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August 31, 2005
Most scientific papers are wrong
'New Scientist' reports that a report from John Ioannidis at the University of Ioannina School of Medicine in Greece, has found that because most scientific papers use a small sample size, poor study design, researcher bias, and selective reporting - most of their research findings are later proven to be false.
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Alex Gross
Some quality prints from Alex Gross - via artdorks
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Wakamaru
Mitsubishi have announced their new home help robot 'Wakamaru'. Built with the task of assisting the increasingly elderly population in Japan.
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August 30, 2005
Design Awards
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Büro Für Form
More contemporary furniture from Germany - Bür Für Form
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Jienshu
Furniture design from Jason Ong in Singapore - Jienshu
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Tord Boontje
Tord Boontje has just designed Icarus, a new light for Artecnica - via mocoloco
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Jean Paul Gaultier
At 53 and with 30 years behind his ready to wear label Jean Paul Gaultier has become Paris's most triumphant couturier - he now closes couture week.
Gaby Wood from the Observer talks to Jean Paul Gaultier about how the world came round to his way of thinking
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Stellarium
A free open source astronomy software that gives you the ability to map the sky at any particular time, date or location - Stellarium
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August 29, 2005
Music videos and Advertising blur
Reebok's new ad campaign is based on funding the production of music videos - where the product shares centre stage with the performer. Not a new concept, just more 'honest'
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The Louvre
look around some of the most beautiful rooms of the Louvre in full screen 360 degree VR - Louvre 360
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mobiBLU
The smallest mp3 player that looks to be challenging the iPod shuffle - mobiBLU
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August 25, 2005
Paper Forest
Lots of fun to be had printing out paper toys and models - Paper Forest
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August 24, 2005
Holland Electro and Marcel Wanders
Dutch mega-designer Marcel Wanders and household electric appliance manufacturer HE, have come together to produce some great looking appliances
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Managing your Manager
If your manager is driving you crazy here are 5 tips that might help
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August 23, 2005
Hotel Semiramis
New hotel designed by Karim Rashid - website in Spanish, but images in jpeg
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Cooking with google
If you don't know what to cook tonight then cooking with Google can help
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Essential Mac Freeware
If you're looking for legal free Mac software - then here is a great list.
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Design competition
Open competition announced to design the new coins for the British Royal Mint and win 30,000 pounds
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August 22, 2005
The Myth of Authenticity
Brands like Bombay Sapphire and Bailey's Irish Cream use myth and heritage to add authenticity to their products. Is this trickery or a common method used in developing brands?
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Job Hunting
If you're bored of your current job you could find your dream job in 33 days and then use these 10 easy ways to sharpen up your resume
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Contact lenses as sunglasses
Nike are releasing new contact lenses for use in outdoor sports.
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Cleaner media
The 'less is more' maxim is now being used within media publications with reference to advertising space.
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August 21, 2005
Is your boss a psychopath?
Has the current business climate making the business world a safe haven for psychopaths? Fast Company asks the question 'Is your boss a psychopath?'
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August 19, 2005
Good Design
I will pay for good design
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Saul Bass
A comprehensive library of Saul Bass' title sequences, accompanied with a written review over at notcoming.com
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Bengtsson Design
Mathias Bengtsson's laser cut layered furniture
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August 18, 2005
Using Science to sell
Advertisers are using scientific termonology to make the products they sell more believable - but when put to the scientific test very few actually pass.
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August 17, 2005
Marcel Wanders
Marcel Wanders from Dutch design group Moooi shows off his 'Two Tops Table'
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Workshopped
Sydney Design 05 kicked off last week. Each year up and coming designers talk and exhibit their new designs at 'Workshopped' - mocoloco has the rundown.
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Good list categories
Keeping on top of everything is a full time job, this list of list categories are sure to help out.
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Reliance on Supermarkets
Is our reliance on buying our food from supermarkets one of the main reasons behind our bad eating habits?
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August 16, 2005
3D browser
NTT are releasing their 3D space browser in October
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Photo Fakery
Some tricks used and how to spot them
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Dying languages
Every two weeks or so, the last elderly man or woman with full command of a particular language dies.
If language is the tool we use to define our reality, we are therefore losing more than just words - but ways of looking at the world.
David W. Lightfoot is helping to spearhead a government initiative to preserve some of these dying languages, believing each is a window into the human mind that can benefit the world at large.
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August 15, 2005
No Lovemark for America
A new study of over 30,000 consumers have found that American brands have slipped in the likeability stakes.
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The Denim Bubble
Is the $300 Jeans market about to crash?
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Q&A with Brian Eno
A quick chat with Brian Eno
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Greenwich Village
Once the beat to New York's cultural heart, Greenwich Village is a dying cultural wasteland filled with generica and wealth.
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The future of advertising
The next wave of advertising techniques/technology is creating excitement among the faithful. But few are willing to make that leap in case these new forms of 'intimate persuasion' are not appreciated by the marketplace.
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The Lomo effect
The Lomo (Russian cameras from the cold war era) are very popular for their image quality and style. But if you don't want to part with your digital camera for a film one then here is some tips on getting the same look with your digital photos.
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August 14, 2005
Colour lovers
Swatches of colours - handy if you need colour inspiration
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August 12, 2005
Environment at 'tipping point'
A piece of Siberia the size of France and Germany has started melting, releasing billions of tonnes of greenhouse gas into the air - is this one of the climatical 'tipping points' that will signal an ecological landslide?
