…And the counterpoint to the post written by Ruby Karp earlier this week about Facebook, this time from 15-year-old Adora Svitak… Continue reading
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“Facebook has been trying too hard. Teens hate it when people try too hard; it pushes them away.”
Is the end nigh for Facebook? 13-year-old New York teen Ruby Karp posted a story on Mashable.com explaining why she thinks the social network is losing it’s touch… and no longer keeping teens interested. Continue reading
At Your Leisure
Shiny Shanghai
The future of modern mega cities is definitely happening in China. A time-lapse film by Joerg Daiber. Shot in Shanghai, China with Lumix GH2, Gorillapod, 14-140mm and 7-14mm Lumix Lenses. Postproduction with Adobe Creative Production Suite. Music: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata & Fugue Continue reading
Would Like To Meet_ 19 Greek Street, London
It is HOT. With temperatures soaring into the 90’s and reaching a seven-year high, I’m pounding the pavements of London. My energies ebb with every step. The air is a dead weight and I can literally feel exhaust fumes wafting through me; the underground is choked up, diversions from road works and building sites all conspire … Continue reading
Happy Feet…
Love this… it’s been around for a while, but great to revisit and remind ourselves how innovation can change people’s mindset… add in a bit of playfulness and it can help us choose a better way of being! Continue reading
Would Like To Meet_ Steve Oklyn, NOT VOGUE
How do you take on the mighty world of fashion, shake it awake and begin a revolution? By playing to its vanity, creating your own carnivale hall of mirrors… and dragging it inside? This is what Steve Oklyn, creator of NOTVOGUE.com seems to have succeeded via his online magazine, with its glossy photos and terse … Continue reading
Out To Lunch
Am ‘out to lunch’, only indoors… in a market. These places have a tradition here, something to do with the Great British weather. It seems like I eat out a lot. I don’t but when I do I like it to engage ALL senses. Today it’s Cardiff’s indoor market. A whirl of aromas, swish of … Continue reading
Design P*rn_ ‘GIO’ By Stefano & Francesco Borella
Concrete drawers? It sounds like a term the Mafia might use, but these drawers by GIQ and Sai Industries at the House of Detention during Clerkenwell Design Week are anything but sinister. A 3mm concrete veneer never before seen in furniture applications, creates functional, elegant pieces with the cool, smooth touch and the solid look of concrete, contrasted with timber … Continue reading
The Walls Have Ears…
Created using raspberry pi and openframeworks, ‘murmur’ is an architectural prosthesis that enables the communication between passers-by and the wall upon which it is connected by simulating the movement of sound waves, building a luminous bridge between the physical and the virtual world. Based on a collaborative and open approach, participating studios Chevalvert, 2Roqs, Polygraphik and … Continue reading
Curated Futures 