August 31, 2010 :: William Levins
The William - coolest cook top ever!
I'm not really much for cooking. And stoves and appliances rarely excite me. But the The William, a new concept for an electric, touch screen stove-top - yeah it's awesome.
August 30, 2010 :: William Levins
A passion for old calculators inspires a collector's online museum
Technology buff, Emil Dudek, of South Wales, U.K. apparently loves old calculators. He's spent years, collecting, dissecting, and building a website in homage to them. It's strange and geekily interesting at the same time.
August 29, 2010 :: William Levins
Philadelphia to levy tax on most Bloggers
When you first learn of this, you can't really believe it's true. Could a city be so down on it's luck that it would attempt to tax even casual bloggers? It seems utterly absurd. But I guess the the City of Brotherly Love holds no love for bloggers.
August 27, 2010 :: Casey Knox
Beautiful Icelandic Architecture Brings Life to Mondane Necessities
The project titled Land of Giants the winning selection of the Landsnet, competition on high-voltage transmission line towers
August 27, 2010 :: Casey Knox
WWII Visual History by Sergey Larenkov
Take a picture from 1942 and then from 2010 and blend them together.
August 27, 2010 :: William Levins
Dieter Rams still influences product design today
The inspirational designer, Dieter Rams, who's work is featured in museums world wide, continues to exude his influence on product design today, and in the foreseeable future.
August 25, 2010 :: William Levins
McDonald's website. I'm lovin' it.
I drive past McDonald's every day. Breakfast always smells delicious, and I've fallen victim to it's allure on more than one morning. But today, I chose to visit McDonald's website. And I was blown away - it's a terrific example of good design.
August 24, 2010 :: William Levins
Eco entrepreneurs TerraCycle prevents 1000’s of tons of waste from going to landfills.
Located in Trenton, New Jersey, the innovative, environment-friendly entrepreneurs at TerraCycle are helping the planet and making money. It's a story of living your conscience and developing smart solutions to modern problems.
August 23, 2010 :: William Levins
A Breastfeeding PSA that's close to my heart since as a new father I see the benefits
When we learned we were expecting, my wife knew instantly she wanted to breastfeed. Fortunately, after a few minor difficulties the first few days, it's been terrific. She's happy and our baby is healthy.
August 19, 2010 :: William Levins
Stickers, stickers, every where with StickerMule.com
A well designed web site specializing in custom printed stickers. Not that we have a large demand for small quantity sticker printing - but on the next occasion that we do, I'll definitely try out StickerMule.com
August 17, 2010 :: William Levins
Typekit makes using traditional fonts in your web design easy
After reading an article about Typekit.com and Adobe licensing classic fonts for use on the web - my interest was piqued. I know that web fonts are coming, but like most HTML5 and CSS3, wide spread adoption will take years. But Typekit seems to do it now.
August 11, 2010 :: Lacey Ackerman
Enticing commercials that never fail to grab my attention...
August 10, 2010 :: Casey Knox
Fur and Sandwiches Does it work?: Quiznos TV ads featuring fur
A look at TV ad campaigns for Quiznos featuring furry creatures.
August 9, 2010 :: Lacey Ackerman
If you were asked to illustrate intoxication, would you be able to? Well, Alexandra Pacula can.
See how this New York based artist interprets an inebriated night out on the town as art
August 9, 2010 :: Lacey Ackerman
A glance at the new features of Adobe Creative Suite 5
With the arrival of my CS5 upgrade came endless research on the program's new features. Read more to see what's new.
August 4, 2010 :: William Levins
If I ever make it to New Zealand...I'm eating pizza at Hell
I stumbled upon this clever YouTube interactive campaign for a New Zealand Pizza shop named Hell. Clever name, cool website, and awesome zombie filled youtube commercials. Gives new meaning to the phrase I'm going to Hell.
July 29, 2010 :: William Levins
Microsoft Street Slide, coming to Bing Maps soon may just one-up Google's Street View
Microsoft invests a lot in research perhaps with this one they'll actually one-up Google Maps. I'll admit, it looks cool and I'll certainly use it over Streetview on my iPhone - I think.
July 27, 2010 :: Casey Knox
8 Faces Magazine Launch
8 Faces magazine starts preorders earlier this July and sold out before it even got started.
July 27, 2010 :: Casey Knox
Flipboard is a Pretty Cool App for Your iPad
If you've ever bee overstimulated by all the information you are absorbing through all of the social networks available to you this may just be your app.
July 27, 2010 :: Casey Knox
Play me I'm Yours Art Installation in New York
Artist Luke Jerram presents Play me I'm yours an art installation project hailed as the public arts project of the year in New York
July 23, 2010 :: William Levins
Ultraviolet - An industry DRM solution that's too little, too late
Recently the Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE), a group of 58 Hollywood studios and technology companies, announced they're cooperating to create a universal DRM solution that permits a purchase once watch anywhere technology.
July 23, 2010 :: Lacey Ackerman
Life in a Day - Film your documentary for Kevin Macdonald's documentary
July 22, 2010 :: Lacey Ackerman
HouseParty.com - Parties sponsored by a leading brand
Miss having ragers like the good ol' days? Log onto HouseParty.com...they can help! (sort of)
July 20, 2010 :: William Levins
In honor of Mad Men Season 4 - some of Don's best pitches
Mad Men Season 4 starts Sunday, July 25 which has me re-watching earlier seasons. Often it's the advertising business featured in the show that I find the best - and Don Draper has some of the best ad pitches. Here's a few of my favorites.
July 15, 2010 :: William Levins
Will Old Spice Commerical and Viral Success Equal Increased Sales?
The commercials are funny and engaging. The rapid video response campaign on YouTube was terrific and stunning in its execution. But the nagging question remains, will it all translate into more sales for Old Spice shower gel among 18-34 year olds?
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