The “SEED”: an alternative consuming

Nghiem Charlie, 5th year student in Industrial Design has come up with a brilliant idea - to plant trees from chewing gums, saving the nature. He called his concept the “SEED”.The chewing gum is a universal presence in many world cultures. Once eaten, it is either in a bin or under a table or simply on the ground.If every consumer in the world could plant a tree due to the “SEED” we would fight against the massive deforestation and to promote attitudes, involving a new gesture. via www.trendsnow.net

SEEDBOM: grow your bomb

It is an earth-friendly mixture of recycled materials (used egg boxes, shredded office paper and the occasional tea bag, and include organic compost, organic fertiliser) and wildflower seeds. SEEDBOM has a specific bomb shape and is packaged in carton trays. This amazing thing is currently stocking a selection of retailers across Glasgow and Edinburgh.via www.thedrum.co.uk

Oogst 1000 Wonderland

Here’s the third installment from the Oogst self-sufficient farming project by Dutch designers Tjep, which features a farm, restaurant, hotel and amusement park designed to sustain 1,000 visitors a day.
Like Oogst 1 Solo (a farm designed to sustain one person)

and Oogst 100 Community (designed to house and feed up to 100 people),



this design aims to cater for visitors by providing everything they need and recycling all waste.

Fish

imagine the home in 2020

ZERO GRAVITY DWELLING UNIT= jimenez lai from canada

Food Probe by Philips Design

Proper analysis of our diets
The Diagnostic Kitchen concept allows people to take an accurate and personally relevant look at what they eat. Rather than relying on general information like ‘recommended daily intake’ it becomes possible to scan food and analyze how well its contents match your current needs.


By using the Nutrition monitor, consisting of a scanning ‘wand’ and swallowable sensor, you could, for example, determine exactly how much you should eat to match your digestive health and nutritional requirements.

baked

“Baked” is the result of a commission for an exhibition presented during Dutch Design Week, on the theme “Getting Lost”.


"To get lost during a design process is a beautiful luxury – it means you can follow your intuition and curiosity without aiming for a clear result. For this project we looked back at our design “memorabilia”: ideas, pictures and techniques we left behind.
The project is a homage to bread and flour – primordial and essentials materials that accompany our daily life – and to the craftsmanship of baking and cooking.The result is a collection of containers and vessels made from a material based on ingredients found in the kitchen such as flour, coffee, cocoa and spinach, mixed together with other natural products such as salt, shellac and spices to make the objects durable. "Italian design graduates Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin graduated from Design Academy Eindhoven this year.

Audi configurator powered by Microsoft surface 2009-Frances

OH MY GOD~IT'S “Minority Report”

Audi Car Configurator on Surface @ IAA 2009 from Neue Digitale / Razorfish on Vimeo.

TWEETABLE

Magazine Industry Turns To Twitter To Argue The Vitality Of Print Media

Designers inspired by biomimicry

Janine Benyus gave a TED presentation about biomimicry. She encourages designers to look to nature for solutions. This is the second time I've heard about biomimicry today; the other instance came from an article in Fast Company link to here.

everyday items

Tara Donovan has transformed huge volumes of everyday items into stunning works of phenomenal impact

icecream + guerrilla

Icecream is for kids? think again

The Icecreamists Launch 10th September at Selfridges flagship store on London's Oxford Street with their 3,500ft Guerilla Ice Cream Installation 'God Save The Cream.'

Teaser Trailer for The Icecreamists

video painting

french design aissa logerot developed 'halo' an LED light spray.

Now, sweatshoppe has taken this LED technology to the streets on a different level.

the collective made up of video artist bruno levy and blake shaw who are also multimedia performers, use video mapping techniques as a means of video painting onto walls through the use of a paint roller. the only catch is, the paint roller doesn't actually paint anything onto the wall. instead it is made from green LEDs which work in conjunction with a camera next to a projector which is programmed with software that tracks its movements. the software then outputs the X-Y position of the roller projecting a textured video image of the strokes the duo are drawing on a wall. this interactive technology allows them to explore the relationship between video, mark making and architecture.

"concentricity" interactive light series

Concentricity 16 from Joshua Kirsch on Vimeo.

