A cooking utensil with a built-in rest, which keeps the business end off of the countertop, isn’t new. However, Japanese housewares brand Yamazaki Home has added a clever feature to their Floating Spoon: Indicator lines …
The Cornervery: A 90-Degree Stapler
Invented in Korea, this Cornervery tool is a 90-degree stapler. It’s aimed at small business that want to create their own packaging. The company that makes it, also called Cornervery, says it’s a more economical …
A Look at NBA Locker Room Design
Those of us who played high school or collegiate athletics know what the inside of a locker room looks like. They’re typically unattractive and utilitarian spaces. That changes at the D1 or professional level, of …
Core77 Turns 30 — Pioneering Internet-Native Magazine & Community Wants Your Opinion of the Past Three Decades of Design
This summer marks the 30th anniversary of Core77, the influential design platform that has been a vital voice and gathering place for the global design community since 1995. Founded by Eric Ludlum and Stuart Constantine …
Examples of Good and Bad UX in Improvised Signage in Movie Theaters
Lately an amusing trend has popped up in a handful of theaters: Signage letting time-strapped moviegoers know whether they can leave after the final scene without missing anything. These signs are presumably improvised by staff, …
Sharpie Expands Range of Colors, Again
When Sharpie markers first came on the market in 1964, you could have them in whatever color you wanted, as long as that color was black. The marker was aimed at office workers, industrial workers …
Meet Your New Robotic Golf Caddie
Golf carts are fine if you’re driving around a resort course, but for serious golfers who prefer to walk, lugging equipment remains a necessary evil. Push carts help, but you’re still tethered to a wheeled …
A New, Disruptive Consumer Drone: The Antigravity A1
“The drone industry has hit a ceiling,” writes Antigravity, a Chinese startup. “Specs keep improving on paper, yet the experience stays the same. Most drones fly higher or longer without addressing the real pain points …
These ATMs Give Receipts You Can Use as Rolling Papers
Here’s an unusual business: A Hawaii-based company called Rolly Receipts offers to stock your business, free of charge, with an ATM that they maintain. The kicker is that the machine gives “smokable receipts” that can …
Core77 Weekly Roundup (8-11-25 to 8-15-25)
Here’s what we looked at this week: Simone Giertz’s Patch Cap offers on-head storage. Blackdot’s robotic tattoo machine is reportedly more comfortable and does better work than humans. Astronauts will return to the moon wearing …