We recently came across this ad in Wired for the Trane ComfortLink™ II. Our team collaborated with Trane to develop both the user interface and the hardware for this cutting-edge thermostat. You can check out details and photos of … read more

Our team collaborated with Waterpik® and designed a customizable water flosser for children. The Water Flosser is intended for children ages 6+, with a small and simple design that makes water flossing easy. It includes removable cling decals that are … read more

We recently saw the Ray Charles animatronic doll that our team designed in 2002, in collaboration with Design Integrity and Cosmodog in Chicago, in a small shop in Arlington Heights. The doll sings and sways along to two of Ray … read more

One of our friends and fellow designer, Tony Ruth, recently launched a new line of inflatable character canvases called Blimpus with graphic designer Mike Serafin. Using Kickstarter, Ruth and Serafin pledged a $7,500.00 goal by March 31st and surpassed that … read more

Last week a few members of our team spent some time at the ASI Show at the McCormick Center in Chicago, to get the word out about The BuzzBrush® and its sister products, the BuzzDrive™, the BuzzWrite™, and the BuzzSpray™. … read more

The concept behind the 4th Amendment Wear is simple: to get a few people to think a little more about their constitutional rights.
One of the more thought provoking designs we’ve seen in a while is the 4th Amendment Wear … read more

At Beyond Design, our designers and engineers work closely every day in order to create a product that is both functional and meaningful to the user. This article was written from the viewpoint of Michael Prince, the President of Beyond … read more

This Friday will mark the end of the first annual Core77 Design Awards. Over the past week, a number of great projects have received recognition in a broad range of categories, from interactive and web-based programs, to service design, product … read more

Twelve of the nation’s most influential industrial designers from the 1930’s to the 1960’s are now being honored with a new set of stamps that highlight their most significant work. The collection, announced earlier this year, honor designers Peter Muller-Munk, … read more

Relating to our post, Creativity in QR Codes that was posted on June 24th, this is something we haven’t seen before.

An Israeli man, Yoav Medan, chose to embed a QR code in the tombstone for his mother’s grave in the … read more

The rapid advancement of technology has had a huge impact on how generations grow up today. Young children are now playing with Xbox’s rather than out in the backyard, and using iPad’s and Smartphones instead of a notepad, coloring book, … read more

What exactly does “design thinking” mean? Over the years, it has been easy to find films about designers, design disciplines, and objects. A film about design thinking, however, is nearly impossible to come by. Thanks to Kickstarter, a team … read more

By now we’ve all seen, heard about, or own Scott Wilson’s TikTok+LunaTik for the iPod Nano that was made an instant sensation last year through Kickstarter. Until now, there has been no real competition out there for this watch. Gadget … read more

The red dot award ceremony took place over the Fourth of July weekend in Essen, Germany and we wish we could have been there! Our team was awarded the red dot seal for two of our product designs, the Aero … read more

How has the discipline of industrial design impacted the way you lead your life? First declared in 2007 on The International Council of Societies of Industrial Design’s (Icsid) 50th anniversary, World Industrial Design Day is celebrated each year on June … read more

We are excited to announce that the BuzzBrush ®, designed by our team at Beyond Design, is now on the shelves at Bed Bath & Beyond!

The BuzzBrush® is a unique 2-in-1 computer cleaning product that incorporates a cone-shaped brush … read more

In recent weeks, you may have noticed a “+1” symbol next to every search result and ad throughout the Google search engine. Nearly a year after Facebook “like” buttons spread in popularity, Google announced its own “+1” button. It allows … read more

The IDEA Award winners were announced last week and there are several really great projects. Out of 524 finalists, 27 were honored with the Gold Award, while 68 received the Silver Award and 96 won the Bronze Award. Our team … read more

This year has kept us very busy and we’ve had some great people join our team. As a reward to everyone who has worked so hard this year, we decided to take the day off and attend the Cubs game … read more