We kind of all knew this was coming. Google are throwing blank cheques at developing AR goggles. I have taken the best chunks from the Fast Company post. The tech behemoth is now throwing considerable, hefty resources behind creating augmented-reality glasses–and they may be ready rather...
Open House
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So clever. A pop-up shop, in a house. The Design Files Open House was produced by thedesignfiles.net in collaboration with The Project Agency. The Design Files Open House ! from The Design Files on...
Remixed
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A lovely 4 part series on how Everything is a Remix, by Kirby Ferguson. If you need to be creative everyday, you have to refine the art of taking something, and making it better. Creation requires influence. Part 1 Everything is a Remix Part 1 from Kirby Ferguson on Vimeo. Part 2 Everything...
Feel Good
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I’m often asked to predict the reach of an idea. I usually respond with it’s not about how many people see it, its about how many people actually care. Kleenex have done something which proves that theory works, with their Feel Good Campaign. Being in the height of Winter in...
Hollyworld
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In the continuation of the PressPausePlay film, that highlights making, and sharing stuff has never been easier, Amazon have launched Amazon Studios. It’s pitched as a big disruption to the film industry, that boasts it will give people (more) opportunity to get their film funded,...
Word Trends
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Google offer so many free tools it’s almost impossible to stay up to speed with them all. Google ngrams, buried within Google Books is my latest favourite. I was given I Will Have What She’s Having by Eaon which is full of scientific analysis on mapping social behaviour, and...
VW Fanwagen
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Here’s another great example of old being in demand, as recently I looked at Mustang releasing the ’65 shell for custom development. VW in the Netherlands have just asked Facebook which VW model they’d like to bring back the most. They are calling it the Fanwagen. Not only...
Wipe Out 2.0
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You have to love when science meets games. We’ve seen some mind blowing progress in Quantum Levitation over the past year or so. Here is a cool example from the Japan Institute of Science &...
Address is Approxima...
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@grokstar shared this stop motion film made by The Theory, which is a lovely comment on how technology has given us the ability explore the world from our desk. Everything is connected. Address Is Approximate from The Theory on...
See What You Print
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How often do you hit print, and in the tray is a cropped, black & white version of what you thought you were going to get? It happens less these days, but it still happens. Dave Birss shared See What You Print, or SWYP, made by the Artefact Group. Essentially a touch screen that displays...
Around the world in ...
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A time-lapse taken from the front of the International Space Station as it orbits our planet at night. This movie begins over the Pacific Ocean and continues over North and South America before entering daylight near Antarctica. Earth | Time Lapse View from Space | Fly Over | Nasa, ISS from...