The panel of esteemed judges cast their votes for the Design Museum's Designs of the Year back in April, but as the annual exhibition reaches its final few weeks, Gizmodo UK's been roped in to tell you -- yes, you! -- to get down to London's southbank museum to help pick the Visitor's Vote winner. If you didn't think the Gov.uk website was worthy of being this year's winner, here's how you can have your say (and win one of five pairs of free tickets). Read More >>
Featured comment by PrinterElf:
"5pm BST? How about EDT?
It would be a great exhibit, if only to give me ideas for the house I've yet to buy. Plus I'm an engineer - this is like porn..." More »
When was the last time you tried to find a government form on the Internet? For me, it was a few months back, trying to track down an absentee ballot. I was amazed at the labyrinth of independent sites I had to visit before I found what I was looking for. Bringing the web presence of an entire government under one roof is a Sisyphean task, and the UK is one of the only countries that's managed to do it, with Gov.uk, a one-stop-web-shop that launched earlier this year. Read More >>
Featured comment by RogB:
"Maybe a silly question from a dumb foreigner, but what does "booking a prison stay" mean? You get sentenced to 6 months in prison and then you go to t..." More »
The Design Museum's Designs of the Year awards showcase the most innovative and imaginative designs from around the world, over the past year, spanning seven categories: Architecture, Digital, Fashion, Furniture, Graphics, Transport and Product. Here are the winners for each category, just announced today. Read More >>
On show from this week, the Design Museum's Designs of the Year 2013 features some of the more creative creations across the fields of architecture, digital, furniture, graphics, product, transport and fashion; nominated by a roll-call of judges (including Griff Rhys Jones). Many of the 90 products and architectural feats we've covered in the past, but here below are some of my personal highlights: Read More >>
The Raspberry Pi truly is a mini-marvel, and it's ignited hackers everywhere -- people can make almost anything with it, including sending the thing into space. In fact, it's gotten so mainstream that even the Design Museum is holding Pi-hacking competitions. Read More >>
Featured comment by alliepatchell:
"If you're still looking to win a Raspberry Pi, head over to 123-reg's competition page (https://www.facebook.com/123regfans?v=app_202991206406825). Al..." More »
When Harry Beck designed the iconic London Tube map in 1931, he was partly inspired by circuit board schematics. He even sketched an "All Electric" spoof diagram of the network before working on the final draft. Read More >>
This week's best iPad apps bring beautiful things to you. Though you might not be able to travel to great distances or through time, you can still check out the catalog from the London Design Museum, see how the Titanic was built, and stay up-to-date with the Masters, all from your tablet. Read More >>
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