Tag: Technology


Look, No Grid! NYC Reimagined As A Circular Metropolis

Max Roberts really likes maps. Trained as a cognitive psychologist and a lecturer at the University of Essex, he began cultivating an immense knowledge of transit maps nearly 15 years ago, even writing a book on the subject. At some point, he thought he’d give design a try.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

via Look, No Grid! NYC Reimagined As A Circular Metropolis | Co.Design.

How An “Impossible” Aviation Challenge Led To An Innovation Breakthrough

This is innovation: Atlas, the team that won the Igor I. Sikorsky Human Powered Helicopter Competition did what scores of aircraft designers and engineers failed to do for 33 years. They weren’t specialist. They cracked the problem by going beyond ‘thinking outside the box’, they won by zeroing in on the right box.

via How An “Impossible” Aviation Challenge Led To An Innovation Breakthrough | Co.Design.

Print Ad Charges Phone Using Solar Energy

If you find yourself on a Brazilian beach, no need to leave if the battery on your phone is running low – thanks to Nivea and their clever magazine ad: a solar power charger for your phone.

via Print Ad Charges Phone Using Solar Energy – PSFK.