http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:00:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/local-currency-useless-headlines.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:00:12 +0000 Traders from small towns in the UK are flourishing in the current economic downturn by using their own form of money. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/bank-warns-on-risks-of-euro-currency-breakup-headlines.html Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:45:23 +0000 JP Morgan estimates the likelihood of a euro zone breakup is less than 20%, the implications are significant enough to merit preemptive planning.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/apple-app-store-now-accepting-renminbi-headlines.html Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:46:44 +0000 In a bid to expand into the Chinese market, the consumer technology company will begin accepting local currency.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/need-to-know-10-must-read-posts-of-the-week-vol-12.html Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:25:42 +0000 A Bing Initiative: A weekly round-up of the top ten most popular posts on PSFK--from culture to technology, art to business, this list has it all.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/david-bowie-featured-on-local-london-currency.html Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:24:48 +0000 The singer's image now adorns the Brixton pound, which is used by independent stores and shoppers in south London.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/why-americans-should-learn-to-love-the-renminbi-headlines.html Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:51:47 +0000 Disparities in income between American and Chinese workers are shrinking.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/new-currency-exchange-ruxum-saves-digital-currency-bitcoin.html Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:55:05 +0000 The Bitcoin was waning in popularity when it launched two years ago. Now, thanks to a new currency exchange service called Ruxum, the digital dollars might have a chance at becoming global.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/how-bitcoin-wants-to-make-money-even-more-virtual-headlines.html Tue, 17 May 2011 14:39:18 +0000 A group of hackers from trying to launch a new “peer-to-peer” currency.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/canadian-currency-hammers-another-nail-into-papers-coffin.html Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:02:00 +0000 Paying by plastic will persist even in the face of the imminent digital payment revolution and will ensure counterfeit resilient cash.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/branded-play-at-kidzania.html Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:36:56 +0000 KidZania is a faux town where kids dress up like professionals and exchange currency in a brand-saturated environment.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/this-week-in-brand-strategy-marketing-16.html Fri, 08 Apr 2011 18:45:33 +0000 PSFK curates some of the brand strategy, digital and creative advertising news that caught our attention this week. ]]> 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/2010/08/pics-us-dollar-redesign-by-dowling-duncan.html Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:05:47 +0000 An entry for the Dollar ReDe$ign Project aims to be educational and easy to use.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/08/creative-commons-licensed-money.html Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:45:48 +0000 Artist Seiji Ueoka's artwork blurs the relationship between copyright laws and ownership. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/07/inception-and-the-rise-of-the-meme.html Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:32:14 +0000 Christopher Nolan’s Inception has received plenty of buzz about its cast, direction, score, and intricate plot, but there is something more to this summer blockbuster worth considering. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/07/tracking-a-paper-trail-with-the-bijlmer-euro.html Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:34:33 +0000 RFID tags allow for artist Christian Nold to visualize the currency flow of a micro-economy. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/07/monocolumn-rupee%e2%80%99s-new-symbol-status.html Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:15:57 +0000 India might not yet have cracked the G8, but it is joining an equally select financial group: those economies whose currencies have their own symbol.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/04/redesigning-the-dollar-bill.html Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:00:22 +0000 In an age of virtual currency, some are still attempting to make the one-dollar American bill more aesthetically pleasing and effective. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/facebook-applies-to-trademark-its-virtual-currency-platform.html Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:10:28 +0000 Facebook has applied to trademark its virtual currency platform, Facebook Credits.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/06/gold-vending-machine.html Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:27:08 +0000 Hoping to offer those in a currency panic a way to offload their rapidly devaluating cash, TG-Gold-Super-Markt is installing vending machines that dispense 1 gram, 5 gram and 10 gram gold bars and coins. A prototype released in the Frankfurt Airport charged $42 for a tiny single gram of gold. The vending machine’s prices are updated every two minutes, but do not reflect global commodity fluctuations—instead offering a 30% premium above the true market price of gold. Recession-addled investors would be well-advised to invest elsewhere. [via Gizmodo]]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/06/noncents-do-we-still-need-the-penny.html Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:05:28 +0000 NonCents is the work of a group of design students from the University of Washington. They have created an exhibition that uses interactive parking meters and an indoor display to explore reasons why the penny should be removed from circulation. The Wall Street Journal recently delved into this issue when it published an article about the newly redesigned penny. The article is clearly in favor of abolishing the one cent piece, citing production costs as the main reason. They explain: In a 2006 editorial in the Journal, Harvard economist Greg Mankiw made a simple case for getting rid of theRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/04/absolut-kindness-in-london.html Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:24:23 +0000 Following their ‘Kindness as Currency’ TV ad which debuted last week, Absolut is engaging with people in a range of surprising ways this week in London. All around the city, the brand is handing out freebies to people who perform an act of kindness, which could be as simple as smiling at someone. At cinemas in Islington and Clapham, customers exchanged high-fives and compliments for free snacks and drinks, and in Shoreditch and Soho, a simple smile earned people a free coffee. Details of upcoming ‘kindness’ events for the rest of the week are being posted on the Absolut KindnessRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/online-reputation-as-currency-and-property.html Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:08:30 +0000 When we speak of virtual economies, the first thing that may come to mind is the immersive 3D worlds like Second Life, etc. But the entire internet can be considered an near-infinite virtual world, where anything that happens is part of the complex “life” of that space. The web of activities that we participate in leave an indelible trace and builds up a significant virtual persona (for better or worse.) The Yale Law Journal has published an interesting article that discusses how to legally deal with this space where reputation becomes a kind of currency, the substance of value ratherRead more...]]>