Concentricity 96 from Joshua Kirsch on Vimeo.

by joshua kirsch via designboom

PAIRING

joongho choi: 'love connection' cell phone cell phone concept influenced by yin and yang energies

underwater shoot

SAFFRON HUNT

Pinewood Studios at Water on the Lens The Movieum London

Pinewood Studios

Pinewood Studios

Mac-pizza

Fiat Mille

Magic

econometer

snake

Intergalactic

Toyota iQ -availabe from other brands, in a few years

LG Commercial - A Washer and Dryer Worth Dreaming About

A services brand

Ashley Madison is affair-oriented dating site, finds its ads banned from TV but thrives online.
Accused of being a bad influence, the brand has hit back, comparing individual athletes to a business that advocates adultery.
Exactly how does a brand founded on discretion and secrecy draw attention to itself? Very, very subtly. And on CNN.
And the brand isn't discreet about its intentions, boasting the tagline "Life is Short. Have an Affair."

Miele washing machine Commercial (couturier Mart Visser)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyZv2RMzf0o

Italy- New Prime Line Indesit 2009

Italy- Washer- Aqualtis Ariston

Italy- "All Together Now"

"Where others see only the phones, we see much more"

With Luxury On The Run, Mercedes Stresses Safety

Downplaying luxury in favor of other benefits is more in line with what the brand's competitors are doing.

Milton Glaser draws and talks

Too many times I think we reach for the computer mouse when we should reach for a pencil. There's something very cathartic about putting your idea to paper by hand. In this video, Milton Glaser draws and talks about the importance of it. Putting your idea on paper makes you think through the whole process, helping you see the whole idea.

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MILTON GLASER DRAWS & LECTURES from C. Coy on Vimeo.

IDEO applied design thinking to Global Warming

From the leader in design thinking, IDEO launches a new initiative focused on what life will look like in 20 to 30 years as it's affected by global climate change. IDEO urges people to take an active role in defining the next few decades, which shows a little thinking can go a long way. Tim Brown, CEO, says we have to "move the conversation away from what we have to give up to what we can create" based on the human experience. Consider it a call to action for designers.

What are the next big ideas? How can we focus more on sustainability? Have we just scratched the surface of the "Green" movement or is it on the way out?

Food Alert

Launched in San Francisco in early August 2009, Curtis Kimball's mobile Crème Brûlée Carthas attracted more than 8,000 Twitter followers, who rely on his tweets to find out exactly where he'll be, and what flavors are on the menu.

The Warm Cookie Radar from Specialty's Cafe & Bakery sends customers email alerts when batches of just-baked cookies have rolled out of the oven.

Kogi Korean BBQ sells its Korean/Mexican fusion food primarily through two trucks that are always on the move to new locations in the Los Angeles area. To know where to find them, customers must follow Kogi on Twitter.

Is alerting the new searching?

UNLEASH YOUR YELLOW AS “THE SIMPSONS” CELEBRATE THE “BEST. 20 YEARS. EVER.”

Comic-Con NEWS: The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special -- In 3-D!

The Simpsons | MySpace Video

IdeaPaint - Making a Whiteboard wherever you need it - Morgan

It's a really simple idea, and one that will make a lot of people smack their foreheads and say "D'oh! Why didn't I think of that?", but John Goscha made it possible to have a whiteboard wherever you need it. It's called IdeaPaint, and with a little patience, it's simple to set up.

Besides alleviating the need to have a whiteboard in every boardroom, Goscha says his whiteboard won't stain like others. Bring this kit home and setup one in your home office or in the kitchen. Or paint a wall in your child's bedroom.

Art - relationship between body, space and architecture

art director willi dorner and photographer lisa rastl have collaborated on projects combining
humans in odd formations and unusual locations to explore the “relationship between body, space and architecture”.
(with the help of groups of dancers, climbers and performers)

Sony handycam "Memory" (Thailand)-Frances

Funny!

INNOVATION- Mac VS Pc

Maytag: Obstacle course

Music make the difference- Europe France

In August 2009, Orange and its agency, Publicis Conseil, have moved a stage further in their communications for 15 to 24-year-olds, launching the "Orange RockCorps" project. Orange RockCorps is an opportunity for people to change the things around them and to attend a unique concert in France.
The concept is simple: individuals need to give just four hours of their time to an Orange RockCorps partner association project near their home. In exchange, they receive a ticket for the year's biggest concert on 2 October at Paris' Zénith venue (with Busta Rhymes, David Guetta and Sefyu). Tickets are not on sale for the event, nor can they be won in any competition. Through the campaign, Orange and Publicis Conseil / Net in association with Phonevalley are proving that charitable action can be a fun, celebratory experience when carried out together and with music.

