http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:01:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/jason-silva-futurist-filmaker-psfk-conference.html Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:24:16 +0000 Futurist and filmmaker will discuss the nature of inspiration, and how the exponential growth curves of technology are shrinking the lag time between what we can imagine and what we create.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/clay-shirky-psfk-conference-nyc-2012.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:57:03 +0000 Shirky teaches at NYU's ITP course which is widely recognized as one of the key drivers of the city's creativity.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/vintage-vespa-desk.html Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:30:29 +0000 Designer David Giametta saves a 1968 scooter from the junkyard, creating functional and unique furniture.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/xbox-kinect-controlled-solar-house.html Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:30:56 +0000 A remarkable prototype living space, two years in the making, uses the innovative technology to give residents effortless control over their surroundings.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/an-algae-powered-pollution-cleaner-and-biofuel-headlines.html Thu, 02 Jun 2011 19:26:38 +0000 Algal turf scrubbers offer a cheap and effective way to clean water, with a number of useful byproducts as the result of the process.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/apple-to-integrate-twitter-into-ios-mobile-operating-system.html Thu, 02 Jun 2011 18:37:49 +0000 Twitter could explode in popularity with this game-changing move.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/what-is-google-x-headlines.html Thu, 02 Jun 2011 18:13:30 +0000 Business Insider reports on a secret division within the company.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/mcdonald%e2%80%99s-calls-for-change-at-fifa-headlines.html Thu, 02 Jun 2011 18:07:12 +0000 The Telegraph reports that the fast food company has become the latest sponsor to call for change at the football organisation:]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/a-twitter-apology.html Thu, 02 Jun 2011 17:39:24 +0000 The Guardian reports on an unusual punishment in Malaysia.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/touchscreens-smartphones-and-the-haptic-future-of-games.html Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:46:13 +0000 How developers are learning to use intuitive movements and gestures to create a whole new generation of interactive experiences – and where this is all heading.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/help-wanted-communications-lead-jobs-we-love.html Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:30:59 +0000 If you’re looking for a creative job (or need to find help), we recommend that you check out PSFK’s job listings regularly. Here’s a new job just listed on the service.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/sony-playstation-store-back-online.html Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:29:46 +0000 Promise of 'Welcome Back' gift as final part of PlayStation Network returns following disastrous hacker attack.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/windows-8-preview-shows-touchscreen-interface-revolution-video.html Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:17:16 +0000 Windows chief Steve Sinofsky showed off the next version of the OS, which borrows heavily from ideas in Windows Phone to give a touch interface unlike any previous Microsoft experience]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/the-global-food-crisis-abcd-of-food-%e2%80%93-how-the-multinationals-dominate-trade.html Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:05:17 +0000 Wherever you live, you can't avoid the four global giants.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/china-denies-gmail-hacking-accusations.html Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:00:51 +0000 Foreign ministry says hacking attacks are an international issue and claims critics have ulterior motives in blaming Beijing.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/parental-warnings-to-be-introduced-for-online-music.html Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:49:54 +0000 Logos to be introduced before songs and videos on services such as Spotify and YouTube that contain explicit material.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/interns-needed-at-psfk-2.html Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:51:38 +0000 We are looking for motivated folks who want to work alongside us in New York City for 4 or 8 weeks and learn as they deliver.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/the-coming-social-circle-era-headlines.html Wed, 01 Jun 2011 18:19:29 +0000 Jason Schwartz, the founder of Matchbook, explains his idea that social networks are on the way out and how "social circles" will replace them.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/adidas-vs-nike-at-the-2012-olympics-headlines.html Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:47:43 +0000 The Telegraph reports on the effort to topple the sportswear market leader by the German brand.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/uk-retailer-debenhams-to-open-branches-inside-us-sears-locations-headlines.html Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:38:30 +0000 The partnership aims to boost sales at Sears and help the UK retailer break into the US market. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/urban-outfitters-the-internet-and-copycatting-headlines.html Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:21:17 +0000 There has been an ongoing controversy over the brand's borrowing of designs from small-time creators, and a new instance brings up fresh questions.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/how-google-is-dominating-web-advertising-headlines.html Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:00:46 +0000 Business Insider explains how the company "takes 54 cents from every dollar spent on web advertising."]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/grow-your-own-clothes-video.html Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:53:25 +0000 Designer Suzanne Lee shares her experiments in growing a kombucha-based material that can be used like fabric or vegetable leather to make clothing.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/arts-thread-cdw-presents-house-of-detention.html Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:55:21 +0000 New this year to Clerkenwell Design Week was The House of Detention. Set in a former Victorian prison, this pop-up exhibition showcased some exciting contemporary design.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/lady-gagas-born-this-way-breaks-records-sells-1m-copies-in-a-week.html Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:05:44 +0000 Singer's first-week album sales stronger than predicted thanks to Amazon promotion offering Born This Way for 99 cents.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/help-wanted-creative-director-jobs-we-love.html Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:01:24 +0000 If you’re looking for a creative job (or need to find help), we recommend that you check out PSFK’s job listings regularly. Here’s a new job just listed on the service.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/three-in-10-uk-children-own-no-books.html Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:47:41 +0000 Research reveals startlingly high numbers of boys and girls have no books of their own, with worrying implications for their future prospects.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/new-study-cell-phones-may-cause-cancer-headlines.html Tue, 31 May 2011 18:45:53 +0000 A World Health Organization study shows that our ubiquitous mobile companions may not be so good for us.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/alaska-airlines-to-use-ipad-flight-manuals-headlines.html Tue, 31 May 2011 18:39:57 +0000 The airline becomes one of the latest institutions to do away with paper in favor of the Apple tablet:]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/ibm-puts-big-money-behind-large-scale-data-analysis-headlines.html Tue, 31 May 2011 18:29:40 +0000 The company has invested $100 million to study large-scale analytics.]]>