NEWWORK magazine is a large-format newspaper publication for readers who appreciate the value of new ideas. Designed and published biannually by studio NEWWORK, issue no.1 shows a selection of contributors solely from New York.
Seven artists chosen by studio NEWWORK present new ideas and images of art, design, high fashion, culture, and politics. From art directors […]
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Cause for Drinks - April 23rd
Our friends over at alldaybuffet are having a get together this Wednesday. Here are the deets:
Our next Cause for Drinks will be held on Wednesday, April 23 from 6:30 - 8:30. Check out our Facebook event or alldaybuffet for more details..
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The Value of Hypothetical Products
Our man Jeff over at PSFK picked up on this cool entry in the New York Times written by Rob Walker on ‘hypothetical products’ and their value to innovation. Of course these explorations have real value in terms of refining the idea or illuminating or what can or should be attempted, but what’s really interesting […]
Hard Times by Matt Mason and Nicolas Felton
The above reads, “Our Parents Killed Bad Ideas with Music, We Kill Bad Ideas with New Business Models.” After seeing this, we couldn’t help but chuckle. Part of a new online storyteller series from Penguin Books, Hard Times was created by Matt Mason (’The Pirate’s Dilemma’) and Nicholas Felton (’Felton Personal Annual Report’). An infographic […]
Taking Baby Steps to Mass Customization with Platform Design
A few months ago I made a presentation on how rapid prototyping machines and the rise of downloadable products will quickly begin to affect how people actually get the stuff they need.
Since then, I’ve been on the look out for other people following the topic. Matt Mason shouts it out in the Pirate’s Dilemma and […]
Young & Restless in China
Starting in 2004 Ambrica began filming nine Chinese Gen X’ers at home and at work, returning once a year to record the changes in their lives. The film tracks four wildly ambitious graduates, a media savvy hip hop artist, two migrant workers living precariously on society’s edge, a dedicated medical resident and a courageous environmental […]
The Better Idea Generator; a Free Idea for Semantic Hacker and Behance
We’ve been tracking Semantic Hacker since it’s debut and figured it was about time to throw our two cents into the mix. We probably won’t be able to submit a formal entry due to resources (aka day jobs), but that doesn’t mean we can’t provide some inspiration for those of you hot on the heels […]
VBS.tv Sails Out to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
It all started with a piece in the Independent in February about a trash vortex in the ocean, now known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. It has been getting lots of coverage on the internet lately, including on TreeHugger: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch: “Out of Sight, Out of Mind” VBS.tv had to see […]
All of Management Consulting Replaced by Overclocked 486SX
A colleague of mine turned me onto this and all I have to say is, Wow. I wish I had this for every time I had to write those busy work term papers in highschool. The New York Times yesterday covered the ultimate cheat machine that comes to us by way of Philip M. Parker, […]
30 under 30; New Graphic Design In China
PingMag, the Tokyo-based magazine about “Design and Making Things”, interviewed Javin Mo who has gathered thirty Chinese graphic designers around 30 years old in the book New Graphic Design in China. From the interview:
Where are China’s creative capitals in terms of graphics and illustration?
In Hong Kong, we started our graphic design history only in […]