Seattle startup wants to bring vision-impaired sports fans closer to the action with tactile device Athletes might possess the right touch to execute a perfect pass or shot. A Seattle startup’s touch is bringing blind… Read More
Vote for UX Design of the Year: Finalists help users across investing, data analysis and more The finalists for UX Design of the Year at the 2024 GeekWire Awards are helping end users across home building,… Read More
Microsoft design exec turns to AI to illustrate son’s book about coping with anxiety When Microsoft design chief Jon Friedman‘s son Judah needed help with a children’s book he wanted to write, Friedman went… Read More
Birdhouse maker with an eye for Apple design ready to take flight with appearance on ‘Shark Tank’ Flock around the television next week — a smart birdhouse created in Seattle is going to be featured on an episode… Read More
‘X,’ rated: Twitter’s new branding is called a rip-off and worse as bird goes bye-bye X now marks the spot where Twitter’s blue birdie used to be, as Elon Musk rebranded the social media company… Read More
Design platform Figma opens Seattle office with plans to boost engineering presence Figma, the San Francisco startup that makes cloud-based design collaboration software, has opened a small engineering hub in Seattle. The… Read More
Ex-Twitter VP Mike Davidson joins Microsoft to lead Web Experiences design and research Mike Davidson, a Seattle technology veteran and longtime designer, is joining Microsoft as the corporate vice president of design and… Read More
Ex-Amazon designers dream up $148 cardboard bassinet, and sleep better with sustainable solution Two industrial designers who helped create and launch the first Amazon Go cashierless convenience store have a new baby, as… Read More
Photos: Go inside the University of Washington’s new Hans Rosling Center for Population Health A lot can change in the landscape during a year in which social isolation is the norm. At the University… Read More
Amazon tweaks cardboard box tape in new app icon after some saw Hitler’s mustache in the design After ditching its longtime shopping cart app icon in favor of a cardboard box with blue tape on it earlier… Read More
‘Next decade’s answer to the Space Needle’: Seattle 2030 is a post-pandemic skyscraper concept Once the pandemic passes and everyone can stop thinking about relocating to Butte, perhaps we can reconnect with the imaginative… Read More
Geek of the Week: Furniture designer Ethan Pearl on the future office and how COVID rearranges it all Six months into a global health crisis that has redefined where and how many of us work, Ethan Pearl is… Read More
Virgin Galactic offers a peek inside SpaceShipTwo in VR, making its case in the space tourism race More than a decade after Virgin Galactic unveiled a swoopy, spacey look for the passenger cabin of its SpaceShipTwo rocket… Read More
Book excerpt: Why brands must deliver compelling visual content or risk losing their audience [Editor’s note: Amy Balliett is founder and CEO of Seattle-based creative content agency Killer Visual Strategies. This excerpt is from… Read More
Teague’s AirShield ventilation design aims to reduce COVID-19 risk for air travelers A Seattle-based industrial design company has come up with a 3-D-printed ventilation system that it says can create invisible curtains… Read More
Source raises $2.5 million to expand its platform for commercial design nationwide A Portland, Ore., startup that develops online tools for architects and designers just closed a $2.5 million fundraising round to… Read More
‘The heart of the building’: AI pumps life into architecture at Microsoft through interactive ‘Ada’ Art and architecture already speaks to us on a multitude of levels. A new installation on Microsoft’s campus in Redmond,… Read More
‘Leafly Cannabis Guide’ uses data and design to help people better understand marijuana effects Leafly, the Seattle-based cannabis information resource, is aiming to do more to help people understand the effects of marijuana. The… Read More
Geek of the Week: Could we? Should we? Sheryl Cababa asks the right design questions at Artefact Dr. Ian Malcom would get a kick out of Sheryl Cababa. “I jokingly compare myself to the Jeff Goldblum character… Read More
In a tiny Seattle apartment, the bed is on the ceiling, and that’s part of what makes it a smart home In a small apartment just a couple blocks from the waterfront in downtown Seattle, windows looking south over the Alaskan… Read More
Watch: Google UX design director Kat Holmes talks ‘mismatched interactions’ and inclusive design at GeekWire Summit Inclusion is a buzzy word these days for businesses intent on conveying to people that they are a place for… Read More
Gates Foundation exhibit showcases innovative designs for improving lives in the developing world In tech-focused Seattle, design might often be thought of as a means to deliver another luxury to consumers who demand… Read More
Mike Davidson, former VP of design at Twitter and founder of Newsvine, takes new role at InVision After four years as the VP of design at Twitter — and two years on his couch — Mike Davidson is… Read More
Seattle studio’s ‘Tarot Cards of Tech’ help users see the future, slow down and ask better questions Picture a scandal that has rocked the tech world in the past year or two and chances are the people… Read More
Geek of the Week: Simon Chavez uses VR and AR to offer a better look at architectural designs In his job as a visualization designer with the global architecture and design firm Perkins+Will, Simon Chavez uses virtual and… Read More
Latest offseason change for Seahawks? Team and rest of NFL launching new and improved websites While the Seattle Seahawks have certainly been making plenty of news during the offseason for changing the look of the… Read More
What the f, indeed: Economist magazine cover perfectly captures the fall of Facebook There’s been plenty of fallout in recent days due to the scandal enveloping Facebook, and the social media giant’s reaction… Read More
Welcome to Amazon’s jungle: Inside the Spheres, where 40,000 plants create a stunning urban oasis Five years after first proposing the construction of three glass domes on its downtown Seattle campus, Amazon is set to… Read More
As Amazon’s Spheres near opening day, website launches to showcase unique Seattle structures Five years after they were first proposed as an indoor space filled with plants and tall trees, The Spheres at… Read More
Geek of the Week: Architect Marty Brennan can light up a room — and we’ll feel better because of it Marty Brennan wants us all to have a desk by the window. At the very least, our latest Geek of… Read More
