http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:15:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/what-is-googles-ice-cream-sandwich.html Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:08:54 +0000 Samsung showcases Android's new operating system at Nexus launch.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/ben-jerrys-is-the-first-brand-to-publicly-side-with-occupy-wall-st-headlines.html Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:14:23 +0000 The ice cream brand's homepage offers a message of solidarity with the protesters. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/yes-its-true-ben-jerrys-introduces-schweddy-balls-ice-cream-flavor-headlines.html Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:56:55 +0000 Ben & Jerry's announced a new ice cream flavor named "Schweddy Balls," a joke from a SNL skit making fun of NPR.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/pop-up-shop-understands-that-eating-ice-cream-isnt-the-same-without-the-beach-pics.html Wed, 10 Aug 2011 19:18:32 +0000 St. Martins Lane Hotel in London has a new pop-up shop that brings you the beach and serves artisanal gelato.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/rfid-equipped-ice-cream-scoopers-update-flavor-availability.html Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:54:13 +0000 Izzy’s Ice Cream Café in Minneapolis, Minnesota outfits their serving freezers and scoopers with RFID technology in order to continuously update a real-time flavor availability website. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/07/pic-not-the-season-for-ice-cream.html Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:00:22 +0000 Artisanal icecream makers ensure their treats are seasonal too. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/07/pic-ben-jerrys-gets-tweeting-truck.html Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:46:18 +0000 Ice-cream brand's new mobile outlet lets people know where they are via Twitter. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/06/seth-godin-lulas-logic.html Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:08:20 +0000 Lessons in marketing from Lula's Apothecary, a vegan ice cream shop in New York City.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/creative-inspiration-from-behance-xxxv.html Wed, 26 May 2010 10:42:15 +0000 Behance is a company that organizes the creative world to make ideas happen. Creative thinkers – the people with the most ideas – often struggle the most with organization and productivity. Behance aims to change that.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/moobellas-ice-cream-on-demand-machine.html Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:11:45 +0000 North Eastern University and Worcester Polytechnic Institute recently got to test out an intriguing new ice cream new vending machine.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/dr-whippy-serves-more-ice-cream-to-sad-customers.html Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:22:03 +0000 At the ARS Electronica festival in Linz, British artist, Demitrios Kargotis, unveiled Dr. Whippy, an ice cream machine that serves customers based on their stress levels.  The unique machine that has traveled across events for two years, measures how unhappy the user is based on voice stress analysis and then serves up a dollop or heap of ice cream based on its diagnosis. The machine asks several questions and after assessing the patient, immediately prescribes its dose for effective results.  The project was funded in part by the Royal College of Art and will hopefully continue to circulate as crowdsRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/07/micro-batch-ice-cream.html Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:52:34 +0000 PSFK spotted this micro-batch ice-cream parlor on a recent trip to Beacon in New York state. Beyond using an array of local fresh ingredients, Zora Dora sells only product handmade that day. Produced in small batches, they say they are able to control the quality and freshness of all their frozen desserts. They also support local Hudson Valley farmers trying to use the freshest dairy, fruit and vegetable products when in season. Zora Dora]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/04/the-ice-cream-van-orchestra.html Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:02:55 +0000 The Fleet Ice Cream Orchestra is a collection of six vans which utilize the twelve notes available on the onboard electric toy xylophone, known as a ‘Pixiphone,’ to create new music with a recognizable sound quality.  The group debuted last summer at the Whitestable Biennale and are headed by Chris Yates and Kelvin Pawsey, two art technicians from Folkestone.  The Telegraph reports on the musical style: The unique tinny sound which heralds the arrival of sticky dairy products and recognised by children across the land is thanks to the Grampian horn bolted to the van’s axel and pointed towards theRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/haagen-dazs-five.html Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:52:47 +0000 Haagen Dazs seems to have taken note of the trend to simplify ingredients and has launched a new ice-cream with only five ingredients. For example the ingredients of Vanilla Bean are skim milk, cream, sugar, egg yolks and vanilla. Five]]>