http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:13:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/do-shops-still-matter.html Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:53:59 +0000 Busy streets not only act as the commercial hub for cities but also a specific social space in which to have new experiences. Will the online retail world crush this for good?]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/real-estate-agencies-make-videos-to-sell-communities-not-just-properties.html Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:01:55 +0000 Realtor Sharon Steele films short profiles of local businesses to showcase the town where she has houses for sale.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/new-thames-hub-project-to-revolutionize-london-transportation.html Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:36:51 +0000 The $80 billion project will include airport, railway, and housing in the new freight and energy infrastructure, and is expected to generate over twice that much in revenue.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/big-society-urban-farming-project-goes-hi-tech.html Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:43:23 +0000 Farm:Shop in east London draws in the community by hosting 'DIY-style' urban farming and education. Jonathan Knott reports.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/why-pop-ups-pop-up-everywhere.html Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:00:38 +0000 Temporary shops and restaurants were once a way for artists to subvert empty urban spaces. Now, they're just as likely to be part of a corporate marketing strategy.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/a-consumer-cloak-known-only-to-marketers-video.html Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:38:27 +0000 The Transparency Suit is an abstract representation of the hidden code defining us to brands.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/02/future-of-real-time-mobile-communities.html Wed, 02 Feb 2011 09:05:29 +0000 Building and maintaining virtual communities with simple technology.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/12/creating-communities-to-fight-against-overconsumption.html Wed, 22 Dec 2010 19:47:17 +0000 Smart is an organization making an effort to reduce frivolous spending, hoping to get consumers to think about our culture of consumption. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/12/the-city-as-massive-laboratory-for-innovation.html Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:27:32 +0000 The Institute for the Future has released a map of "The Future of Cities, Information, and Inclusion." ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/wellcommons-an-experiment-in-journalism.html Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:02:18 +0000 WellCommons is an experiment by Lawrence Journal-World and News looking to understand what happens when social media is integrated with journalism.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/christian_nold.html Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:58:03 +0000 This past January, PSFK brought together our favorite innovators and thought leaders for our Good Ideas Salon London. There, Christian Nold, artist, designer and educator famous for his Biomapping project, discussed how design can create systems of trust within communities. Picking up where the design panel left off, Christian elaborated on how new, performative and embodied approaches to engaging our surroundings and those around us can create powerful change and how designers can leverage technology to develop social relations through democratic procedures. Coupled with a background in fine art, Christian describes the various ethnographic techniques he employs to find outRead more...]]>