http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:30:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/what-is-obama-reading-this-summer.html Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:07:58 +0000 Seems like Barack Obama plans to catch up on his summer reading with titles including 'The Bayou Trilogy' by Daniel Woodrell.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/the-bestselling-colors-in-modern-literature.html Thu, 04 Aug 2011 18:24:02 +0000 Is the color of a book cover in any way connected to its financial or critical success? ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/gil-scott-heron-obituary.html Mon, 30 May 2011 11:00:40 +0000 American poet and musician whose political awareness led him to celebrate black culture in influential recordings.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/how-the-web-allows-stories-to-be-spun-in-new-ways.html Mon, 09 May 2011 16:28:28 +0000 Transmedia narrative is beginning to take storytelling in radical new directions.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/can-reading-fiction-can-improve-your-social-skills.html Mon, 02 May 2011 12:44:04 +0000 A study suggests that readers of fiction tend to exhibit greater capacities to empathize.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/building-24-hours-of-fictional-time.html Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:55:45 +0000 Video installation The Clock presents an entire 24-hour cycle in clips that reference particular times of the day, lifted from thousands of different films. Could we do the same with lines from literature?]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/03/beautiful-rebels-the-daring-art-of-the-aesthetic-movement.html Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:42:17 +0000 The aesthetic movement was more than William Morris wallpaper – it turned values upside down. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/03/self-portraits-as-romantic-novel-covers.html Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:55:23 +0000 Artist Alex Holder recreated a range of classic book covers in photographs for International Women's Day.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/03/a-lo-fi-approach-to-storytelling.html Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:00:04 +0000 An offline, 'pop-up' publishing approach garners word of mouth success in New York City.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/12/interactive-literature-creation-with-the-automatypewriter-video.html Fri, 10 Dec 2010 13:36:28 +0000 An innovative typewriter concept can type on its own and predict a writer's next words. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/11/monster-supply-store-stocks-terror-and-inspiration-in-equal-measure.html Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:41:47 +0000 The Hoxton shop continues the fine tradition of design fiction that is emblematic of the 826 National movement.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/11/collectible-beer-bottle-fiction.html Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:42:48 +0000 A Massachusetts-based brewery has created a selection of limited edition beer bottles covered in a 12-part detective series label. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/08/protocol-architecture-using-fictitious-narratives-to-innovate.html Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:29:12 +0000 A team of designers adopt an unconventional methodology for architectural design. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/06/hoverboard-no-longer-a-sci-fi-fantasy.html Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:36:46 +0000 French artist Nils Guadagnin has created a working prototype of an iconic piece of fictional technology.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/rob-walker-explores-narrative-and-the-future-of-significant-objects.html Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:16:45 +0000 What do a tiny jar of mayonnaise, a monkey hand puppet and an old pencil case have in common? Rob Walker speaks on the value-added of object storytelling.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/nonobject-a-book-of-fictional-designs.html Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:00:26 +0000 NonObject is a book on imaginative designs which are aimed at stimulating new thinking on creating innovative objects.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/the-book-remix.html Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:47:37 +0000 It seems like the perfect formula for a date book: Jane Austen + undead ultraviolence. Last seen guiding people “How to Survive a Horror Movie”, Seth Grahame-Smith hijacks the classic author’s “Pride and Prejudice” with an unexpected and critically acclaimed zombie angle. “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” is set to be the first of a series of Quirk Classics that fool around with influential literature. To comply with copyright laws however, it’s likely that only stories published in the United States before 1923 will qualify. The publisher, Quirk Books, has mentioned some of their favorite fan-suggested titles on their websiteRead more...]]>