Augmented reality isn’t new. The technology has been used for years in military projects as well as public spectacles such as museum exhibits and trade-show booth demos. The yellow first-down line superimposed on televised football games is an example of augmented reality. So why all the chatter now?
via Augmented Reality Is Both a Fad and the Future – Here’s Why | Fast Company
Who benefits more from the introduction of mobile money management services - a white-collar worker in New York City or a migrant manual labourer living out of a dormitory in Xi’an?
Thanks Jan Chipchase and his team for sharing this inspiring work.
via Lessons for the Design of Mobile Money Services - Jan Chipchase - Future Perfect
Play Me, I’m Yours is a fascinating project, touring the globe since March 2008 and placing street pianos in locations all over the world. From train stations to laundromats to skate parks, the pianos emerge in public spaces, inviting the community to engage and interact with them in a way that creates a playful and vibrant canvas for grassroots cultural self-expression.
Next year the project will hit Barcelona, Bogota and Cartagena…
via Play Me, I’m Yours: Reclaiming Public Space | Brain Pickings
The world of marketing is one big competition of brands fighting to get their portion of consumer attention. Communication gurus like Seth Godin have elaborated the one very important rule of the game: make your message remarkable, otherwise it will pass like a ship in the night. In their struggle for a big idea, advertising agencies seek the borders of the marketing, coming up with ideas that are on one hand highly creative, but on the other hand forcing mankind to discuss where these borders should lie… which could turn your message into something remarkable. Using flies as marketing instruments is such a concept.
Video via Insects As Marketing Instruments — The Pop-Up City
“Good design is as little design as possible.”
-Dieter Rams.
9 Digital Trends for 2010 by Branding Strategy Insider.
1: Facebook replaces personal email
2: Open source software starts making proper money, thanks to the cloud
3: Mobile Commerce - the promise that has never delivered, yet.
4: Fewer registrations - one sign-in fits all
5: Disruption vs. Continuity - Alternatives to the “Big Idea”
6: Self-Sufficiency - The Continuing Evolution of Web-Driven,Open Source DIY Culture
7: Info-Art
8: Crowd Sourcing
9: More Flash, Not Less
Most of the world’s population now lives in cities. How can we make sure these urban centers are good homes for humanity? Cities from Bogotá and Rio de Janeiro to Seoul are leading the way, using fresh ideas to reduce pollution and waste; provide efficient, clean transportation; and support biodiversity.
reblogged from matiasjajaja
Marcas blancas vs. marcas de fabricante
imagen via: Palomitasymaíz
Esta semana el debate de las Marcas Blancas vs. las marcas de fabricante estará en la atmósfera WABI-SABI. Si estás en Colombia, España o en cualquier otra latitud nos gustaría saber que opinas.
¿Tienes información para compartir? Artículos, estudios, campañas…
¿Quieres compartir tu opinión?
El debate esta abierto. Puedes participar comentando este post o enviando un mail antes del viernes 13 de noviembre a marcas@wabisabilab.com
Happy week-end.
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Learning Jobs Cities could enable job descriptions to grow or expand to convert low-wage, low-value work into high-wage, high value work. For example, a “garbage collector” could become a “waste management consultant”—beyond the menial work typically associated with the job description, they would learn to be street-scapers, environmentalists, and more through job-relevant training. The expectation is that people can and should broaden the scope of their work to make an impact. Part of this program is reframing the language we use, and part it is creating the training infrastructure and promoting the increasing skills of those workers. These employees could earn college credit for their learning.
