A peek into the future as materials and manufacturing advance.
A design that shows a peek into the future as materials and manufacturing advance. Our ability to manufacture lighter frames with increasing strength of materials will allow us to make shapes that today would structurally fail.
With new advancements in materials and manufacturing techniques, modern or futuristic products are becoming minimal, presenting simple though attractive products. [...]
Is Bottled Water Really That Bad? Yes.
In February, I wrote an article in relation to bottled water. You can read it here to get up to speed. The article recieved all sorts of feedback from constructive and educational (Thanks Ando_F), to boring with no purose through to inspiring and supportive.
Following, I decided to cease using plastic bottles and paper cups for [...]
What are people really buying online?
What people buy online differs substantially from what they buy in-store. According to a study by the US Census Bureau, the bulk of sales are still in-store. There are, however, several categories in which online sales dominate each product marketplace. These include: books and magazines, clothing, and electronics. Below, Permuto have broken down the sales [...]
Ponoko Design Challenge. Get your entry in now.
This is simple, to win a $100 voucher from Ponoko, leave a comment below telling us:
How you would like to use Ponoko?
The best idea as voted by the Ponoko and uncluttered white spaces marekting teams will win a $100 voucher for the site. Simple.
So start leaving your comments and share this event with your friends.
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We think you should visit :: The LXD on Facebook
Yesterday we featured the TED appearance by The LXD and it had us so captivated that we thought we would bring you more.
John Chu is calling the Legion Of Extraordinary Dancers (or LXD) “the next evolution of dance” and he’ll be featuring them in an epic online series that will combine a scripted story and [...]
From the Bull:: On Being unreasonable
Being unreasonable…
A small number of people have suggested to me that I have made a career out of being contrary and at times unreasonable. This always makes me smile and nowadays I accept it as a compliment. Like a friend once told me, “you don’t get a nickname like The Bull from baking scones on [...]
Sony Music deliver a blow to CDs
Sony Music delivered a knockout blow to CDs, announcing recently that on May 1, it will cease sending promo CDs to critics and journalists, and instead only provide them with digital previews. Sony is the second-largest music company in the world, and the first major label to do digital-only promotions–hopefully it’s not the last.
This is [...]
Meet Google. A company whose motto is “Don’t be evil”
Meet Google. The noun that became a verb. The world’s favourite search engine, and the company whose motto is “Don’t be evil…”
Hungry Beast has created an interesting and engaging Info-Graphic on their view on Google and the companies mission. A look a their acquisitions, insight into the class action law suits and the issues surrounding [...]
McNally Jackson Books Cafe by Front Studio
There will be winners and losers in the changing publishing industry, the catalyst being the emerging world of, e-books. Books are recognised as big winners if they are large blockbusters. Therefore it is the humble independent bookstores that are precious sanctuaries playing an essential role. Independent bookstores nurturing unique personalities stringing community links are significantly responsible [...]
Dan Ilic on The Future of New Media with Reuters, New York Times & Al Jazeera
Dan Ilic sits down with three executives from some of the world’s biggest media outlets to have a chat about the future of their business. Moeed Ahmad, Head of New Media for Al Jazeera, Chief Scientist at Reuters, Nic Fulton, and the CTO of the New York Times, Marc Frons, were all in Australia talking [...]
FROM THE BULL:: Innovate or Perish
Recently I had the great pleasure of participating in an Innovation Forum (IF) in Melbourne hosted by the charming and charismatic Ben Rennie of Uncluttered White Spaces. It was a brilliant evening with a great panel, an engaged audience and some lively discussions.
Innovation is a curious term that means different things to different people. My [...]
We each hope to have over 4,000 weeks in our lives. We’ve decided to give one of ours to STREAT – Join us.
We each hope to have over 4,000 weeks in our lives. We’ve decided to give one of ours to STREAT – Ben Rennie & Adam Webb
Every night more than 100,000 people are homeless on Australian streets. That’s more people than the MCG seats. Of these nearly 18,000 are teenagers between 12 and 18. 58% are unemployed [...]
A pop up bar made from 420 IKEA boxes
Reverting back to the word of innovation. The Bull often refers to innovation as a new way of viewing something that either exists or does not. Surely this errs-towards an innovative way to use Ikea tubs. Instead of dumping old storage boxes, why not give them a second life as alcohol-slinging pop-up shops? Designers Diogo [...]
IF Melbourne in review:: “Nostalgia, denial & arrogance” – Ben Crowe @ IF 2010
uncluttered white spaces hosted our second Innovation forum (IF Melbourne) on Tuesday night at Denmark House Melbourne.
The night turned out one of the most influential panels and guests list I have been involved in with some amazing contributions across the floor. IF exisits to bring together like minded innovators and thought leaders to share ideas [...]
Information is Beautiful:: Does the BBC give good value for money?
Last week, the BBC cuts made all the headlines: it is closing two radio stations, capping spending on sports events, and slashing other costs. All to generate extra revenue for programming.
David McCandles has covered this in an Infogrpah reviewing the BBC budgets.
As ever, it’s a little hard to understand all the abstract figures from the BBC [...]
Fuel-Cell Powered BMW Bike Concept Revealed
First Bloom Energy revealed its much-hyped fuel cell-powered Bloom Energy Server earlier this week, and now a group of design students from the ISD of Valenciennes in France have unveiled a slick concept BMW motorcycle powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. The bike doesn’t physically exist yet, but the students imagine that a lithium polymer [...]
Rick Klotz on the world’s got problems.
As a continuation on our series tracking the devlopments at Freshjive (or formerly known as) in relation to the recent name changes, we found this short documentary intruiging, controversial with plenty of room for interpretation.
If we can take 1 insight from Rick’s approach, it is certainly that he is prepared to put it out there [...]
What Personality Traits Do Designers Share?
Ignoring the details and the, illegible pie chart at the bottom. Lets zoom in on the two clearest trends: 85% of respondents were “intuiting” types, while 69% were “judging.” By itself that’s not particularly useful. But those two personality traits offer a good insight into what “design thinking” might actually consist of.
According to the test, [...]
From the Bull:: What happens when you give more than you take?
Recently, I was chatting with a great friend of mine who runs his own successful business. He’s a fantastic guy who is loved by everyone. His network of friends, business contacts and acquaintances is huge. He is smart, pragmatic and has the best “bull-sh*t detector” on the planet. He can be gruff at times and [...]
Another day, another set of bewildering climate figures.
Another day, another set of bewildering climate figures. Today, key climate scientists withdrew their predictions. of a metre sea-level rise by 2100. Other scientists meanwhile claimed the 1m figure was way too conservative anyway. They predict anything up to 2m sea level rises over the next century.
It’s difficult to keep track of all this shifting [...]