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November 30, 2006
Globalisation of Art
Technology and globalisation are rapidly altering the art world's elitist and euro-centric grip on cultural production and the art market is loving it
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Maurice Agis - Dreamscape
Sculptor, Maurice Agis has been arrested and bailed over the accidental deaths of Elizabeth Collings and Claire Furmedge who died after his 2,500sq m Dreamspace artwork was thrown 100ft into the air by a gust of wind.
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November 23, 2006
Frame mag digital edition
Design magazine FRAME is launching it's digital edition in 7 days. The digital edition will have all the same content as the print edition but due to the qualities of digital media it will have a lot more extra features
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Free card models
Print them out, cut them up then put them together - free card models
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Livingstones
Soft furnishings that can be left lying around anywhere, thrown about and played with - Livingstones from Smarin design
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November 21, 2006
Online Lectures
Lectures from some of the top Universities in the world are now available online
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The Digital Ice Age
The old problem of digital media obsolescence has not gone away, Popular Mechanics asks - Will an entire era of human history be lost?
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November 20, 2006
Conversation with Malcolm Gladwell
GK VanPatter from NextD Journal talks to Malcolm Gladwell author of Blink and The Tipping Point about design thinking
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Souvenir shots from Michael Hughes
Travel photographer Michael Hughes purchases postcards and souvenirs then photographs them in front of the real object
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Radish Races
Over 21 days using an interface reminiscent of tamaggotchi anyone who registers online can grow via a computer interface a real radish using water, light, fertiliser etc. After the 21 days the radishes will be dug up and the winner revealed - jardiland
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November 17, 2006
VHS is Dead
Variety have written an obituary for the 30 year old VHS format. Only 3 years after DVD became the more popular format.
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Zelfo
A new mouldable high strength material made from natural fibres to be used for environmentally friendly products - Zelfo
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How to eat fewer pesticides
Some foods 'require' more pesticides by the growers. If you cannot afford specific organic pesticide free fruit and vegetables then you can always check out this list of the 'dirtiest' and 'cleanest' fruit and veggies to help inform your buying decisions
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November 16, 2006
Newspaper New Media
Todd Zeigler from the Bivings Report lists 9 ways that newspapers can improve their websites. Adrain Holovaty believes it goes further than a list of changes and suggests that newspapers need to make one fundamental change in the way they write their content for new media delivery - a better understanding of the key data within a news story.
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Take better camera phone photos
Some tips from Lifehacker to help make the most of the camera on your phone
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The Executive Coloring Book
A good way to teach your children the 'way of the executive' - The Executive Coloring Book
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November 15, 2006
Production Navigator
An informative website filled with different production techniques - Production Navigator
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Swedish Design, Tokyo 2006
Ping Mag talks to Katja from Swedish design group Front at the recent Tokyo Design Week 2006
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November 14, 2006
Fonts for Web 2.0
A good selection of fonts to use for that 'Web 2.0' project
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Website Design
A weekly top 40 chart of website designs aggregated from various other charts - DesignCharts
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lx.tv
When cable TV arrived in the 80's niche channels and programming attracted a decent share of the market away from the free to air broadcasters. Now the internet is bringing even more niche programming in the hope of splitting the pie some more.
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November 13, 2006
Tado
Lots of fun vinyl toy designs from Mike and Katie at Tado
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November 10, 2006
Like Visual Search
Shopping for clothing similar to those worn by celebrities
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Environmental Skeptics
Environmental skeptic Bjorn Lomborg is now attacking the validity of the Stern Report. Fortunately with some help of ExxonSecrets his links to the big pockets of Big Oil are uncovered - along with an interesting run down of the methods he uses to discredit environmentalists - it is wise to be skeptical of the skeptics.
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November 09, 2006
The Art of Complex Problem Solving
A wonderful example of information graphics.
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Designing for the Environment
Following on from the financial risks of environmental disaster as written about by Sir Nicholas Stern, George Monbiot proposed a “ten point plan for drastic but affordable action". From both of these sources John Thackara from 'Doors of Perception' puts forward eight tasks/projects that the pro-active environmental designer could undertake.
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MFA the new MBA
With 'Innovation' being the latest buzzword within business more large corporations are looking for unique thinking that hasn't been pushed out of the standard MBA course. BusinessWeek look at this new phenomenon and Core77 have some suggestions for designers who wish to break into this new area
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Type Selector
If you are used to using the pantone colour guide, then this Thames & Hudson Type Selector will make your font searches much much easier.
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November 08, 2006
Nau
Stylie clothing from Portland, Oregon - Nau, Inc.
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The big labels are f*cked
Peter Jenner, ex-manager of Pink Floyd and the Clash talks to the Register about the future of music and the music industry.
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French accept Mario
French Minister for Culture and Communications has called for video games to be accepted as cultural products. By seeing video games as more than just a 'mere commercial product' Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres plans to give the French games industry, tax incentives that are currently enjoyed by other cultural products such as French Cinema.
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TIME Invention of the Year
TIME magazine's best inventions for 2006 - winner YouTube
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November 07, 2006
No Knock Room
No Knock Room - an open door to contemporary art
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Media 2.0
An interesting look at Media past, present and (more importantly) the future - Media 2.0 by Andy Kessler
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November 06, 2006
Anthony Dickens
British designer Anthony Dickens and his linear timepiece
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November 02, 2006
Tord Boontje Interview
Mocoloco interview French based designer Tord Boontje
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November 01, 2006
Lee Scratch Perry
The Japan Times talk to Dub & Reggae pioneer Lee Scratch Perry
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Buying a Digital SLR
How do you know what digital SLR to buy?
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How to be funny
Why are comedians such good liars? How hard do they work on their jokes? And how important is... timing?
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Julia Fullerton-Batten
Eerie elegant photography from London based photographer Julia Fullerton-Batten
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Peter Greenaway Quotes
Eight pages of quotes from the master of filmic imagery Peter Greenaway.
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Polaroid SX-70 film
Earlier this year Polaroid stopped producing film for the SX-70 but luckily they have reached a deal with unsaleable to start re-selling a new improved blend of film
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Keyless home entry
Just wave a card infront of the lock and the RFID within the card opens your front door for you.
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Digitally recording radio
A small 'thumb drive' sized usb device can record your favourite FM or Web Radio station then identify the individual tracks so you’ll never have to listen to the radio and wonder what the name/artist of a track might be, or where you might get it.
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Removing TV advertisements
For years television broadcasters have been claiming that PVR's have had the ability to remove TV commercials. But the reality is they just make it easier to skip through them - until now. MythTV have developed a new way for the recorder to identify a TV commercial and to pause the recording so your final recording is commercial free.
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