A pretty neat tool Cloud Convert (in Beta) lets you convert pretty much any file format to another within the cloud. It can convert SVG to PNG and pretty much any other format I’ve thrown …
Google exec Alan Eustace breaks skydiving record
View PostESA promotes Rosetta comet mission with film
The European Space Agency (ESA) has released a short sci-fi movie to promote its audacious Rosetta comet mission. Ambition is a collaboration between Platige Image and ESA. Directed by Tomek Bagiński and …
Steve Wozniak joins the University of Technology, Sydney
Angela Vogiatsoglou has posted on LinkedIn that the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) has appointed Apple Computer co-founder Steve Wozniak as adjunct professor at the Faculty of Engineering and IT. …
A designer Guide to DPI
Sebastien Gabriel has written a useful guide on DPI including considerations for monitor Hertz, pixel density and 4K. The guide also references the incredibly useful PaintCode iPhone6 screen demystified articles. …
The most expensive social network
A new social network has launched this week called The Netropolitan Club which according to its website is intended for the world’s most affluent and accomplished individuals with a staggering …
Light is Time at Milan Design Week 2014
LIGHT is TIME, is a collaboration between Tsuyoshi Tane of DGT Architects and watch manufacturer Citizen for the 2014 Milan Design Week. Citizen Press Release On the Installation at Milan …
Google’s new design language for Android
Wired reports on Google’s new design language for Android
Ronaldo, Neymar & Iniesta in Super-slow Motion
I love this Super slow-mo piece of Ronaldo, Neymar and Iniesta from The New York Times Magazine.
Design principles behind the 2014 BBC iPlayer redesign
Kutlu Canlioglu, Creative Director for TV & iPlayer at the BBC has written an overview on the changes and principles behind the iPlayer redesign. I published a post on the …
The shift towards the Age of the Individual
Sorcha Daly has written an insightful essay on the age of the individual in Issue 8 of The Human Layer. As the quantified self movement has shifted the focus from …
37 Signals becomes Basecamp
37 Signals, the web design firm founded in 2004 has today announced that they will be renamed Basecamp and their business will focus on 1 single product from today.
A talk by Muyueh Lee at Open Data Workshop 2013
I revisit Muyueh Lee’s talk titled, Green Honey from the Open Data Workshop held in London in 2013. Some of the topics covered at the Workshop included, Discoverability, Transformation (to other …
Elevated cycle paths in London by Norman Foster
British architect Norman Foster has unveiled a concept to build a network of elevated pathways above London’s railways to create safe car-free cycling routes, following 14 cyclist deaths on the city’s streets in 2013.
6 Characteristics within the Internet of Things (IOT)
Carlos Elena-Lenz from Frog has published an interesting blog post in Design Mind on 6 characteristics within the Internet of Things (IOT). Intelligence Connectivity Sensing Expressing Energy Safety By framing …