http://www.psfk.com Good Ideas Report Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:04:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/pics-lego-urban-renewal-comes-to-new-york.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/pics-lego-urban-renewal-comes-to-new-york.html#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:04:42 +0000 Dan Gould http://www.psfk.com/?p=58468 Artist Jan Vormann recently traveled to New York to apply some of his LEGO renovations to cracks and holes around the city.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/pics-lego-urban-renewal-comes-to-new-york.html/feed 1 http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/bug-labs-unveils-the-bug-2-0-platform-support-for-android-development.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/bug-labs-unveils-the-bug-2-0-platform-support-for-android-development.html#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:42:27 +0000 Scott Lachut http://www.psfk.com/?p=57008 Bug Labs has unveiled its next-generation platform today, the BUG 2.0, supporting Android development and full BeagleBoard capability. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/bug-labs-unveils-the-bug-2-0-platform-support-for-android-development.html/feed 1 http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/legomuji-introduce-craft-inspired-toys.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/legomuji-introduce-craft-inspired-toys.html#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:03:33 +0000 Dave Pinter http://www.psfk.com/?p=52937 Lego and Muji recently released a collaborative toy project in Japan that cleverly merges the personality of each brand.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/legomuji-introduce-craft-inspired-toys.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/dutch-designers-create-interlocking-lego-fashion.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/dutch-designers-create-interlocking-lego-fashion.html#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:27:00 +0000 Laura Feinstein http://www.psfk.com/?p=52603 Refinity dresses consist of interlocking parts which can be added or taken away from a garment, allowing users to alter it's design on demand.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/dutch-designers-create-interlocking-lego-fashion.html/feed 1 http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/on-naming-legos-various-bricks-and-pieces.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/on-naming-legos-various-bricks-and-pieces.html#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:50:57 +0000 Scott Lachut http://www.psfk.com/?p=51365 While far from a comprehensive study on the development of hyper-local languages, Giles Turnbull's ad hoc research on how different children name Lego's various building blocks is an interesting, albeit quirky, glimpse into the ways we build internal dialogues and communicate with one another.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/on-naming-legos-various-bricks-and-pieces.html/feed 1 http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/on-naming-legos-various-bricks-and-pieces-2.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/on-naming-legos-various-bricks-and-pieces-2.html#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:50:57 +0000 Scott Lachut http://www.psfk.com/?p=51365 While far from a comprehensive study on the development of hyper-local languages, Giles Turnbull's ad hoc research on how different children name Lego's various building blocks is an interesting, albeit quirky, glimpse into the ways we build internal dialogues and communicate with one another.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/on-naming-legos-various-bricks-and-pieces-2.html/feed 1 http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/pics-kitchen-island-made-of-20000-lego-bricks.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/pics-kitchen-island-made-of-20000-lego-bricks.html#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:41:28 +0000 Dan Gould http://www.psfk.com/?p=49858 Designers Philippe Simon and Pillard Rosetti customized their IKEA kitchen island by covering it with over 20,000 LEGO pieces.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/pics-kitchen-island-made-of-20000-lego-bricks.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/james-may-builds-a-house-with-lego-bricks.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/james-may-builds-a-house-with-lego-bricks.html#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:42:14 +0000 Dave Pinter http://www.psfk.com/?p=45228 'Captain Slow' on Top Gear has been at work on a new series called Toy Stories that will air in UK on BBC2 this autumn. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/james-may-builds-a-house-with-lego-bricks.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2009/05/frank-lloyd-wright-immortalized-in-lego.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/05/frank-lloyd-wright-immortalized-in-lego.html#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 15:17:35 +0000 Dan Gould http://www.psfk.com/?p=33762 LEGO has teamed up with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and Brickstructures, Inc. to create two LEGO sets that depict some of the architect's iconic buildings.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/05/frank-lloyd-wright-immortalized-in-lego.html/feed 7 http://www.psfk.com/2009/04/lego-joins-forces-with-shanghai-traffic-police-on-satisfication-voting-booth.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/04/lego-joins-forces-with-shanghai-traffic-police-on-satisfication-voting-booth.html#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:12:59 +0000 Sean Leow http://www.psfk.com/?p=32294 We’ve been noticing more stringent enforcement of traffic laws at Shanghai’s major intersections over the past few months. At one of Shanghai’s busiest intersections, we recently noticed an interesting voting booth / suggestion box created by ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/04/lego-joins-forces-with-shanghai-traffic-police-on-satisfication-voting-booth.html/feed 5 http://www.psfk.com/2009/04/visual-timeline-of-lego-minifigs.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/04/visual-timeline-of-lego-minifigs.html#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:24:32 +0000 Francisco Hui http://www.psfk.com/?p=30037 Lego has created a photo archive of every mini-figure they have created since 1978. These mini-portraits give us a glimpse into all the different Lego sets created over time and a bit of nostalgia for those of us that grew up with … [visit site to read more] © Francisco Hui for PSFK, 2009. | Permalink | 6 comments | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: Lego, minifigs, portraits Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/04/visual-timeline-of-lego-minifigs.html/feed 6 http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/legos-digital-box-adds-augmented-reality-toy-previews.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/legos-digital-box-adds-augmented-reality-toy-previews.html#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:34:18 +0000 Dan Gould http://www.psfk.com/?p=24576 Plain old reality is rapidly being woven together with the virtual by functional augmented reality tools that attach digital to physical. We’ve seen 3D information layers used in ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/legos-digital-box-adds-augmented-reality-toy-previews.html/feed 6