At Beyond Design, we constantly stay on top of the latest technology in the design world. One of the coolest new products I’ve seen lately is the Inkling by Wacom. The Inkling bridges the gap between traditional, freehand sketching and … read more

Over the past couple of weeks, Aldis Rauda, who recently relocated from California after working at BoomBang Inc., spent time in our studio and worked with our design team to explore lifestyle trends and technology integration to automotive steering wheels. … read more

At Beyond Design, branding encompasses all aspects of a product, service or business. Through proper branding, including the logo design, identity design, and packaging, we are able to create a personality that identifies a client’s product, service or company and … read more

“I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know,” Mr. Jobs said in his resignation letter. “Unfortunately, … read more

The following two videos show specific videogame hardware hacks that allow for innovation beyond their intended purpose. In the first, the Wii remote is used to create an interactive whiteboard, and, in the second, the free-moving Kinect is used to … read more

We recently read an article on Fast Company that speaks to designers everywhere. In the article, Lee Green, vice president of IBM’s brand experience and strategic design, talks about his three essentials for creating innovative new products.
“Onlookers often think … read more

Check out our design, in collaboration with Encompass Lighting Group, of the railtones® wireless speaker system in the Chicago Tribune. For more information on the speaker system, click here.

I first learned about the Simkom sketch site when I was interning at a small design studio in Austria about three years ago. It was a small site at the time and it seemed to have mainly a word-of-mouth … read more

Rapid prototyping is a big part of what we do here at Beyond Design—clients come to us with an idea or need and we turn it into a tangible item. Along the way, however, we often need to get … read more

We recently read an article on Business Insider titled The Best Gadget Designers Alive, in which they talk about eleven of the most talented product designers responsible for all of the coolest gadgets of the past decade. Some of our … read more

One of our summer interns, Alisa Rantanen, had her last day in our studio yesterday. She started her internship at the end of May and goes back to school next week at Notre Dame. When asked one of the most … read more

The following was written by one of our CAD Engineers, Mark Eyman, about his interest in the “maker subculture”.
“The maker subculture is a contemporary subculture, representing a technology-based extension of DIY culture. Typical interests enjoyed by the maker … read more

Check out Core77 Design Directory’s new look. Very simple and sleek. Great improvement!

You can browse the entire site here.

Every summer we host a party at our studio to show gratitude to our clients, family, friends, and employees. This year we had a reggae DJ, a hula hoop contest (which was very impressive!), and plenty of food and beverages. … read more

With our recent introduction of the BuzzDrive™, we found an article from inspirationfeed.com particularly interesting. The article, titled 55 Creative Examples of USB Designs, showcases photos of a number of creative USB drives. We especially liked the ones shown below.

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“The ability to be creative and quickly adapt is crucial for an industrial design engineer at a design consulting firm, where the change of focus and daily tasks can change as swiftly as the winds of the Windy City. What … read more

A few members of our team attended the IDSA Midwest Conference in St. Louis a few months ago, and picked up some iD cards that we have since shared with everyone at Beyond Design. No matter how little or how … read more

Providing students with real-world product development experience is extremely important to our team at Beyond Design. We devote much of our time to mentoring design students from around the world through our internship program. We recently had two students, Joakim … read more