Shikisai Tee-shirts

The duet of Japanese designers Noto-Fused explores the possibilities of interactivity in term of creation of tee-shirt.

All i ever need

The MIT Media Lab never ceases to amaze us – its latest invention is from Natan Linder, and at first glance could be taken as a quirky looking desktop lamp. Oh, but LuminAR is so much more than a light source. It’s a personal computer, desktop helper robot and research assistant all in one!

Future of UI

Minority Report science adviser and inventor John Underkoffler demos g-speak — the real-life version of the film’s eye-popping, tai chi-meets-cyberspace computer interface. Is this how tomorrow’s computers will be controlled?

Nike abuku

Abuku means bubble in japanese, and that’s the word behind this video coming from W+K Tokyo Lab, in which to emphasize the air (main quality of the product) they decided to create an aquarium inside the shoe. Using real organic life in products is not commonly seen in advertising nowadays, so i am having mixed feelings about this as it seems quite gimmicky yet quite original in thought and creation.

The surprising truth about what motivates us

Career satisfaction, life-work balance, the reality of the changing workplace, and understanding personal goals and priorities has been emotionally draining for many as we surface from the economic crisis.

Recently we’ve seen books like What’s Next Gen X?, the film Lemonade, 37signals’s 4 day work week, Frog’s latest issue of design mind, and numerous others explore these issues — and on the flip side — companies large and small are constantly looking at new ways to attract talent, and retain it!

In the video above, author Daniel Pink cites 50 years worth of behavioral science research demonstrating that money is only a motivating factor to a point for getting good results. After that people seek autonomy, mastery and purpose to be fully productive and indeed happy. Side note — love the animation that accompanies this talk, originally given at the RSA in London, January 2010.

Wander and wonder

A beautiful collection of nicely directed and shot photos from artist Jeremy Blincoe. It expresses and captures the innocence of childhood through setting in dark scenes in full nature. Mesmerizing indeed.

Street safety

What is could be more effective to inform people about aggression on streets by getting them involve in the situation themselves? Dutch Council for Safety is behind this stint.

Blanca Gomez

Blanca Gómez, illustrator and designer living and working in Madrid grab my attention with his purified and voluntarily childish featured illustrations, exploiting the talent of colors with simplicity and freshness.

Living furniture

Paris-based Arthur Bodolec’s Jack chairs are “furniture that comes alive.” It’s a bit difficult to convey the coolness with still photos, so check out the vid.

Typeface selection

Ever encounter times where you are frantically looking for a specific typeface for the right project? Fret not as Flowchart for choosing a typeface is here to save the day. Funny and useful by Danish Julian Hansen.