Eta vacuum cleaners with pet care-Europe Czech Republic

Electronics & Technology- Europe France-BEKO household appliances

Campaign about the partnership between BEKO household appliances and the TV show La Nouvelle Star, the French version of Pop Idol or American Idol with a ‘tribute’ to famous music covers.

IKEA crossword puzzle

The new campaign McDonalds completely user generated

On September 24th in the 13 billboards in Kansas City have been shown over 2,000 headline (of the 5,000 that were sent to the site honorangus.com) user created to promote the new Angus Third Pounders.

Social Media: It’s Not What You Say That Matters

Social Media: It's Not What You Say That Matters

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Who would not want a musical house like this?

time = tyrant

"Ink Calendar" make use the timed pace of the ink spreading on the paper to indicate time.
The ink is absorbed slowly, and the numbers in the calendar are "printed" daily. One a day, they are filled with ink until the end of the month. A calendar self-updated, which enhances the perception of time passing and not only signaling it.
The ink colors are based on a spectrum, which relate to a “color temperature scale”, each month having a color related to our perception of the whether on that month. The colors range from dark blue in December to, three shades of green in spring or oranges, red in the summer.
The "Ink Calendar" was developed for “Gradual “ at the London Design Festival 2007 and design by Oscar Diaz.
This project wants to raise public awareness on the issue of the incorrect perception of time

Whirlpool (washing machine) adv 1990

Frigidaire Unimatic Washer Commercial (1957)

Starbucks going native

Many brands strive for local character. For the upcoming Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival—a holiday during which mooncakes (round, lotus-paste-filled pastries) are traditionally eaten—Starbucks is offering a unique brand twist via its own Starbucks-branded mooncakes.

New Starbucks Ad Goes After Town Hall Protesters

Starbucks New Instant Via Faces Web Scrutiny

Will Starbucks's new instant -- sorry, "ready brew" -- coffee Via get a lukewarm reception from consumers?

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McDonald's in Paris

The introduction of McDonald's -- a symbol of global capitalism and hang over remedies -- into France was met with Bastille-like resistance. In 1999, José Bové led a farmers' union protest. His demonstrators caused $150,000 damages when a McDo, as the French refer to it, opened in the southern city of Millau, land of Roquefort cheese. At the suggestion that French cheese be used in the Mcburgers, Bove compared it to sex shops selling holy water.

McDonald's took out newspaper ads to convince the French that they would support French farmers by using local ingredients and uphold France's strict employee protection standards -- it has. The chain restaurants also received French makeovers -- Part of the French make-over of McDonald's includes shrinking the famous golden arches to make it fit into the old world charm.

The decor emphasizes the local ingredients/farms McDonald's was forced to use to do business in France. Menus include typical bistro items, like croque-monsieurs, to win over the French.

To combat it's fast food image, McDonald's plays up healthy ingredients, like the calcium in one of France's largest exports and a national symbol: cheese.

Healthy food presented in an artistic way is the decor of a McDonald's gone French.The strategy worked. Today, there are more than 1,000 McDonald's in France.

Apple - Blackberry

Nikon D700 Guerrilla Style Billboard

Nikon took its cue from our celebrity-obsessed paparazzi culture to launch the brand's D700 model in Korea.

At a busy Seoul subway station, Nikon mounted a huge interactive, light-box billboard displaying life-like images of paparazzi. Huddled together as if at a premiere, the "paps" appear to be jostling and competing for the best celebrity snap. The celebrities in this case were the passersby, who automatically triggered a deluge of flashing camera lights as they walked past the billboard. The accidental superstars then followed the red carpet all the way out of the station and into a mall - directly into the store where they could purchase the new D700. Mission accomplished.

LG

wikirider, palm- sized electronic encyclopedia

the wikirider from openmoko is a palm- sized electronic encyclopedia containing more than three million english wikipedia articles that can be accessed without an internet connection. Was designed by Thomas Meyerhoffer (my friend...former Apple designer) it has a monochrome touch screen and three buttons that allow you to navigate the content which is stored on a 8GB microSD. it's powered by two AAA batteries 'over costly lithium-ion ones' that should last a year. owners of the device can purchase biannual updates from openmmoko as they become available and parental controls can also be applied to the material. for 99 USD