Microsoft's Vision of 2010

[via aqua]

I will hate it if I need to use this system.

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Video: Microsoft's Vision of 2010.


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Shell Crumbs by Metuo

Amelie is a friend of mine who studies at MA Textile Futures at CSM. She is not only a designer but also a singer. I love her song and video.

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Texture for life


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David Report 6 - Future Luxury

1 - Timeless Quality
2 - Security and safety
3 - Emotional branding
4 - Good Karma
5 - Seize the Day
6 - Supreme Regionalism
7 - Food and health
8 - Individual editions

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www.davidreport.com


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Head Tracking for Desktop VR Displays using the WiiRemote

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youtube


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Philippe Starck: Why design?

When does he become a joker?

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www.ted.com


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Mr. Jones Watches by Crispin Jones

Right or Wrong provides a moral traffic lights - as the seconds turn there is an animated colour change on the dial from red to blue-green. In a moment of doubt (do I really have to leave now? Is there time for one more drink?) the wearer can look at the watch for guidance. In extreme cases one can pop out the winding crown which will stop the mechanism on an answer - giving no scope for cheating (well you can always play 'best-of-three' if you don't get the answer you want first time!)


The Mantra alternates a very positive statement (e.g. "you are amazing") with a very negative one (e.g. "nobody likes you").
The Mantra makes the arrogant person more humble and makes the humble more confident.


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www.mrjoneswatches.com


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Newspaper-Insulated Coat for Homeless

Newspaper is tightened into balls and stuffed into the coat pockets. The coat is made from Aquamax, a waterpoof, breathable fabric laminated with a nonporous membrane. Mykolyn tried out the garment during an eight-hour test in a meat freezer, and stayed warm through temperatures that dipped as low as -29 degrees Celsius (-20.2 F). [via www.digitaljournal.com]

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25togo


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YouTube - The Royal Channel

Queen will broadcast her Christmas greeting on YouTube on The Royal Channel.
YouTube - TheRoyalChannel


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A.N.A.T.O.L.E INSIDE by Katya Legendre

[via designboom]

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www.katyalegendre.com

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Innovation Predictions 2008

It's All About Me

"Identity" replaces "experience" as the next big concept in design and media thinking. People create their own identities interacting with products and services. The notion of a consumer experience is a more passive way of thinking. It's so 20th century. Identity gets the buzz in '08.

Hang On to the Good Stuff

"Longevity" replaces "sustainability" as a core concept for the green thing. Just hanging on to that expensive, fancy car does more to help the planet than recycling stuff again and again. Or so the marketing argument will go.

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Slide show
www.businessweek.com


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RISD New President - John Maeda

The Board of Trustees of Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) announced on December 21, 2007 that John Maeda, Associate Director of Research at the MIT Media Lab, has accepted the offer to become the 16th president of RISD.

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www.risd.edu


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Remco van den Bosch

Transformations series 2


Porn, Poultry & Pig series 2

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www.remcovandenbosch.com


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Handmade 2.0

The declaration from something called the Handmade Consortium materialized on a Web site called buyhandmade.org in late October. “I pledge to buy handmade this holiday season, and request that others do the same for me,” it said, and you could type in your name to “sign” on; within a few weeks, more than 6,500 people had done so. “Buying handmade is better for people,” a statement on the site read in part, and “better for the environment,” because mass production is a “major cause” of global warming, among other things. There were links to an anti-sweatshop site and a Wal-Mart watchdog site.

Read more www.nytimes.com


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Magnetic Structure by Robert Hodgin

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www.flight404.com


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Fake Moustaches & Beards

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www.displaymannequin.nl

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Gartner: 20% of Retailers in Virtual Worlds by 2010

In Gartner's predictions for what changes 2008 will bring for consumers and retail, the research group also looked a little further. It predicts that by 2010 20% of Tier I retailers will have a marketing presence in virtual worlds. It also predicts that through 2012 the number of consumers using mobile phones to shop will increase at an average of 25% per year. Put together the two could make for an interesting combination, but Gartner doesn't make any recommendations for mobile worlds. It does recommend that retailers begin to include virtual worlds as customer touchpoints, begin to test and measure virtual world initiatives before moving in, keep an eye on the space with a focus on the young demographic, and pick the right environment for the right demographic.

