Friday, May 30, 2008
What we really want for Christmas is a giant digital ceiling clock
Looks like the Eiffel Tower is getting some competition in the Parisian skyline
Why you can't spell "marketing" without "IT"
On that note - check out this cool viral marketing campaign from Japan
Say hello to the new world of browser storage support
Do good ideas spread only because they are good at getting adopted?
What are the 25 most infamous guitar riffs?
Are bloggers happier than most people?
How do you invite a couple of posh, design-savvy birds to dinner?
If you've got lots of ideas, the Free Idea Factory is for you
Say hello to NME's new mobile website
Can you have too many friends on the internet?
Labels: birdhouse design, free idea factory, good ideas, guitar riffs, Japan, marketing, mobile, NME, Paris, peers, viral
posted by olli @ 06:18Tuesday, May 27, 2008
The sculp(IT) headquarters in Antwerp totally has the coolest bathtub ever
Here's some more cool shipping container architecture
How to understand the digitally savvy consumer (.pdf)
The Economist takes a look at the environmental excess of the music industry
Japan says that kids shouldn't be using their mobile phones so much
Why the YouTube lawsuit is threatening the entire Internet and it's not a joke
Why DVD's in magazines are often more important than the magazines themselves
Format Magazine has some really cool wallpapers for you
Can World Of Warcraft help build a better workforce?
If Twitter is just too much for you, then perhaps Adocu is what you've been looking for
Why are people leaving Google?
Do 1.3 million people really earn their living from eBay?
How can record labels actually make themselves useful? By becoming filters
Who needs a car when you can have an Avcen Jetpod?
Labels: Adocu, Antwerp, Avcen, digital consumers, DVD, eBay, Economist, Format Magazine, Google, Japan, mobile phone, music industry, sculp(IT), shipping container, World of Warcraft, YouTube
posted by olli @ 21:02Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Digital music firms pay a heavy price for label support
The next evolution in mobile handsets - thanks to Apple?
Looks like New York won't be getting a congestion charge after all
April 19th is Record Store Day
What are the five best design hotels in Japan
Techcrunch takes a look at bridging the gap between desktop and web apps
Children are flocking to social networks in droves
And to prove it - Social Penguin is a social network designed for kids
Nice infographics mapping Iran's online public bloggosphere
More on that: Arabesque is a lovely book about graphic design from Persia
Interesting: EU search engines warned about data retention
360 cities gives you the world's best cities in "virtual reality"
Feel the need to stream your life? You might want to have a look at Lifestream
Labels: 360 cities, blogs, congestion charge, EU, hotel design, infographics, Iran, Japan, Lifestream, mobile UI, New York, Persian design, record store day, social networks, Techcrunch, web apps
posted by olli @ 22:03Wednesday, February 26, 2008
In Japanese print ads - URL's are out and search boxes are in
What the world will be like in 2008 circa 1968
Is widget company Slide really worth half a billion dollars?
Charging your users and giving them full control - A new business model is born?
Colophon is tracking the latest and greatest magazines out there
A List Apart on why sign-up forms must die. Die, we say! Die!
Say hello to iMeem's new developer platform
How to get involved in social media if you're a big corporation
We're loving this Jimmy office desk. The price? Not so much
We're also loving these Lucky Loke T-Shirts
Feng-GUI will tell you if you user interface is hot or not
Are you 16 and need to smuggle beer in somewhere? We've got you covered
Orbit Baby make strollers and prams for designers
Healia looks to be a very interesting health and wellness oriented search engine
Labels: 2008, A List Apart, canoflage, Colophon, Feng-GUI, Healia, iMeem, Japan, Jimmy Desk, lifecasters, Lucky Loke, Orbit Baby, pram, print ads, sign up forms, Slide, social media, stroller, user interface
posted by olli @ 21:10Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Say hello to Google's design guidelines
ESPN cancels all its deal with online ad networks - prefers humans instead
US Justice Department says the merger between XM and Sirius is just fine
What exactly is going on between Google and the FCC?
If you ride a motorcycle, say hello to your new personal airbag
MySpace parenting - It's the "latchkey children" all over again
Are you maximizing your product blog?
Vice Magazine goes to North Korea - in a 14 part video
Will there be limits on behavioural targeting?
The seven most commonly made bad blog design choices?
What does your city say about you?
Speaking of which...if you live in Perth, you might not want to know the answer
If an art director and an editor are having a fight, does the editor always win"
This website will typecast you and your mate. Type, as in typography
PingMag has a great collection of taxi lights in Japan
Labels: ad networks, airbag, airwaves, art director, behavioural targeting, Dainese, editors, ESPN, FCC, Google, Japan, North Korea, Perth, PingMag, product blogs, Sirius, typecaster, Vice, XM
posted by olli @ 19:30Monday, March 17, 2008
Say hello to Ad Manager - Google's free hosted advertising service
Facebook wants to "own" communication with your friends
Ghost In The Pixel is a blog with some great thoughts on interaction design
The graphics editor of the New York Times answers your questions
Ten sites for finding wonderful things
Japanese ISP's to ban file sharers?
