Archive for April, 2008
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
Organic Symbiosis
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Saturday, April 19th, 2008
Luminous Flourish
Color and Texture Inspiration for Package DesignThis organic and luminous color trend takes an upscale turn with a glowing spectrum inspired by the forest, the sky, liquid and the light from the obscure and the in-betweens. This is about blurring lines of perception and reality, and using technology to highlight color in dual functions, sheen [...]
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Friday, April 18th, 2008
All The Right Curves
Curved store merchandising displays convey fluidity, continuity, and grace. Casual, relaxed, comfort built in. Visual merchandisers and architects are collaborating more than ever and influencing retail store design in the making of a good display. A good display has to be desirable and inviting, that’s the ultimate. If you get a customer to stand in [...]
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Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
Collabs, Artists and Techies
Such collaborations have a variety of outputs, including new forms of electronic communication, interactive databases and art works; framed within a number of different environments.Courvoisier is going all out on their new Exclusif Cognac. Including a multi-city tour (LA, SF, Houston, Miami, NY) this spring to show off an exclusive line designed by urban/skate brand [...]
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Monday, April 14th, 2008
A Black Dose
Resurging with a vengeance, a grounding passion, pushing towards a very individual standout product.Potent, powerful, big, lusty, vigorous, virile. I’m seeing a new direction in several sectors of the market where Brands are using this glossy shade; revolutionizing style and enhancing performance, bringing a refined aesthetic to their products.Benq Siemens Black Box – Pyrite Thong [...]
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Sunday, April 13th, 2008
Food and Flavor Trends/Smoked and Salted
Move over acai and goji berries: emerging food trends – revealed at the Specialty and Fine Food Fair and the Great Taste Awards.Smoked Foods:Tea-smoked spinach, Oak-smoked olive oil, Beech-smoked lobster tailsOne of the biggest trends this year is for smoking foods on oak or beech – and not simply meat, fish and cheese, as is [...]
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Urban Themes
Fostering to encourage communities to live local, and some new products that can help all of us change our environmentally unfriendly behavior. A huge amount has been written on the subject of making cities more cycle- and pedestrian-friendly, encouraging more “human-powered movement”, with architectural schemes designed by government to encourage communities to “live local” and [...]
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Saturday, April 5th, 2008
The New Playground: Gaming, Tech, Design
Online multiplayer gaming is a playground which can give us clues about the future of social and technological developments.Gaming technology is heading towards greater social interaction, with more products that combine imaginary or virtual storylines with real objects and people. Natural user interfaces and physical interaction are set to play a much greater role in [...]
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
Design and Thrill, making emotional connections
Creating an emotional bond between the consumer and the retail environment is critical. Consumers need an emotional connection with the retail space to make them feel valued. Our relationship with the world is emotive. Recently; design science has shown an increasing interest in this emotional impact of product design. And although this has stimulated some [...]
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