Posts Tagged ‘ideas’

ideas we love :: the surprising science of motivation

Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don’t: Traditional rewards aren’t always as effective as we think. Listen for illuminating stories — and maybe, a way forward.


ideas we love :: dual screen laptops

Having your browser, iTunes, Final Cut Pro, Word, Photoshop, sound editing tools, folders, and more open at the same time…well, it just takes up a lot of screen real estate. On a 15.4″ laptop, you can only fit so much before your screen is piled with program after program.


ideas we love :: jay z / rhapsody ad

ideas we love :: jay z / rhapsody ad

It’s rare that I hear “brilliant” when Mike describes a video, but I must agree, this one deserves it. Check out this Rhapsody ad where they recreate Jay Z’s album covers in a seamless choreography that makes you watch it over & over again. It truly is brilliant!


ideas we love :: imagining the tenth dimension

This animation presents the ideas from chapter one of a new book called “Imagining the Tenth Dimension”. While this “way of imagining” is not the accepted explanation for string theory, it does have thought-provoking connections to many people’s impression of how our reality is constructed.


ideas we love :: the bathroom reinvented

Industrial designer and London–based Dwell contributor Virginia Gardine who has developed an ingenious way to stop wasting water on flushes and start producing a self-sufficient waste managemnet system. I’m not sure ALL the answers are there BUT it shows incredible promise on how we can learn to make things better.


ideas we love :: graffiti analysis

An incredible way to breakdown your favorite tags and see them in a large scale. How fun is this?


ideas we love :: nike tiempo: shoe glows when illuminated

ideas we love :: nike tiempo: shoe glows when illuminated

The shoes, which are all black under natural light, but when exposed to car headlight or the flash of a camera becomes white with a black swoosh. This design is not just interesting from a design perspective but is also very useful for those who tend to peddle at night, when they can be easily missed by traffic.