Tim Berners-Lee says he's not happy with cookie tracking on the Internet
Retailmenot is a great site that finds online discounts and shares them
These are cheat notes for SxSW
If you're into 8-bit technology, this watch is for you
Futuresonic looks to be an amazing conference coming to Manchester in early May
Did Yahoo! lose its way by investing in Google?
If you're into cocktail napkin sketchery, The Back Of The Napkin is for you
Labels: 8-bit, Ad Manager, Back Of The Napkin, Futuresonic, Ghost In The Pixel, Google, interaction design, ISP, Japan, Manchester, NY Times, SxSW, Tim Berners-Lee, yahoo
posted by olli @ 07:39Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Say hello to 2008 - shiner.clay would like to wish all of you a very Happy New Year!
Japan announces 5 trillion Yen Maglev train to be operational by 2025
How to market your website in 2008
If you (like us)like information overload, Whitesoap is the place for you
Malfunc[tion] is a brilliant design and photoblog
Is Ruby On Rails just a programming ghetto?
Say hello to the Optimus Tactus concept keyboard. Sorry - it's just a concept...for now
What's a bigger threat to Microsoft? Google or Open Source?
Need to track your content? Check out Attributor
These are 11 design user interface design resources for you
There are architectural renderings from New York and then there are...these
Who tips more? Mac or PC users? Starbucks knows
Labels: architecture user interface design, Attributor, Japan, Maglev, Malfunction, Microsoft, New York, Optimus Tactus, Ruby On Rails, Starbucks, Whitesoap
posted by olli @ 21:26Tuesday, November 20, 2007
The BBC Radio Labs blog is back
Happy Birthday Wii! 1 year old and still looking youthful!
Say hello to 3D printing at home
Is user generated video becoming less attractive to viewers now that the pros are here?
What are the top 60 Japanese buzzwords of 2007?
A note to magazine publishers: Don't try to re-invent the web
Say hello to NME TV
Related: The NY Times profiles VBS TV
and of course, say hello to SYNC TV
This is a simplified map of London (and very accurate too!)
Magpie and Cake is a pretty cool arts and crafts blog
Blockbuster: From on the brink of death to...in-store kiosks?
Labels: bbc, Blockbuster, buzzwords, Japan, London, magazine publishing, Magpie and Cake, NME TV, Radio Labs, Sync TV, VBS, Wii
posted by olli @ 13:59Friday, August 3, 2007
These are really cool visualizations of activities in various scriptures
More cool visualizations about alternate London tube ticket designs
Ars Technica says it's not just one but many Google phones that are coming
This Ironman watch can control your iPod
Masha has a really nice collection of motion graphics on Yuxt
Anywhere FM allows you to upload your iTunes playlist and listen to it anywhere
Japanese companies aren't so thrilled with YouTube's copyright control
More on that - Yahoo! now gearing up its own video service against YouTube
Companies aren't so thrilled with Adobe either for adding a FedEx/Kinkos button into its software
How to use MySpace to build a blogging audience
These are some cool photos from The Soviet Union in the 1970's
Have you had a chance to play with LiveSurface yet?
There are iPod knockoffs and then there is the Meizu
Newser is an interesting news aggregator that reminds me of Google News meeting Newsmap
How to become famous architect
The Guardian offers a podcast that looks at new Canadian music
Labels: AnywhereFM, architecture, Canada, data visualization, Google, Ironman, Japan, LiveSurface, London, Masha, Meizu, music, Newser, Soviet Union
posted by olli @ 07:59Friday, July 13, 2007
The IHT takes a look at the search engine market in South Korea
More on that note - Google now sponsoring a social networking project called Socialstream
Do folksonomies provide 70 percent more terms than taxonomy alone?
Warner Music to stream all its music online for....free?
This building has walls made of water
In Australia, it's Designer vs. Developer
Lessons on how to build a design studio
Wired Magazine takes a look at the Nigerian film industry
GigaOm debunks 5 business myths about Second Life
How Trojan Records invented the mash-up
Say hello to The Beosound 6 - Bang & Olufsen's competitor to the iPod
The Million Marker Map takes Google Maps up a notch
In Japan, you can get watermelons of just about any shape
Fancy a trip to The Island Of Forgotten Diseases?
Interesting - this is a 3D blog engine
Labels: 3D, Bang and Olufsen, Biological Warfare, blogs, Google, ipod, Japan, Million Marker Map, social networking, Social Stream, South Korea
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