MEDIA ARTS MONDAYS: Recession-Fighting Incentives
Friday, den 20. March 2009
To spend or not to spend, that is the question that a lot of people find themselves asking more and more these days. And while people’s purchase decisions often change when they’re on a budget, the decisions are not always as simple as just comparing price tags. There are two sides to the customer value equation: what you pay and what you get. And though slashing prices can be a quick way to close the sale, most people are still willing to pay… Continue reading MEDIA ARTS MONDAYS:
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Brian Dettmer’s Book Art
Friday, den 20. March 2009
Boing Boing points us to the impressive book-art of Brian Dettmer. He makes detailed, surreal sculptures by performing “book autopsies”. Dettmer skillfully manipulates and cuts apart old books into new forms. He’s having a show at Chicago’s Packer Schopf Gallery, which opens on April 3rd. More images of Dettmer’s books here.
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PSFK Conference New York Speaker: Richard Fine
Friday, den 20. March 2009
We’re excited to have Richard Fine, founder of Help Remedies, join us at PSFK Conference New York on April 2. Along with Jay Parkinson & Sean Khozin (Hello Health) and moderator Colin Nagy (PSFK/Attention), Richard will be discussing how inspiring innovations can be made - even in an industry resistant to change.
First, who are you and what do you do?
I am one of two founding partners at Help Remedies. Help is a collection of simple solutions to simple health problems. My friend Nathan Frank and I… Continue reading PSFK Conference New York Speaker: Richard Fine
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Adili: Style With a Conscience
Friday, den 20. March 2009
Adili is one of the first ecological fashion websites that has grabbed the attention of the mainstream consumer. Since launching in 2006 it has acted as a portal to over 80 ethical clothing brands such as Karen Cole, Neal’s Yard Remedies, Pants to Poverty and People Tree. Recently it has launched its own line of ethical clothing called ‘Adili Own Label’ which includes accessories, towels, lingerie, nightwear as well as men and women’s fashion ranges. Prices are reasonable and go… Continue reading Adili: Style With a Conscience
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Detroit’s Rebirth?
Friday, den 20. March 2009
Is Detroit the next Berlin? For the past several years, artists, musicians and others seeking time and space to work, and an inexpensive place to live have flocked to the German city. Now it seems that Detriot may be headed towards a similar influx of like-minded people.
Detroit has been in economic decline for some time now, and the current recession has made things even worse - or into an opportunity, depending how you look at it. At this point in Detriot, you can purchase a house for as low as… Continue reading Detroit’s Rebirth?
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PSFK Conference NYC 2009 Agenda: Updated!
Friday, den 20. March 2009
We’re excited to announce our (nearly) finalized agenda for PSFK Conference NYC 2009. As we’ve mentioned, in addition to speakers and panel discussions, we will be featuring show-and-tells of a few of our favorite ideas and innovations, PSFK-curated inspiration snapshots, and a curated exhibition by RENTAL. Haven’t bought your tickets yet? Why not do it now…
What follows is our up-to-date agenda. Check our conference site for further updates.
AGENDA
Every day PSFK publishes inspirational creative ideas and examples of cultural and business change on our news site… Continue reading PSFK Conference NYC 2009 Agenda: Updated!
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MEDIA ARTS MONDAYS: Eco-Metering
Friday, den 20. March 2009
Let’s face it — people are starting to burn out on all the “going green” talk, especially from the brands that aren’t putting their money where their mouth is. Confused by a whole new green vocabulary and fed up with being told what to do (or more often, what not to do) consumers are quickly becoming eco-fatigued. But in this economic climate where consumers are making a lot more decisions by the numbers, there is a unique opportunity for the brands that… Continue reading MEDIA ARTS MONDAYS:
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Making New Connections
Friday, den 20. March 2009
How can technology create new layers and combinations of interactions and initiate new ways of bringing people together in real life? Jan Chipchase is wondering if location-aware programs can combine with existing retail spaces to create a whole new class of services.
He says:
I’m not a believer in the discount-coffee-voucher-to-your-phone location based advertising this being a particularly bad example of the genre. But we’re not too far from someone offering a mainstream compelling you-here-in-this-space-now service.
Is there a point when book stores offer online services that leverage people’s deeper driver’s i.e… Continue reading Making New Connections
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DATAFLUX 0.1: Shape-Shifting Art
Friday, den 20. March 2009DATAFLUX 0.1 from Kit Webster on Vimeo
Kit Webster has created a nice light and sound installation titled DATAFLUX 0.1. Sililar to Pablo Valbuena’s architectural shape-shifting work, Webster’s piece uses synchronised strobe lights to create the illusion that a set of pillars are changing shape.
[via Today and Tomorrow]… Continue reading DATAFLUX 0.1: Shape-Shifting Art
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A Really Loud, Smoke Alarm Based News Alert System
Friday, den 20. March 2009
Are your Google Alerts a little too subtle? Is Tweet Deck and your RSS feed not keeping you in the loop in a timely fashion? Then you may want to upgrade to a news alert system you’re not going to miss, like an 85 dB smoke alarm.
Jer Thorp has hacked together a smoke alarm hooked up to the news feed from the New York Times NewsWire… Continue reading A Really Loud, Smoke Alarm Based News Alert System
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