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Wearable Story

The original baseball cap was introduced by the Brooklyn Excelsiors in 1858 as an adaptation of the New York Knickerbocker Base Ball Club’s straw hats. It quickly became incorporated in each baseball

What I’ve Got: Eero

I am sure almost everyone reading this post has struggled with poor WiFi connection. These difficulties result from a router’s inability to broadcast a strong WiFi signal through the doors and walls t

knews

Knews is a simple platform that conveys news and current events to users in a pictorial manner. Rather than navigating through a homepage with various news related subcategories, the user is immediate

What I’ve Got: Nintendo Switch

The Nintendo Switch is a new product coming this March that will likely blend the distinction between portable and stationary gaming machines. This cutting edge disruption lends itself to the Switch’s

WAR: A Virtual Reality Experience

War is often the material manifestation of many political debates. Why do we fight? Do we fight to gain resources, to protect a country, to spread democracy, or to defeat terrorism? History has not on

What I’ve Got: Trello

Trello is an elegantly designed website and mobile app that simplifies task management for a team. It’s initially empty landscape, a blank blue screen, allows the user to create whatever buckets he/sh

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I created a logo, part of a wireframe, and a few icons for a potential app named OH, which aims to connect students and tutors to broaden the accessibility of Office Hours. App Logo Wireframes Icon

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OH app logo

What I’ve Got: Paper Mates Mechanical Pencil

Paper Mates created this unique mechanical pencil by combining a standard lead pencil’s external design with an intricate internal composition. This writing utensil is one of the few mechanical pencil

What I’ve Got: Apple Battery Case

This particular Apple iPhone case demonstrates the competition between functionality and visual aesthetics. A widely popularized issue with iPhones is their battery life, and this case attempts to res

What I’ve Got: Balancing Bird

The balancing bird is a culmination of not only aesthetically pleasing design but also thoughtful artistry. The balancing bird conceals the Physics’ concepts such as rotational inertia and center of g

What I’ve Got: the Heineken Company’s Logo

Alfred Heineken started The Heineken company from a single brewery in Amsterdam nearly 150 years ago, and its earliest label, the company’s logo, dates to 1883. Historically, Heineken has adopted a gr

What I’ve Got: Cozmo

Cozmo is a new robot developed by Anki that acts more like a new pet. It’s loaded with cutting-edge artificial intelligence that learns through its human interactions. Initially, Cozmo is hyperactive

Challenge 8: Design POV

What I’ve Got: Romanesco Broccoli

The Romanesco Broccoli is a child’s worst nightmare. It is not only a vegetable but also a display of beautiful Mathematics. The stunning design — spiraling, cone-shaped patterns — of the vegetable is

What I’ve Got: Newton’s Cradle

Newton’s cradle is a fascinating device that demonstrates the laws of conservation of momentum and conservation of energy. Initially, the setup is reminiscent of a miniature swing-set: each ball is st

Drone Challenge

What I’ve Got: 2nd Time Around

Last week, I was walking in Boston when I came across this sign. There was nothing special about the sign that grabbed my attention, I just happened to be looking in its direction. However, once I saw

What I’ve Got: Eero

I am sure almost everyone reading this post has struggled with poor WiFi connection. These difficulties result from a router’s inability to broadcast a strong WiFi signal through the doors and walls t

What I’ve Got: Papyrus Cards

Papyrus cards offer a nice alternative to traditional hallmark cards sold at stores across a wide variety of retail corporations. The abundance of specialized options make Papyrus cards perfect for ne

What I’ve Got: Voss

Voss water is a high-end brand of bottled water from Norway. The bottle’s iconic glass design, a clear cylinder with a silver cap, is reminiscent of an apparatus or test tube found in research labs. V

What I’ve Got: Unicorn Frappuccino

This week, Starbucks released the new Unicorn Frappuccino (pictured above), which is a special that is only available for a few days. The Frappuccino is not only color-changing but also taste-changing