http://www.psfk.com Good Ideas Report Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:12:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://feeds.feedburner.com/psfk/feed?format=skinhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/http://www.psfk.comhttp://www.psfk.com/wp-content/themes/psfk/images/logo-psfk.gifThis is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site. Check Out http://www.psfk.com otherwise!! The Blueprint America series on PBS has been taking a look at what to do about the challenges of maintaining and modernizing infrastructure in the United States. 'Beyond the Motor City' aired earlier this week, and takes an in-depth look at the history of Detroit and the automobile and the ...]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/psfk/feed/~3/DeiYtfcTL8g/video-ideas-from-the-past-might-be-key-to-detroit-and-americas-future.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/video-ideas-from-the-past-might-be-key-to-detroit-and-americas-future.html Bud Caddell wrote an thought provoking post recently about the future of the agency model. A great counter-intuitive twist lies at the heart of his thesis, which is as follows: Advertising agency of the future sounds a bit like horse drawn carriage of the future. I’m not saying for certain that there won’t ...]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/psfk/feed/~3/enA8zgEzg54/agency-of-the-future.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/agency-of-the-future.html The recession has thrown up new and innovative ways for skill sharing.  Enter Trade School, a range of classes that centralizes the act of barter and exchange.  In an era when individuals are looking to develop their careers or talents, but lack the funds to commit to traditional courses, Trade ...]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/psfk/feed/~3/itWob1CM2bk/trade-school-the-act-of-bartering-skills-for-creatives.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/trade-school-the-act-of-bartering-skills-for-creatives.html IfWeRanTheWorld launched its beta version today. Founded by business and brand innovator, Cindy Gallop, IfWeRanTheWorld was designed as an easy solution for people and businesses to turn good intentions into actions. Describing itself as an experiment that taps into humanity's good intentions, IfWeRanTheWorld hopes to transform the 140-character format into an "action ...]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/psfk/feed/~3/nV81VFgS68k/ifwerantheworld-generate-micro-action.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/ifwerantheworld-generate-micro-action.html MagnetU is a platform that connects nearby users with shared interests, powered by a small wearable short-range wireless device synced to users' mobiles. These sensors are tied to an online profile, where users describe the kinds of people they would like to meet. The platform gives would-be strangers context for conversation ...]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/psfk/feed/~3/N2jYS8WgOnQ/wearable-sensor-connects-would-be-strangers.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/wearable-sensor-connects-would-be-strangers.html Medicina Rossa by Alberto Seveso (Rome, Italy) Beautiful, tonal forms call to mind the lightness of cloth, and the texture of viscera. [Project Link] Departed - Vervet Monkey Skull by Lisa Black (Auckland, New Zealand) The organic meets the mechanic in this modified skull sculpture. [Project Link] Space Odyssey - for Russian L'Officiel by Alexandra ...]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/psfk/feed/~3/FPri37MClHg/creative-inspiration-from-the-behance-network-xxii.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/creative-inspiration-from-the-behance-network-xxii.html Implementing an example of human-powered physical computing, Popcorn Tweets is a device that Dave Britt and Justin Goeres have connected to Twitter for the purpose of cooking popcorn. Popcorn Tweets encourages and draws from posts mentioning #popcorn, with each one triggering the placement of a kernel onto a heated surface. [via Switched] ]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/psfk/feed/~3/sn_KY8m0StU/twitter-powered-device-connects-popcorn-maker-to-the-internet-of-things.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/twitter-powered-device-connects-popcorn-maker-to-the-internet-of-things.html Only in New York could the hotels have better art than most galleries. First The Standard brought us Heaven and Hell, now they've recruited Brooklyn-based artist Julia Chiang for an exclusive edition of 50 glazed porcelain apples as part of a project entitled "All For You". The series will be in ...]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/psfk/feed/~3/ZUyR1KBkoME/pics-the-standard-x-julia-chiang.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/pics-the-standard-x-julia-chiang.html The collectors of compelling package design at TheDieline alerted us to their newly released work Box Bottle Bag, which features the best manifestations of design and innovation in retail packaging. TheDieline gives their description below: Box Bottle Bag showcases examples of the best of the best from the website, plus never-before-seen ...]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/psfk/feed/~3/BURajYFEhz4/box-bottle-bag-a-collection-of-design-and-innovation-in-retail-packaging.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/box-bottle-bag-a-collection-of-design-and-innovation-in-retail-packaging.html Labour MP Derek Wyatt has taken the idea of "public servant" to the next level.  