Friday, March 12, 2010

Brilliant new animator from the Netherlands.

<p>showreel 2009 from Lois van Baarle on Vimeo.</p>

Somebody put this girl to work.

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Target launches mobile couponing.

http://www.mobilecommercedaily.com/target-debuts-first-nationwide-mobile-bar-code-coupon-program/

Target makes a bold move to start leading digital innovation in U.S. retail. It's a nationwide roll-out. Bold move. I'm in. What's next?

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Monday, March 8, 2010

Going green in 3.2 seconds.

http://www.fastcompany.com/pics/fastest-hybrids-geneva-auto-show#1

It's interesting to me that the gentle concept of eco-friendly cars doesn't need to manifest in slow or timid looking design.
Sure, the Prius is the consumer image of green cars today, but as these car designs show, being energy-aware is mostly
a feature kept under the hood. Power and agressive design is likely to be further inspired by new sources of power in
automobiles.

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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Nifty interactive radio station app allows you to drive and stay informed.

Looks like someone is taking an initial baby step in helping people stay online without taking their eyes off the road. Aha Radio lets you create interactive on-demand radio stations so you can listen to Facebook friends’ status updates, Twitter feeds, podcasts, traffic and stuff while you're driving. And you can customize for nearby traffic reports, and restaurants in your locale. Not a bad start.

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Monday, February 15, 2010

Augmented Reality Maps at TED

http://blog.ted.com/2010/02/augmentedrealit.php

Towards the end of Blaise Aguera y Arcas' demo, check out the video and sky features. Also, flickr is integrated to show flickr users' photography overlayed on the maps images.

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Thursday, February 11, 2010

The one man annual report.

http://feltron.com/

Beautifully designed and cleverly written by Nicholas Felton.
Thanks to my friend Dan Hassenplug for tipping me off to
this nutty and thought-provoking work.

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