Read more www.virtualworldsnews.com


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WORK IN PROGRESS

ma industrial design
ma design for textile futures
ma creative practice for narrative environments

Work In Progress Exhibition

Tuesday 8th January, 2008
5.00-8.30pm, 9th +10th Floors, Red Lion Square,
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
University of the Arts London
Southampton Row
London WC1B 4AP


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Engaging User Creativity: The Playful Experience

“Satisfying the desire to play can be integral in determining the success or failure of a digital product or service.”

The Elements of Playful
-Branding
-Playful Engagement
-Social Interaction
-Sharing
-Customization

Measuring Playability
-lots of small rewards and positive feedback for taking action
-no negative consequences for experimentation
-the ability to take someone else’s work and build on it
-frivolous interaction

Read more www.uxmatters.com


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GROWN-UPS NEEDS COLOURS TOO by HP

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Eyelashes jewelry by Stephanie Simek

'eyelashes' is a series of necklaces that use
100% human hair to makes a minimal piece of jewelry that is as light and fluttery as the real thing. [via designboom]

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www.stephaniesimek.com

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Future beauty: Hyperbreasts?

Nowadays plastic surgeons routinely sculpt breasts in any ordered size or shape. Large breasts are no longer a born feature, they can be bought. As a result, large breasts become a symbol of wealth.

Some women might want to move on to the next level in order to attract men and equip themselves with hyperbreasts; softer, bigger, better than the real thing. [via www.nextnature.net]

這跟裹小腳一樣嘛..

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Mind Control Cults

[via design news]

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Key Ring by Chloe Coulson

[via pan-dan]

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www.notanotherdesigner.co.uk

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Chinaware Cups by Simone Brewster

[via pan-dan]

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www.simonebrewster.com

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Barrier Bench by Philippe Million

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behind the curtains
www.moma.org

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Yuka Yamaguchi

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www.plastiquemonkey.com

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Walter Robinson

Pyramid (Abu Ghraib Minnies), 2007, 38.25 x 36.5 x 22.5 inches

Celebration, 2006, Mixed Media, 37 x 37 x 5 inches

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www.cclarkgallery.com

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Destiny Chen

Destiny Chen, another friend from MA Design Studies, with her work Memory Scope which is combined kaleidoscope with your memory objects.

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www.madsmemory.org

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Marc Nicolau

Marc Nicolau, a friend of mine just finish his studies at MA Design Studies, Central Saint Martins. The value of a object is increasing coz we can't stop losing it.

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www.marcnicolau.co.uk

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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall...by Robert Stadler

Carole
Mirror oracle / Karriere Bar 2007

The mirror Carole proposes aphorismes and proverbs as answers to the spectators questions.
These random chosen sentences aren't personalized, but their enigmatic and universal character makes the persons imagine the link to their interrogation themselves.
[via yankodesign]

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www.robertstadler.net

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YNZ by Tomohiko Sato

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www.tomohikosato.com

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Play heads or tails

[via pan-dan]

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A Conversation Piece by Kyung-Eun Oh

Another clever idea of using magnetic power!

link
www.yankodesign.com

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Identity Mirror by Hugo Liu

identity mirror (2005)
identity performance - see who you are, not what you look like.

Identity mirror reifies its metaphors in the workings of an ordinary mirror. When the viewer is distant from the object, a question mark is the only keyword painted over his face. As he approaches to a medium distance, larger font sized identity keywords such as "fitness buffs", "fashionistas", and "book lovers" identify him. Approaching further, his favorite book, film, and music genres are seen. Closer yet, his favorite authors, musicians, and auteurs are known, and finally, standing up close, the songs, movies, and book titles become visible.

[Thanks Jenny]

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larifari.org

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"YEAH...BUT" PAD

"Yeah..but.." That's what I always facing when I have to make a decision.

[via pan-dan]

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