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In Hong Kong, because of the space, apartments are small and expensive. Gary Chang, an architect, decided to design a 344 sq. ft. apartment to be able to change into 24 different designs, all by just sliding panels and walls. He calls this the "Domestic Transformer."

Use this document to check standard door dimensions. 

With all the hullabaloo about Personal Fabrication lately, scads of committed SketchUp modelers are getting very excited about turning their digital models into honest-to-goodness, physical things. The idea is thrilling, but the process of actually going "from idea to object" can be intimidating. The PF train is just leaving the station, but with a little bit of help, anyone who knows their way around SketchUp can climb aboard. I promise.

Three-dimensional printing from digital designs will transform manufacturing and allow more people to start making things

Clip from the documentary Objectified (2009). Dieter Rams discusses his design philosophy.

A guide to engineering for high school girls.

Dozens of types of graph paper that can be downloaded as PDFs. Invaluable for sketching and other assignments!

THIS from the two New Yorkers who designed the Glif, a tripod adapter for the iPhone 4. It's a hunk of rubberized plastic with a threaded bushing that will ultimately retail for $15. Last week, its designers hoped to raise $10,000 through the crowdfunding site Kickstarter. In the first three days, the total contributions were $70,000. Fund-raising will continue until November 2nd. Tom Gerhardt makes interactive kiosks. Dan Provost works for frog design, a product design company. The two are long-time friends; they have never moved an idea all the way to production on this scale before.

Various videos with/about Apple's industrial design guru Jonathon Ive

Apple's VP Industrial Design about the change of design and the new challenges they are faced with. First time to watch and hear details about the development of Apple's product design.