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What's in a mark?
Essay followed by a discussion on the role of the logo.
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Typography Workshop
Test your kerning skills and learn how to improve your letter spacing technique
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Donald Weber
Photographer Donald Weber has some interesting photography from the Ukraine - The Underclass and its Bosses
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Lucid Dreaming
Control your dreams with lucid dreaming
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How to write a novel in 100 days or less
If you have ever thought about writing a novel then this website can take you through the process 1 day at a time. By breaking it down this way the process seems much more achievable - How to write a novel in 100 days or less
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August 11, 2005
The Man Booker long list is named
All the usual literary suspects - McEwan, Rushdie, Barnes, Ishiguro, Coetzee, the Smiths (Ali and Zadie) plus more.
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August 10, 2005
Hollywood's profits demystified
It's not from theatres or even DVD sales - but licensing to Television that Hollywood gets most of it's income from.
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Smoke and Mirrors
The art of perfume bottle design
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DTV: Internet TV
The internet is taking over as the distribution network for content and Television is no exception. DTV is currently Mac only but will grow to other platforms soon.
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August 09, 2005
Banksy
Banksy sprays the west bank barrier.
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Why Wal-Mart wants to invade New York
It is all about the clash of cultures
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Macromedia drops Freehand
Software producer has released their upgrade to Macromedia Studio with Macromedia Studio 8 - sans Freehand.
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August 08, 2005
The Small Stakes
Some nice screen printed posters from Jason Munn at The Small Stakes
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Sony fakes movie critic
Film studio Sony will have to pay $1.5m after faking quotes on movie posters for four different movies.
Each of the movies were of a very low standard (A Knight's Tale, The Animal, The Patriot and Hollow man) so they made up a critic called David Manning - who went on to praise the films.
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Alcohol Product Placement
Unable to advertise on American television, top alcohol brands are using product placement as a way to get in front of consumers. But watchdog groups are concerned with what groups they are trying to get their product in front of.
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Italy cracks down on fake designer goods
Last May, Police in Florence started to crack down on people wearing or buying counterfeit designer clothing. In one day, police confiscated 1,159 counterfeit items, including 136 handbags, 200 CDs, 46 watches and 333 pairs of eyeglasses. With fines as high as 10,000 euros people are finding out it's cheaper to buy the real thing.
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twentytwentyone
A great selection of collectable designer furniture - twentytwentyone - via designsponge
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Selling Art online
Business Week Online looks at the second wave for online art sales
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Logos by the numbers
James Bowie at AIGA searches through the United States Patent and Trademark Office records over the last 20 years and tries to find any social trends in Logo Design.
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August 07, 2005
Flash gaming
RIT graduate Jay, looks at some of the best Flash games on the internet.
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Promisedesign
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August 05, 2005
What business can learn from open source
Paul Graham looks at how those who do things for the love of doing it (amateurs) are changing the way business operates - something that todays businesses need to take note of.
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Cut and Paste
William Gibson looks at the cut and paste of William Burroughs
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Happiness
The Times Literary Supplement looks into what it is to be happy.
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Removing Dashboard
If you use OSX.4 and you're worried about the amount of Ram the new Dashboard feature uses but you don't know how to turn it off - then here is the answer
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TV logo bugs
Essay followed by discussion with regards to the little network logo animations that appear on the bottom right hand corner of the television.
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August 04, 2005
The Carnival of Culture
Is multiculturalism more than just festivals and food?
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Unidentified sea creature discovered
An unidentified 12 metre long, 2 tonne sea creature has been discovered washed up in east China's Zhejiang Province.
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10 steps to better meetings
If your work day is filled with boring meetings that don't go anywhere, then you may be interested in these 10 steps to better meetings.
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August 03, 2005
Memory Manipulation
The new dieting technique - make up false memories that put you off the bad food and turn you on to the good food. So far they have failed to implant false beliefs about chocolate chip cookies and crisps.
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The new Pompidou
The Pompidou Centre Metz in eastern France, due to open in 2008, will show rotating exhibitions from the museum's 56,000-strong collection.
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August 02, 2005
How to become an early riser
If getting up early isn't your thing, but you wish it was - try this
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Jonathon Keats 100 year photograph
Gizmodo have IMterviewed artist Jonathon Keats about his latest project - a photograph that takes 100 years to expose
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Art and Science
Essays on how artists see science and how scientists see art.
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Gogofrog
Build your own free Flash 3d website where you use the keyboard to navigate - Gogofrog
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August 01, 2005
Curry cures cancer
Curcumin, found in the spice turmeric, has been shown to make melanoma cells self destruct and stop the spread of breast cancer.
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Male Grooming
Looking for some tips on how to dress? Try Lance Arthur's guide to male grooming
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Social Engineering
Getting information out of a person is a simple trick - if you know how. Computer hackers now see it as the way to get into your system.
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Editorial and Advertorial
Paid product placement in Newspapers and Magazines has increased by nearly 20 percent while online and video game product placement is growing even faster - just ask Missy Elliott
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Advertising world turned off by Television
With less people tuning in, more competing media and more ways to avoid the commercial breaks - advertisers are looking for new ways to get in front of consumers.
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