You’ve all seen them. One lone spectacle of arboreal majesty, towering above the treeline as you drive down the highway. It’s only when you get closer (though not too close, because the disguise is not so good) that you realize the impressive tree is nothing more than a cell phone tower.
“… it’s better to work highly focused for short periods of time, with breaks in between, than to be partially focused for long periods of time. Think of it as a sprint, rather than a marathon. You can push yourself to your limits for short periods of time, so long as you have a clear stopping point. And after a rest, you can sprint again.”
The definition of what constitutes an innovative idea has gotten pretty loose lately. Challenge your team to come up with truly revolutionary ideas that create a distinct competitive advantage. Here’s how.
This is the office phone of a famous technology writer. What is the oldest tech gadget you still use?
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From Co.Design’s ‘Making It’ Series: ‘11 Of The World’s Hottest Bikes’
Not Another Bill brings you pleasant surprises via snail mail.
Would you splurge to get this package of random goodies every month?
“Focusing is about saying no. You’ve got to say no, no, no. The result of that focus is going to be some really great products where the total is much greater than the sum of the parts.” —Steve Jobs
A Beautiful Cheat Sheet For Two Dozen Espresso-Based Drinks
Ugh. Just when you kinda sorta started to get a handle on the wide world of wine, along comes another new liquid metric for how cosmopolitan you really are (or aren’t): coffee.
First Look: Fab Unveils The Winners Of Its Design Open Call
Last month, e-commerce site Fab.com held its first Disrupting Design competition, giving designers around the world a chance to submit their ideas for its next big product.
Fully aware of its surroundings, Baxter can be trained by people on the fly without programming. But working alongside a robot can be dangerous, never mind weird, forcing the designers at Rethink Robotics to create a unique interface that factory workers would perceive as friendly, careful and most of all, obsequious…
How do you overcome that fast-food temptation? Set that burger ablaze says photographer Henry Hargreaves.
This crazy-looking thing is a new kind of wind turbine —which happens to produce 600 times more power than a conventional windmill.
Cool!
How Adobe Reinvented The Pen To Draw On The Internet
It’s a cloud-connected pen—or humanity’s single-greatest, simplest creative apparatus, married to the entire world of digital tools and information.
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A Whisk And Egg-Yolk Separator In One
Maybe this will make your brunch a little less messy next time!
Exposing The Follies Of Our High-Tech Society, One ‘Toon At A Time
“I want 2 drink yr blood lol!”
A new collection of cartoons by Tom Gauld takes on e-readers, infographics, and more…
