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 Extreme Typography - 10 Funky AlphabetsHelvetica, the typeface seen everywhere, has a movie. These ten alphabets won't ever see the light of day as a typeface. They are just a fun collection of the odd and clever and weird alphabets that are… |
Entertaining! NEXT by Ramla on Sep 16, 5:37 PM
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 Fighting Feminine Power - Tina Fey as Sarah Palin Leads to Talk of 'Bimbo Doctrine'Tina Fey as Sarah Palin on SNL quickly became viral, but while most people just took the video as amusement, others were upset. Tina Fey hyped Sarah Palin’s feminine attributes in such a way that it mocked… |
How does one edit the title? Spelling suggestion: Feminine* NEXT by Ramla on Sep 16, 3:44 PM
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 Man vs. Machine: Human Guides Organizing The WebWhile Google's machines are busy indexing the entire web, humans are busy organizing the best links and resources. One day soon, it's likely we'll see human guided search for every major search topic. Spammers and marketers have been cluttering the Web for years. But with new technologies like Bl… |
Exactly - while Google took over "search" in a big way, projects like DMOZ or the Yahoo! directory and about.com's guided topical search lost their stronghold. However, the human factor has rebounded, as typified by the rise of WikiPedia. Very interesting trend. NEXT by Ramla on Jul 29, 11:58 AM
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 Animals The Inspiration for Yoga?The ancient art of yoga dates back to over 5,000 years ago when it originated in India. The healing art stems largely from observing the natural world, particularly from watching animals that were considered… |
Thanks, Bianca. This is both interesting and informative. NEXT by Ramla on Jul 24, 4:29 PM
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 Eos TV - Your Go-To Channel for Aging, Death and Demise800,000 people died in Germany last year, so sensing a marketing opportunity a savvy producer is launching a TV channel dedicated to aging, death and dying, 24/7. If the Grim Reaper is knocking at your… |
OMG! Things people think of. NEXT by Ramla on Jul 24, 4:21 PM
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 Crowdsourced R&D - InnoCentive Poses Million Dollar ChallengeScientist? Can measure disease progression in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease/ Motorneuron Disease) for US$ 1,000,000? Get on over to InnoCentive.com - the crowdsourcing R&D;… |
Thanks, Rocket, Ideawicket.com is a great follow-up story on this trend. NEXT by Ramla on Jul 11, 1:53 PM
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 Plants Can Recognize and Communicate With Relatives - Science Discovery of the DayResearchers have found that living plants can recognize kin through their root systems. Botanists can control plant development by placing certain plants near others that will produce the desired result.… |
And plants can also communicate with humans, and respond to noise. Now I have been trying to prove this to my family for some time! They are mildly amused at my attempts at making the plant shake its leaves just by asking it politely to demonstrate this, as a proof of their communicative ability. NEXT by Ramla on Jun 29, 7:26 PM
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 Digital Photo Locket + Camera = The Kodak 1881Photo lockets were once precious, often passed on through generations. Now Kodak has taken the photo locket one step further. No, two steps further. The new Kodak 1881 is high tech digital camera that… |
Dude I'll be worried if this gets all over the place. NEXT by Ramla on May 13, 3:13 PM
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Digital Photo Locket + Camera = The Kodak 1881 Photo lockets were once precious, often passed on through generations. Now Kodak has taken the photo locket one step further. No, two steps further. The new Kodak 1881 is high tech digital camera that… |
Love it! NEXT by Ramla on May 7, 2:33 PM
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 The Mean Girl Trend - Young Violent Females On The IncreaseViolence at the hands of teenage girls is on the increase and parents are doing little to stop it. Educators and law enforcement officials are very concerned about this growing trend. It seems that girls… |
"Learned behavior?" NEXT by Ramla on Apr 1, 4:26 PM
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 Tricky Advertising - Cut Out Cop Car Ad Slows Down TrafficA public service advertisement in Turkey, which is actually a cut out cop car parked along side the highway behind a billboard became an effective road safety precaution for drivers who see it. From a… |
Catchy. NEXT by Ramla on Mar 31, 6:23 PM
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 Breaking The Rules Of Design - Vertikal Vodka's Neckless BottleWhy is it that all bottles have a neck? The Non Object design group decided to break the rule and design a vodka bottle with out a neck. The result is the Vertikal Vodka in a neckless bottle - with an… |
Very elegant bottle. Much more elegant, though, is the thought: "Why should all bottles have necks?" The why why why is important for development. NEXT by Ramla on Mar 30, 11:13 AM
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 da Vinci Bike Finally in ProductionAs many of you thinkers and inventors know, the route from idea to production can be long. Very long. But this must be a record. daVinci's transmission was 500 years on the way from the drawing board to… |
Wasn't da Vinci ahead of his time! Love this! NEXT by Ramla on Mar 30, 11:12 AM
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 Biodegradable Plastic - New Plastic Dissolves in Sea WaterBillions of plastic bags and waste are produced every year for a very short term of usage, but with quite a long life, and when they degrade they result in very toxic products. In some countries plastic… |
Heartening. NEXT by Ramla on Mar 30, 11:10 AM
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 Armani Ads Accused of Promoting Sexual TourismThis is the picture for the new campaign by Armani, made to promote their line of clothes for kids, but critics are suggesting that Armani is promoting something else according to the image chosen. Two… |
Disgusting. Abysmal. Kick-able. NEXT by Ramla on Mar 29, 10:58 PM
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 Door to Dorm Shipping - MadPackers.comDedicated exclusively to college students and their parents, MadPackers provides an innovative shipping and storage service that improves the college moving experience. With their “door to dorm™”… |
Fantastic value-added service. Wish it could inspire some entrepreneurial spirit in my country (Pakistan). I also like the website. It's more culture than business. Instantly like-able! NEXT by Ramla on Mar 29, 10:52 PM
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 The Matrix: More Than Just an Overrated MovieElement Design, a Vienna Based Duo established in 2002, has created one of the only watches I’ve really desired in years. The watch is called the Matrix and it’s designed for Zeon, the top manufacturer of retro styled LED watches. I’m attracted to the Matrix LED watch for its simplicity. It’… |
The Matrix is the kind of wisdom that sits like a seed in the head... growing, sprouting, flourishing over time. NEXT by Ramla on Mar 29, 10:45 PM
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 Art Vending Machines - The Art-O-MatArt-O-Mat is a company that has been “vending art and culture since 1997.” The company converts vintage cigarette machines into vending machines that sell small pieces of art for around $5. From the… |
Wow. That's enjoyable! I like everyday art. And this idea is cool on several counts. They re-use a machine. they are creating an experience - the whole process of engagement with the machine is attractive. WOW! NEXT by Ramla on Mar 29, 10:37 PM
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 Radiators of the FutureOrganised by Designbloom and Bisque Radiators, over 3000 creative individuals from 93 countries took part in the competition to design a radiator on the future. My favourites are 'Looop' and 'Knotbow',… |
A design that solves problems. Futuristic. What other objects can be re-designed to help us live more... intelligently? NEXT by Ramla on Mar 29, 10:32 PM
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 Studio 804 - Home of the Year 2006The 2006 ‘Home of the Year’ as featured in the Architecture magazine has awarded to 20 University of Kansas students for the second time in three years. The awesome and innovative house is delicately… |
Modular design ought to be more prevalent. And we can play around with the house as seasons change. What a concept! NEXT by Ramla on Mar 29, 10:31 PM
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