Show Us Your Models and Prototypes, Win a Design Awards Poster

Designers will be the first to admit it—not all of our brilliant ideas start off good. It takes some experimentation, long hours, toiling and toying with paper or foam models until we’ve almost hit our breaking point. Then, whammo! We change one element of a model, maybe even come across a happy accident and the solution is right there in front of our eyes. Without that long, grueling process of making dozens, hundreds—maybe thousands!—of prototypes, it’s hard to imagine anything feeling as resolved as that final design. 

That grueling yet satisfying process is in fact one of the driving ideas behind this year’s Core77 Design Awards poster (which you can read in full detail about here).  

We’ve sent out thousands of these puppies, but have reserved a limited edition run of 77 hand numbered and signed by the artists. So to honor all those in the design hustle, we wanted to give you a special opportunity to own this awesome poster that we believe embodies designers’ noble mission to continue to make the world a better place. Introducing our It’s (not) All Good Prototype Contest! 

Show us your prototypes, all of em! Post a picture on Twitter or Instagram displaying your prototype variations for a project you’re working on now or in the past, tell us what they’re for, and include the hashtag #C77Awards for a chance to win one of these limited edition Design Awards poster! Here’s some visual inspiration to get you started:

Prototypes by Map Project Office for Kano
Hair dryer concepts by Ariane Prin

We’ll be giving away 25 posters over the next month to people who post the best prototype spreads—that’s almost 1 poster every day! You know what they say, the Early Bird gets the worm…so get to posting! Poster giveaway ends March 1.

And don’t worry, we know design isn’t just models and prototypes, so next month we’ll be giving away posters with a different contest theme (stay tuned) 

Also, don’t forgot to send your submit your projects to the Core77 Design Awards! Mark your calendar, the regular deadline ends March 8.

See contest rules & regulations

Documenting Traditional Life in Lijang, China

Le photographe Nader Saadallah s’est rendu dans la ville de Lijiang située dans la préfecture de Yunnan dans le sud de la Chine. Il a réalisé une série de photographies, documentant la vie des habitants et leurs traditions. Des images fortes, qui nous offre une autre image de la Chine, pays toujours bercé par ses traditions, dans les villes les plus reculées et les moins touristiques.














Best Pictures from La La Land Set

Une sélection époustouflante de photos du « behind the scenes » de La La Land, le film de Damien Chazel avec Ryan Gosling et Emma Stone. Un focus sur les esthétiques soignées et féeriques de la scénographie qui offrent au spectateur un véritable moment de cinéma et redorent le mythe d’Hollywood.


















Organizing for hot desks

Order a copy today of ​Never Too Busy to Cure Clutter​ by Unclutterer’s Editor-in-Chief Erin Rooney Doland.

The terms “hot desks” and “hot desking” have nothing to do with temperature. It a business term used for shared office desks. Instead of assigning each employee a desk, offices will provide spaces with desks that are occupied as required. This is usually done for sales people and remote workers who only occasionally work at the office. A business can save money by implementing this practice because it doesn’t have to maintain unused space.

If you work in an office with hot desks, you’ll need to organize yourself and your belongings a bit differently. No longer can you leave piles of files stacked on the desk or sticky notes on the computer monitor as reminders of what tasks to work on. Alternative solutions include my favourite project managing system, On Top of Everything but you may prefer a combination of paper planners, digital calendars, and/or to-do lists.

In some hot desk offices, employees may have lockers where they can store their computers and a few personal belongings. If you do not have a locker, you should invest in a durable briefcase that is easy to carry around, holds all of your items, and can be locked when needed.

Here are a few things you might wish to carry in your briefcase:

Organizers: A Grid-it (or two) will help keep your computer cables and other items organized and easy to find. Even though your office may provide supplies, a plastic divided container is useful for keeping a small stash of paperclips, staples, etc., close at hand.

Sanitizing wipes: Clean the arms of the chair, telephone, and any other items touched frequently by multiple people. As a courtesy to the next person, use the wipes again before you leave the desk.

Temperature control: I’m always cold while working at my desk. I carry a pashmina type shawl with me to wrap around my shoulders. If you’re always warm, a portable fan may be useful.

Noise control: If you’re more productive when it is quiet, use earmuff-type noise cancelling headphones rather than the smaller ear buds. If your co-workers can see you’re wearing headphones, they will interrupt you only for important matters.

Name tag: Since employees change desks frequently, you may wish to get a simple nameplate to display at your hot desk so your co-workers will know where to find you.

If you have experience hot desking, please chime in with organizing tips for our readers.

Post written by Jacki Hollywood Brown

Dell Jumps Into the Digital Sketching Tools Game with the 27-Inch Canvas

These are exciting times for sketchers, with a variety of digital tools coming out that aim to make the work easier to execute. Microsoft’s Surface Studio has generated strong interest, and Dell’s answer is the Dell Canvas, a 27-inch worksurface meant to be added to your current system (rather than being an all-in-one device):

The Canvas is scheduled for a late March release. No official price has been announced.

ListenUp: Syd: Fin

Syd: Fin


Syd (member of The Internet and associate of Odd Future) never disappoints and her debut solo album Fin is sublime from beginning to end. From the slightly dark, bubbly “Body” to the sexy “Got Her Own,” the record smoothly slips from spacey to woozy……

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Ghost in the Shell Superbowl Trailer

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