Why designers need a manifesto
To stay true to yourself in your work, a new book breaks down why adopting a manifesto may be the best way. Is it just me? Or do you feel like this moment, right now, is the most complex, fraught, pivotal, dangerous, and important moment that has ev.....»»
Taiwan IC designers to gain ground in AI chips with low power and latency, says Skymizer CEO
AI chips are not only used in large cloud computing but also increasingly applied to terminal consumer products, providing great business opportunities for Taiwan IC design houses given their solid advantages in particularly consumer devices with low.....»»
This is the ultimate, no BS ChatGPT cheat sheet for UX and UI designers
AI won’t replace designers, but designers who use AI will replace those who don’t. Similar to how calculators were once thought to replace mathematicians, many fear that AI will replace designers. However, this is a misconception. Just.....»»
How the designers of ‘Paint’ created a Bob Ross universe for the anti-Bob Ross
How ’Paint’s’ production design team crafted an intricate world evocative of Bob Ross’ singular aesthetic. Like most of us, Brit Adams felt transported to another state of consciousness while watching Bob Ross on TV, back.....»»
AI is going to turn everyone into a designer
As AI becomes a fixture in the modern workplace, we need to start thinking about design literacy for non-designers. I was recently chatting about emerging technology with a creative director at one of my favorite New York agencies, and his approach.....»»
AutoCAD empowers designers and engineers, and it’s on sale for April
For April, Autodesk is running a sale on select products, including AutoCAD. This is the perfect time to grab the world's leading design software at a discount......»»
Stellantis designers use concepts as brand ‘manifestos’
Design chief Ralph Gilles said concepts help establish the company's direction as it enters the era of electric vehicles......»»
IC designers facing uphill battle in demanding foundry quote cuts
With TSMC also reportedly to slow down capacity expansions in Taiwan, IC design houses will find it even more difficult to expect a downturn in their chips foundry costs, according to industry sources......»»
Arm, Intel Foundry team up for leading-edge SoC designs
Arm and Intel Foundry Services (IFS) have announced a multigeneration collaboration in which chip designers will be able to build low-power system-on-chips (SoC) using Intel 18A technology. The collaboration will first focus on mobile SoC designs, bu.....»»
Here’s the tech used to create a nearly 20-foot-tall Donkey Kong cabinet
The JAMMA adapters, superguns, and low-lag upscalers needed for Kong-scale Kong. Enlarge / We thank the curators and designers at the Strong Museum of Play for including a human-scale joystick set at ground level. While more accu.....»»
IC designers can hardly expect foundry partners to cut quotes soon
It remains one of the major market concerns as to when IC designers can see their manufacturing costs move downward, but one thing for sure is that their foundry partners in Taiwan will have little willingness to reduce quotes in the short term excep.....»»
HPC applications most promising future outlet for IC designers in Taiwan
Taiwan's IC design industry has reached a critical crossroads, with an unclear development direction, worsening talent shortage, confusing government policies, and shrinking academic research momentum all requiring cooperation from all sectors to ove.....»»
Ahead of IPO, Arm reportedly to raise royalty prices in 2024
As SoftBank prepares to list its subsidiary Arm in New York, it is reported that SoftBank plans to raise chip design prices for fabless designers and smartphone manufacturers......»»
2024 Dodge Hornet injects attitude into luxury crossover base
Dodge designers used the Alfa Romeo Tonale as a foundation and gave it an aggressive spin with inspiration from the sporty Challenger, Charger and Durango......»»
Inventory correction at major Taiwan IC designers coming to an end
Taiwan's major fabless chipmakers including MediaTek, Novatek Microelectronics, and Realtek Semiconductor have seen their revenues show signs of recovery, indicating their inventory depletion is coming to an end, as described by supply chain sources......»»
Taiwan IC designers urged to sharpen specs formulation, solutions design capabilities
Taiwan IC design houses should work harder to catch up with leading international players in terms of specifications formulation and solutions design capabilities, and they must also change their thinking based on core hardware and performance orient.....»»
Generative AI is about to upend the way designers work
Generative AI tools probably won’t replace designers, but they will become key collaborators in the design process. Since the introduction of DALL-E 2 and ChatGPT, there has been a fair amount of hand-wringing about AI technology—some.....»»
Taiwan Wi-Fi chip designers eye orders from telecom carriers in US and Europe
Demand for Wi-Fi main chips is expected to resume growth starting the second quarter and benefit related Taiwan-based chip designers including MediaTek, Realtek, and Richwave, according to sources from the upstream supply chain, who added that procur.....»»
DALL-E 2 and Midjourney can be a boon for industrial designers
AI lets designers input abstract concepts and turn them into a flood of images. Enlarge / A volcano-themed tissue box designed with the help of AI-assisted image generation (credit: Juan Nougera (CC-BY-SA)) Since the int.....»»
UK-based Agile Analog brings automation and optimization into analog IP design
Agile Analog, an analog IP provider based in Cambridge, UK, is revolutionizing analog IP design by giving designers of ASICs (application-specific ICs) and SoC (system-on-chip) the option to fully optimize their analog IPs. Through its Composa method.....»»
Scandinavian designers wanted to take environmental action 50 years ago, but little has happened so far
According to Professor Kjetil Fallan, design is an inevitable part of the environmental problem, but also part of the solution. He believes that design history provides important insight on how to fight the environmental crisis......»»