

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  'Rethought' Digg previewed ahead of launch with a focus on simplicity

  By Chris Welch on July 30, 2012 01:26 pm + 48 comments

  Digg is just days away from relaunching under the umbrella of new owner Betaworks, and its Continue reading…

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  Apple's Jony Ive: 'really great design is hard'

  By Evan Rodgers on July 30, 2012 11:38 am + 231 comments

  Sir Jony Ive, Apple's senior VP of industrial design, recently spoke about the challenges of Continue reading…

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  Apple says it didn't copy iPhone from Sony, releases 'Purple' prototype to prove it

  By Nate Ralph on July 30, 2012 01:25 am + 299 comments

  When we last checked in on the Apple vs Samsung trial, filings revealed Samsung's aggressive plans t Continue reading…

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  The iPad that never was: kickstands, curves, and 'highly confidential' Apple prototypes revealed

  By Bryan Bishop on July 26, 2012 05:49 pm + 257 comments

  We already got a look at some early iPhone designs inspired by Sony and the iPod, but court Continue reading…

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  Early 'Jony' iPhone concept shows Sony design influence

  By Bryan Bishop on July 26, 2012 04:26 pm + 757 comments

  The Apple vs. Samsung trial is just a few days away, but the legal proceedings are already providing Continue reading…

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  UK court: Apple not required to publicly admit Samsung didn't copy iPad, for now

  By Chris Welch on July 26, 2012 02:51 pm + 123 comments

  According to Bloomberg, Apple has been granted a stay on an embarassing ruling that called for the Continue reading…

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  How the HP-35 scientific calculator became an industrial design classic

  By Louis Goddard on July 26, 2012 11:28 am + 25 comments

  Design blog Codex 99 has published an image-filled piece on Hewlett-Packard's HP-35 scientific Continue reading…

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  Good design is invisible: an interview with iA's Oliver Reichenstein

  By Sam Byford on July 24, 2012 01:00 pm + 208 comments

  Oliver Reichenstein is the founder and director of Information Architects, the Tokyo, Zurich, and Continue reading…