Humans experience less stress and better well-being when looking at nature, and this is driven by fractals. 

Tech can communicate, but it doesn’t need to speak

Welcome to a six post series on the Calm Tech Institute’s certification standards! In today’s post, we’ll focus on light , which is...

Graceful failure is overlooked in our many app-based products and services but is now an important differentiator.

In November, Amber Case, founder of Calm Tech Institute, visited Kyoto to report on the opening of the institute's first overseas base.

Including physical buttons and raised dots for tactile navigation actually amplifies the amazing sensory awareness of hands and fingertips. 

"The same part of my mind that was being used for the my legal document gets swapped out for the complexities of the heater system"

Here’s Why We Think It’s Amazing We’re incredibly excited to award Calm Tech certification to reMarkable Paper Pro , an innovative paper...

With the   launch of Calm Tech Certified™  and the holiday shopping season here , I’m excited to share this directory of great products...

Today we're excited to announce the launch of Calm Tech Certified™, a certification program designed to help companies create products that

The Calm Tech Institute sat down with Caroline Cadwell, CEO of Unpluq.

Humans and technology have worked alongside each other for thousands of years. It is only recently that technology has been forcing...

The buttons for pause and play from a physical stereo are transferred over into the digital space on music streaming sites like Spotify.

Philips Hue introduced a set of three affordances that bring the digital into the physical, using familiar interactions.

Kyoto Yaoichi Honkan installed this wall to ensure water for domestic use during emergencies.

Automated pet feeders should be able to work even when the power is out with back-up battery and offline feeding instructions.

Zappos wins on ease, 100%. The company made it so easy to return shoes that don’t fit that people felt safe to order multiple options.

When an escalator breaks, it turns into stairs. Technology shouldn't completely break when it fails. It can gracefully degrade.