Saturday, May 26, 2012

The future: Our cars in 2030

GM SAIC YeZ Concept inhales C02, emits oxygen

At the rate things are going, we look to be making some good progress in automobile manufacturing. Hybrids and EVs have come out to offer future commuters green forms of transport. By AutoMotto

City in the Sky

It may look like scene right out a sci-fi flick where humans have begun to establish settlements on other planets in the universe and that too far in the future where traditional architectural norms have become mere relics of history, but this future mega developed city concept called the "Megatropolis" project may just be what a British city of the near future may look like. this architectural utopia came into being as a collaborative project between a few London-based artists and companies though the city that the project’s video depicts eventually ended up being NYC given how the production of the video was undertaken in the Big Apple. By Design Buzz

First Aid Jacket

First Aid Jacket

Accidents can happen anytime and anywhere, but what is the most important in this case if timely first aid. By Design Buzz

UI iPad app to make group work more intuitive

T(ether)

Back in the good old days, having a team collaborate on a group project translated into people huddling over a bunch of papers on the meeting desk where people would be free to provide inputs via doodles and gestures or silly drawings that served as rough drafts. By Design Buzz

oRo

Human Powered Vehicle - oRo
Rising fuel prices and pollution levels have triggered designers to come up with vehicles that come smothered in eco friendliness. By Design Buzz

Scamander is the go-anywhere, swim-across-anything RV from England

Sprout Ambient Infant Monitor

Sprout - Infant Monitor
Being a new parent can be very grueling for first timers especially if they have a packed schedule to work around. By Design Buzz

David Kelley: How to build your creative confidence

Sea Cleaning Drones



The problem of ocean oil pollution is a serious threat to the natural environment and its wildlife that often proves too much for people to handle alone if not overlooked altogether. By Yanko Design

2-N-1



The first of its kind, the 2Wheela is a concept vehicle that merges the practicality of super-compacts with the spaciousness of vans. Confused?! By Yanko Design

Friday, May 25, 2012

Frog eBike 2012



Ever since the birth of the bicycle nearly two hundred years ago, designers, builders, and manufacturers have been inspired to evolve this two-wheeled mode of transportation. By Frog Design

Defining and Discussing the Meaning of "Jugaad"



Have you ever wished, when reading a thought-provoking book, that you could invite the author to lunch and simply talk about his or her ideas and inspiration? By Frog Design

Design Communities & Spaces

While the internet and the buzz of social networking sites have helped like-minded people find each other and build online communities, there still is an extended arm to these social communities. It involves live interaction with multiple viewpoints, ardent discussions and debates with an eye open towards creative innovations. By Frog Design

Redesigning the Shopping List


“One of Albert Heijn’s greatest strengths as a company is our ability to understand what the customer wants and translate that insight into innovative products and services.” - Dick Boer, President and CEO. By Frog Design

Disruption by Design

As Ralph Caplan defines it, "Design is a process for making things right." This definition captures the optimism of design, and it implies our fairly natural intuition about when a situation is “wrong” or broken. In this TEDxSMU talk, frog Creative Director Kate Canales argues that design is something we come by quite naturally as humans. We design our way around broken systems everyday. The trick, of course, is to figure out how to apply that tendency to bigger and bigger issues. This talk is about the little things Canales has seen that give her hope about our collective ability to design for those big problems. It is also about her belief that there will almost always be a thing in design, but the thing itself is not what matters. What matters is what the thing makes us do.

The Future of Cities

The Urbaneers

TED Fellow Mitchell Joachim and his team at Planetary ONE are going beyond green to re-engineer Brooklyn, New York’s most populous borough. By Frog Design

Cities in the Digital Age



For many people, the draw of cities is their pulse and flow, the veer and crush of humans, our shared machines, the vertical, the symmetrical, the seemingly impossible. By Frog Design

Biking in the Future Cities

Stories of Change



Recently, frog Senior Interaction Designer Alex Tam and Associate Creative Director Dave Chiu were invited to participate in the Stories of Change Impact Lab held at Tomorrow Partners in Berkeley, California. By Frog Design

Monday, May 21, 2012

This Gizmo Lets You Draw A UI On Paper, Then Turns It Into A Touch Screen

This Gizmo Lets You Draw A UI On Paper, Then Turns It Into A Touch Screen

You’ll just have to watch the video to appreciate the amazing possibilities of the SketchSynth, created by Billy Keyes. By Fast Company

iPad App Retells Frankenstein, And Hints At The Future Of E-Books

iPad App Retells Frankenstein, And Hints At The Future Of E-Books

Can technology really help us explore classic stories in new ways? By Fast Company

Audio-Powered City Map Enables Geolocated Eavesdropping



The ability to hear anywhere on a map sounds even more juicy than seeing it. By Fast Company

A Cafe Where You Can Ride Your Bike On The Roof



The roof of this bike rental shop and cafe in southern China is actually a functioning cycling track. And it’s climate-appropriate, too. By Fast Company

Reinvented Clothes Hanger Won’t Ruin Your Necklines

To Get To The Root Of A Hard Problem, Just Ask “Why” Five Times


In The Lean Startup, Eric Ries argues that returning to the question of why five times cuts to the quick of a problem. By Fast Company

Friday, May 11, 2012

33 Creative QR Code Business Cards



A QR code is a type of matrix barcode designed to be read by smartphones. The code consists of black modules arranged in a square pattern on a white background.  So in today’s collection we have compiled 33 creative business cards with qr codes. Enjoy!!