design

  • Top 10 Airport Design Secrets

    Top 10 Airport Design Secrets

    by Be Amazed Before arriving at the Airport you’re probably not wondering why the airport is designed the way it is. Yet, everything you see in an airport has a purpose. Here’s top 10 ways airports are designed the way they are, and the purpose of each design secret.

  • Helsinki Airport – Design Security

    Helsinki Airport – Design Security

    The new security check at Helsinki Airport, located in terminal 1. Helsinki Airport is using icons and pictures instead of words.

  • Why Boeing 747 have a hump in the front?

    Why Boeing 747 have a hump in the front?

    The Boeing 747 is one of the most recognizable aircraft in the world. One of the reasons for that, besides its popularity, is because of its distinctive hump on the roof. The hump was an innovative solution to a design issue.

  • How Airplanes Are Designed To Feel Bigger On The Inside

    How Airplanes Are Designed To Feel Bigger On The Inside

    Ever wonder why some airplanes feel big on the inside when they’re actually small? Engineers use some special tricks to make that happen.

  • Expanding Abu Dhabi International Airport with BIM

    Expanding Abu Dhabi International Airport with BIM

    Abu Dhabi’s International Airport is increasing its capacity with a new terminal built between two live runways. Here we take a look at how building information modelling (BIM) helped deliver the new $3BN facility.

  • Virtual Reality cabin design at Airbus

    Virtual Reality cabin design at Airbus

    The Airbus Innovation Centre in Hamburg has developed 3D technology to apply virtual reality to cabin design. Airbus has taken the best ideas from the gaming industry, film, and its own software engineers to transform interior cabin design creation.

  • SAS – The Color Design On-board

    SAS – The Color Design On-board

    As passengers enter SAS’s new cabin, they are met by a gray color scheme with blue and light ash elements. The idea is to create a relaxing and comfortable atmosphere on board.  

  • Cathay Pacific – The Next Chapter

    Cathay Pacific – The Next Chapter

    Welcome to the next chapter. Immerse yourself in our video to see the evolution of our identity! The refreshed brushwing logo represents a new chapter for us as we embrace a more design-led philosophy to deliver a better, cleaner and more consistent experience through our design, our people, our service and our products! Many more…

  • 10 Interesting Airline Product and Service Innovations Launched in 2014

    10 Interesting Airline Product and Service Innovations Launched in 2014

    This article is re-published with kind permission of “www.airlinetrends.com”. At airlinetrends.com we continuously monitor the global aviation industry for product and service innovations launched by airlines in response to cultural, technological, and economic changes that influence airline customers’ needs and expectations. The product and service innovations that we report on our website aim to show…

  • Smart design: Fixed headrest support on Etihad’s new Economy seats

    Smart design: Fixed headrest support on Etihad’s new Economy seats

    This article is re-published with kind permission of “www.airlinetrends.com”. At airlinetrends.com we love smart design innovations, especially in the space-constrained Economy cabin. Think Air New Zealand’s innovative Skycouch (which will also be installed on China Airlines’ upcoming B77-300ERs), as well as the airline’s cleverly designed headrest pillows. Economy Smart Seats Lost a bit in the…

  • The making of the KLM new World Business Class

    The making of the KLM new World Business Class

    KLM constructed its World Business Class down to every detail. This short movie shows the interesting and challenging path from design to implementation.  

  • What Design Means for Finnair

    What Design Means for Finnair

    Finnair has focused on style and design ever since the first transatlantic service to NYC in 1969. Tapio Wirkkala designed the iconic Ultima Thule glassware especially for that flight but it has since become part of Finland’s national design heritage. For decades, top designers have designed Finnair uniforms. Recently Marimekko created new colorful tableware and…