http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:00:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/when-artist-meets-technologist-rhizomes-seven-on-seven.html Mon, 23 May 2011 12:04:14 +0000 These projects may prove to be some early indicators of where the latest technical ideas will evolve. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/seven-on-seven-2011-art-meets-technology.html Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:01:54 +0000 PSFK readers can use a special discount code for this year's event.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/4-minutes-facing-you-in-the-mirror-an-interview-with-hans-rosenstrom.html Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:52:34 +0000 Remove all computers, phones, relationships and obligations, can you face yourself?]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/what-can-designers-learn-about-experiential-marketing-from-a-death-inducing-roller-coaster.html Mon, 25 Apr 2011 09:04:12 +0000 "Euthanasia Coaster" is a study in gravitational aesthetics and cognitive simulation. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/the-open-table-for-parking-spots.html Fri, 22 Apr 2011 16:13:57 +0000 The Parking in Motion app allows you to call, reserve and pay for your space in numerous garages and airports around the US.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/the-politics-of-sitting-in-san-francisco.html Fri, 22 Apr 2011 09:01:29 +0000 Activists place DIY benches throughout San Francisco to protest city's Sit-Lie ordinance.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/map-collages-in-the-age-of-google-pics.html Fri, 22 Apr 2011 09:00:42 +0000 Artist Matthew Cusick uses physical maps as materials to enliven portraits of American icons. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/the-hidden-threat-of-the-chair-based-lifestyle.html Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:56:36 +0000 In a world where we sit in chairs and stare at screens all day, with work extending itself into the night, our sedentary lifestyles continue to grow. But could this very act of sitting shorten our lifespan?]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/etymology-in-the-age-of-leet.html Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:42:15 +0000 Researchers claim that the formation of languages is much more unpredictable and contingent on cultural factors, challenging Noam Chomsky's universal ordering of language.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/wanderlust-takes-locative-media-beyond-the-check-in.html Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:34:26 +0000 Application uses location-based media to create transmedia storytelling.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/consoles-turn-to-emotional-gaming.html Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:24:29 +0000 Emotional and physiological feedback could shape the next era of video game play.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/washable-rfid-tags-save-hotels-money.html Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:09:24 +0000 In an effort to reduce theft and track inventory, three hotels in Honolulu, Miami and Manhattan have recently employed these special tags in their towels and linens.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/life-data-a-daily-self-potrait-by-jonathan-harris.html Fri, 15 Apr 2011 17:00:21 +0000 Harris invokes the artist as archivist to create a multimedia self-portrait in his 'Today' project.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/homemade-360-degree-camera-pics.html Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:41:52 +0000 DIY camera builder takes inspiration from nature to create an unusual sculptural device. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/kindle-publishes-first-oral-history-of-the-japanese-earthquake.html Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:11:13 +0000 One of the first documents of the Japanese earthquake gets a little help from social media and the Internet. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/ge-recreates-the-sun-video.html Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:05:13 +0000 An aesthetically breathtaking experiment captures the force and power of the star in a way that feels humanly palpable and takes science from explanation back into the realm of magical thinking. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/when-marketing-affects-product-design-adidass-the-megalizer.html Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:04:14 +0000 Adidas's The Megalizer Project heralds its Mega Collection and helps to further revolutionize the limits of dancing. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/wind-power-from-trains.html Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:18:23 +0000 The T-Box system harnesses wind energy from the existing motion of passing trains.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/what-does-virtual-pottery-say-about-our-world.html Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:13:40 +0000 Digital craft creation moves a once artisanal product into mediation via the virtual world. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/singapore-experienced-through-real-time-data.html Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:41:34 +0000 Does 'Live Singapore!' and other urban data projects help us understand our cities better?]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/the-visible-human-project-open-data-and-our-digital-fingerprint.html Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:26:01 +0000 Croix Gagnon and Frank Schott's beautiful 12:31 photo series questions posthumous data rights for executed prisoner Joseph Paul Jermigan.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/graffiti-moves-into-diy-audio-electronics-video.html Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:51:36 +0000 What do the changes in graffiti say about us culturally?]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/03/whats-the-latest-clean-energy-to-power-your-ipod-you.html Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:09:23 +0000 Will portable electronics be powered by the human body? Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology think so.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/03/twitter-used-to-crowdsource-kraft-mac-cheese-commercial.html Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:55:32 +0000 The brand creatively mines Tweets to develop ads and promotions.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/01/value-creation-curation-and-art-in-the-age-of-ebay-tumblr.html Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:25:58 +0000 Free is the currency we deal in online: free articles, fee movies, free data. The latest show at the New Museum of Contemporary Art, "Free" examines the ramifications of value from political as much as aesthetic contexts during this cultural reformation.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/11/animated-gifs-the-politics-of-file-formats-in-social-media-and-seo.html Fri, 26 Nov 2010 16:10:41 +0000 Paddy Johnson questions the resurgence of animated gifs.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/11/whats-an-event-without-social-media.html Fri, 05 Nov 2010 17:51:39 +0000 Tangible Interaction makes social documentation easier with its kiosk. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/11/nordstrom-to-open-a-not-for-profit-store-in-new-york-city.html Tue, 02 Nov 2010 20:37:26 +0000 The upscale retailer will be testing out a smaller concept store next fall.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/11/tiny-design-pushes-the-limits-of-mircro-architechture.html Mon, 01 Nov 2010 20:53:46 +0000 What would living within a nine-foot building look and feel like?]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/10/dumpster-in-a-bag.html Fri, 29 Oct 2010 20:16:51 +0000 The Bagster system by Waste Management offers a simple service for the DIY inclined which takes the place of traditional, bulky waste disposal units. ]]>