Wyatt is allowing his constituents to follow his every movement via a free iPhone app called "MyMP."  The app, which is available through the iTunes store, allows people to see where their MP is at ...]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/psfk/feed/~3/FIb9LC2f6W0/iphone-app-to-keep-track-of-our-politicians.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/iphone-app-to-keep-track-of-our-politicians.html The yellow New York City cab is an iconic element in Manhattan's streetscape. The taxi and limousine commission has put out a bid for a vehicle to replace the  last of the aging Crown Victorias. Ford is eager to retain the contract to supply vehicles to the commission. They just ...]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/psfk/feed/~3/hsn1kWiaYJ4/the-ford-cng-transit-connect-nycs-next-taxi.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/the-ford-cng-transit-connect-nycs-next-taxi.html Spaceflight, Bookshops & Chinese Farms - here are a selection of headlines from around the world. World Chinese farms cause more pollution than factories, says official survey Greece plans to ban early retirement The new eurobillions lottery Tech Average American spent $1000 on cable television, Internet connectivity and video games First results from Large Hadron ...]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/psfk/feed/~3/1Wx7ahTFyzc/headlines-spaceflight-bookshops-chinese-farms.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/headlines-spaceflight-bookshops-chinese-farms.html German designer Yiran Qian's Endless Warm winter gear concept gathers light from the sun to power a heated glove/hat combination. Ultra-thin solar panels are fashioned into snowflake designs, allowing the wearer to gather energy during the day to keep warm at night. [via Ecouterre] ]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/psfk/feed/~3/I5fUD8YkVJ0/ultra-thin-solar-panels-power-cold-weather-gear.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/ultra-thin-solar-panels-power-cold-weather-gear.html Following on the heels of Nick Feltron's popular annual report, Dan Meyer has taken life tracking into a new medium with his animated 2009 annual report. A short video explores different statistics about Meyer's life such as: pop culture consumed, people talked to, beer drank and places visited. Watch the video ...]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/psfk/feed/~3/dfqEmv3ACPA/dan-meyers-animated-annual-report.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/dan-meyers-animated-annual-report.html Today, Grant Harrison and Dr. Jay Parkinson launched their design and health innovation consulting firm, The Future Well, which aims to design innovative practices that make a positive impact on health, happiness, and business. They have created a decentralized, cost-effective network of experts bound by a unified mission: "to improve health ...]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/psfk/feed/~3/d4LDUfdA4cs/the-future-well-design-for-health-and-happiness.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/the-future-well-design-for-health-and-happiness.html GigaOM guides us to the data visualization former Apple engineer Peter Warden created as a result of digging through the 210 million profiles that populate Facebook. His latest findings revealed patterns by location, drawing connections between places that share friends. Warden's qualitative analysis of Facebook users in the United States is ...]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/psfk/feed/~3/WyJVqy5BUkc/data-visualization-the-mythical-united-states-of-facebook.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/data-visualization-the-mythical-united-states-of-facebook.html A conceptual design by Kwan Sunman offers a softer take on the traditional home scale. A plush rug covers a thin scale, and a small tab provides digital readouts of the user's weight. [Red Dot via Gizmodo] ]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/psfk/feed/~3/xkK180s4K9s/pic-the-rug-scale.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/pic-the-rug-scale.html The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Google plans to launch a new 'updates' service this Wednesday which will be seen my the industry as a move to compete with social media services including Twitter and Facebook. The move will will allow the 176m Gmail users to view a stream ...]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/psfk/feed/~3/wBmpVKSZ5kY/gmail-update-to-compete-with-twitter.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/gmail-update-to-compete-with-twitter.html The BBC reports that Frankincense, used for thousands of years as a purifying incense, may have powerful cancer-fighting properties. They explain: But immunologist Mahmoud Suhail is hoping to open a new chapter in the history of frankincense. Scientists have observed that there is some agent within frankincense which stops cancer spreading, and which ...]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/psfk/feed/~3/paATXYIoPSQ/frankincense-may-help-reverse-cancer.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/frankincense-may-help-reverse-cancer.html An interesting new mp3 player has been released by Samsung. Named the TicToc, the tiny device uses shaking and a singular button to control playback. A simple shake will shuffle a new track, with faster shaking fetching a fast song, while a lazier agitation will grab a slow song. The sole ...]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/psfk/feed/~3/mLv8a5MNcyU/tictoc-motion-controlled-mp3-player.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/tictoc-motion-controlled-mp3-player.html