http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:24:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/new-polaroid-instant-camera-offers-digital-photography-with-a-touch-of-nostalgia.html Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:30:18 +0000 The Z340 updates the old technology for the digital age to offer the best of both worlds.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/gadgets-of-yesteryear-recreated-entirely-in-paper.html Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:38:28 +0000 French designer Zim and Zhou created old-school gadget paper craft masterpieces featuring some of the most well-loved technology of all time.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/hotel-guests-to-capture-their-stay-with-refurbished-polaroid-cameras.html Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:16:50 +0000 A hip hotel in the U.S. has partnered with the Impossible Project to offer guests exclusive refurbished Polaroid camera with film to capture their stay. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/need-to-know-10-must-read-posts-of-the-week-vol-6.html Sat, 03 Sep 2011 16:53:06 +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/2011/09/tokyo-police-club-launches-polaroid-sponsored-new-single-on-mashable.html Sat, 03 Sep 2011 16:48:29 +0000 The band tests an alternative publishing model by launching the new single off its Polaroid-sponsored project '10 Days, 10 Covers, 10 Years' boosting distribution using Mashable's reach.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/how-to-make-polaroid-film-video.html Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:18:52 +0000 The Impossible Project takes us to a brief tour of the processes behind their film production process.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/polaroids-best-under-the-sun-collection-and-contest.html Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:40:39 +0000 Polaroid Eyewear's collection features sunglasses inspired by past decades & gives you the chance to design a new pair.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/how-to-design-products-for-gen-y.html Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:45:48 +0000 Co. Design offers some key insights that product and experiential designers should consider - while we wonder if Lady GaGa's first product launch as Creative Director for Polaroid embodies these.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/lady-gaga-and-polaroid-release-instant-mobile-printer.html Fri, 27 May 2011 12:11:36 +0000 The first product from the singer's collaboration with Polaroid is to be released next month online and in Bloomingdale's stores.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/concept-iphone-case-prints-polaroids.html Tue, 03 May 2011 11:50:57 +0000 The accessory lets you print the photos you've just taken straight from your device.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/01/lady-gaga-unveils-polaroids-new-line-at-ces.html Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:38:14 +0000 Polaroid has launched a new line of products using its Zink printing technology.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/09/pics-recreating-the-magic-of-old-cameras-using-cardboard.html Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:05:49 +0000 Artist Kiel Johnson creates replicas of classic technology.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/what-do-you-want-to-do-before-you-die.html Mon, 17 May 2010 10:34:06 +0000 An ambitious project examines awareness of mortality, values, motivation to act on personal objectives - and how these may differ across societies and cultures.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/04/a-snap-a-day-keeps-the-doctor-away-the-best-iphone-photo-apps.html Thu, 01 Apr 2010 07:00:19 +0000 Jason Fields of iPhone app review blog app.itize.us, explores generative the best photography applications.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/the-impossible-project-comes-through-new-film-for-polaroid-cameras.html Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:56:22 +0000 The Impossible Project, an effort to save Polaroid film, is starting to pay off, with a new instant film for Polaroid cameras available in the market shortly.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/concept-printer-produces-polaroid-video-clips.html Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:41:35 +0000 Exploring the use of a thin touchscreen based on emerging graphene technology, designer Kim Hyun Joong has developed a concept for printable video clips. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/01/lady-gaga-named-creative-director-at-polaroid.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:40:53 +0000 Polaroid announced a strategic partnership with Lady Gaga, naming her their Creative Director of specialty products.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/polaroid-to-return.html Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:09:06 +0000 The Impossible Project and the new holders of the Polaroid brand are teaming up to bring back the iconic camera and film.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/the-last-production-polaroid-camera-kit.html Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:32:46 +0000 After Polaroid announced it was stopping production on the iconic camera technology, avid fans have struggled with the news, making fake Polaroid apps popular and even going so far as to create The Impossible Project to purchase all remaining film production material in a Dutch factory.  Now, after Polaroid moved on to digital versions, Urban Outfitters will soon sell a limited edition kit include the last production run of Type 779 instant film and Polaroid ONE600 cameras. Only 700 sets will be sold and hopefully the Impossible Project can get the production of film up and running by next yearRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/grant-hamiltons-abstract-polaroids.html Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:43:34 +0000 Daily Tonic points us to this colorful series of polaroid photographs that Grant Hamilton has taken. Since buying a camera in the last years of the Polaroid existence he has been taking close ups of geometric lines of color whenever he stumbles upon them. He told DT: “Through my photos, I strive to find beauty in the mundane. It is hard to describe to passers-by why, exactly, I am photographing the side of a bus or standing on a ladder on the side of a road, trying to reach a sign. Most of the time, however, people will see theRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/the-impossible-project-saving-polaroid-film.html Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:15:02 +0000 The legacy of Polaroid isn’t dead yet. An Austrian artist, businessman and Polaroid obsessive name Florian Kaps has swooped in to save the day. Last February when Polaroid announced they would stop making the iconic film, enthusiasts of the instant cameras were distraught at what seemed like the end of an era. But Kaps has devised a plan to re-open the currently dormant Polaroid factory in Amsterdam and begin manufacturing film again. Kaps is also the founder of Polanoid.net, (the biggest Polaroid gallery on the web) and Polanoir, the first ever Polaroid-only art gallery in Vienna. The Independent reports: NowRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/polaroid-unveils-instant-print-digital-camera.html Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:39:20 +0000 The Polaroid Corporation, best known for their instant film camera from the 1970s which they recently discontinued, has updated their product for the digital age.  The new PoGo, unveiled at the recent CES conference, is a new digital camera that will print a full color 2 x 3 inch photograph in under 60 seconds directly from the camera body.  We wrote about this when it was announced, but it looks like Polaroid is finally putting it into production. This new iteration of instant prints uses ZINK ink-free printing technology and utilizes a special paper embedded with heat activated dye crystals. Read more...]]>