With the change in the economy and growing competition to win new business, we have noticed an increased trend in companies requesting spec work (speculative or free work) from us. kor group internally calls it “the design bake off.”
The pressure to compete in this activity is intense, but kor group holds strong to the belief that it is [...]

Gary Hustwit, the director that bought us the film Helvetica, is working on a new film - Objectified. Described as ”a feature-length independent documentary about industrial design,” it is due for release in March, 2009. As part of this film, the director gained access to Apple’s exclusive design facility to interview Jonathan Ive as well as interviewing designers [...]