The Little Apple – New York as Toytown in The Sandpit

We first showed a tilt shift movie with the video Little Big Berlin and this film, which makes shots of New York seem like a toy town is also a must-see. Surely it’s only a matter of time before this technique is brought to wider public attention in a music video, advertisement or film – [...]

Experience a normal day in 2014

Nice conceptual work on the future of screen technology – particularly like the desk, stretchy phone screen and the phone picture sharing. All that info on the bathroom mirror would be annoying though. And if I was a user interface specialist, I’m not sure I’d name my company ‘TAT’.

TV Hat is here! And no, this isn’t a joke.

Pop in your iTouch or iPhone, slide down the magnification lens and pull down the side flaps to shield yourself from everyone pointing and laughing. This. Is. Ridiculous. But I wouldn’t mind a quick go if I’m honest. Check out the ‘must be a spoof, oh my god it isn’t!’ video below. And then buy [...]

iPad + Velcro =

Genius!

FuturePlus launches Tesco Tech Support magazine

Here’s a link to the interactive version of our latest Tesco magazine. Or if clicking is too much of an effort for you, pick up a copy on your next visit.

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If Apple made watches

iWatch concept from ADR Studios. But why?

Re-Skinned Buldings

Messing with people’s perspective by projecting images over buildings is all the rage in 2010, it’s still new enough to be impressive though.

Alice For The iPad

“Just how,” people inquire, earnestly and with furrowed brows, “just how will the iPad make reading different?” If you get an earnest, brow-furrowed inquiry simply thrust this in their phiz, it’s brilliant! There’s a making of interview on the just-launched The Literary Platform.

What does your website look like on the iPad?

You can find out by visiting iPadPeek. Here’s ours…

Another iPad concept – this time for Marie Claire and by our friends at Ceros

Curious one this, in that Ceros is a Flash-based platform and the Flash is like Kryptonite or at least Lex Luthor to the iPad.

Latest iPad content concepts

Nice interface prototypes from Wired and Penguin Books. Oh, and the original iPad promo reel for those who missed it.

The internet – it’s doing rather well

The future of magazines? Everyone seems to have a crystal ball this week…

The magazine publishing industry is panicking over rumours, yes just rumours, that Apple will unveil their iTablet/iSlate thingy at CES in January, pop a load of magazines and books on iTunes, reinvent publishing online and own that media market too. So suddenly, to look like they’re doing something, anything other than squinting hard at banner [...]

Another, just beautiful, Google promo reel

Remember that History Of Google video I posted a month or so ago? Well they’re at it again, or, rather BBH New York are at it again. This latest promo for Google’s Chrome browser is, er, well, enchanting actually. And it’s about a new web browser – subjects don’t get much drabber.

Learning French through great design

Caroline Fabès is a freelance graphic designer who has created a great little typographical animation for a key scene in Raging Bull… This is the actual scene. With pictures.

Clothes shopping the Augmented Reality way

This technology just got useful.

Robert Downey Jr bursts out of the latest Esquire cover

Augmented Reality then (no don’t stop reading, this is good stuff). I’ve been meaning to blog about this for a while and the latest issue of Esquire gives me the perfect opportunity to kick off. So what is it? Hold a magazine, trading card, cereal box, printout or anything with a QR code (that square [...]

The history of Google in two lovely minutes

‘Editors’ hack into Google Street View.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc5lD03sSKM

How do you make 66% more people choose stairs over escalators?

‘Fun theory’ in action – proof that fun changes people’s behaviour for the better.

Convert your sketches into photo-composite mockups at the touch of a button – or, the electric Jenks!

Sketch an image, hit the submit button, hey presto, a composited photo mock-up sourced from the web, cutout and slapped back together for your visualisation pleasure. Is this software from the future or an elaborate hoax? Cover mock-ups here we come! Check out the rather dry promotional video…

Fontplore

Search and explore fonts Minority Report style. Not convinced myself, but it looks pretty.

Why is this so pleasing?

Remember that multi-touch, multi-user music wall we posted about a couple of weeks ago? Well Obscura Digital have applied the same technology to pool tables, somewhat needlessly. The effect is amazing as the table top becomes a fully interactive pool of water (amongst other things). Can we have one in our chill-out area Jayne? Can [...]

Amazing Folding Bike

There are a lot of issues with this bike…. but on an initial viewing it’s amazing. Just don’t ask where the chain is or why you never see it folded back together just a shot of unfolding it played backwards. I’d have one though and if it came with panniers it could be a shopping [...]

Massive multi-touch, multi-user music wall

Check out Obscura Digital’s just launched and properly amazing memorabilia wall at Hard Rock Cafe Las Vegas. When I say ‘check out’ I mean watch the video. Don’t go booking flights or anything.  

Laptop Concept

Here’s a snazzy little idea from Victor Bivol. A laptop with a tablet inside then just flip it to use the keyboard. see the video here.

Entertainment Weekly magazine – now with video!

The September issue of Entertainment weekly contains the worlds first video ad. Unlike Esquire’s quirky, but disappointing animated cover last year, the CBS season preview ad is full video, with sound, and lasts for 40 minutes. Is this the future of magazines or just an  expensive willy-waving exercise by CBS and Pepsi who were determined [...]

The IDEO Shopping Cart Challenge

In 1999 ABC challenged leading product design firm IDEO to come up with a new take on something everyday. The shopping cart. They had five days – this films shows the process and the end result. It’s ten years since the first airing of ABC’s challenge to IDEO to create a shopping cart. It helped [...]

Pulse concept bike by Teague

This new concept bike from Teague has got some nice ideas as well as looking lovely. It’s a fixed gear bike with twist grip handlebars that activate lights on the bar ends and an aluminescent frame which glows in the dark. The pedals are also counterweighted so that they always stay upright for your feet [...]