http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:00:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/mad-men-season-five-poster-series-self-initiated-by-radio.html Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:37:50 +0000 A South African design firm has created some inspired posters for AMX's popular show in anticipation of its fifth season.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/vintage-retro-radios-now-come-with-an-ipod-dock.html Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:40:54 +0000 Deco Blaster is a series of vintage retro radios that have been refurbished and reconditioned for modern devices.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/russell-davies-secondary-attention-and-the-little-boxes-of-sound.html Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:25:19 +0000 Head of Planning at Ogilvy says that sound is screenless design - and a great way to connect technology and people.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/aiming-to-please-big-labels-spotify-caps-free-use.html Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:05:00 +0000 Cuts to Spotify's free listening are sweeteners to the US music industry, where the streaming service wants to launch next]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/03/making-automatic-music-with-the-audio-environment.html Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:22:15 +0000 Los Angeles public safety broadcasts collide with ambient chill out music in an innovative project by Eric Eberhardt.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/01/on-air-on-sale-sony-and-universal-to-kill-the-traditional-pre-release-window.html Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:36:47 +0000 The labels are moving away from the traditional way of marketing music and making singles available on radio and download stores simultaneously]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/12/local-community-radio-act-diversifies-airwaves.html Mon, 20 Dec 2010 16:19:23 +0000 Grassroots pressure helped pave the way for the creation of new, non-commercial stations on American airwaves.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/12/frog-design-the-future-of-public-media.html Thu, 09 Dec 2010 21:08:41 +0000 Traditional media outlets still struggle to garner financial support from their increasingly fragmented audience. How is public media giant NPR excelling in the face of digital publishing? ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/11/monocolumn-bonjour-londres-french-radio-launches-in-the-capital.html Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:35:16 +0000 Wander around the South Kensington neighbourhood of London as school finishes and you could be forgiven for thinking you’d been transported to a Parisian arrondissement. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/monocle-announces-a-24-hour-radio-program.html Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:39:46 +0000 Monocle magazine has announced that it will launch a 24 hour radio show later this year.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/ironic-radio-playing-with-typologies-and-discomforting-interactions.html Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:07:58 +0000 The Interaction Design Programme at the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design shares some of their latest projects with PSFK.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/interface-innovation-matt-browns-rfid-radio.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:50:46 +0000 In a move to add a physical connection to the artists we listen to, Matt Brown has created a prototype design for a interchangeable RFID radio system.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/pics-a-noospheric-atlas-of-the-united-states.html Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:36:47 +0000 Brett Ian Balogh creates beautiful abstractions that document the mass media's airwave occupation. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/06/movimento-canarinho.html Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:56:22 +0000 Switzerland: 1954. The now iconic yellow jersey of the Brazilian soccer team makes its debut in a major competition, the World Cup. As the Brazilian team enters the field all dressed in yellow, the radio broadcaster Geraldo José de Almeida spontaneously creates the nickname that would characterize the team from that day on: Canarinho (“Little Canary”), a yellow bird very common in Brazil. Inspired by Brazilian street art and street soccer, Movimento Canarinho is Nike’s first campaign to be developed 100% in (and for) Brazil. The initiative attempts to rescue the Canarinho sprit: the spirit of those who know theyRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/06/amazing-radio-only-plays-unsigned-artists.html Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:30:47 +0000 Yesterday saw the launch of a new national Radio service on Digital frequency [DAB] that shall give a voice to new music artists in a way that they have never previously been offered. Amazing Radio shall only play music by unsigned artists, playing some of the 15,000 tracks that have been uploaded on to the Amazing music website [all of which are downloadable, with 70% of revenue going directly to the artist]. Trialling for six months, the self styled ‘democratic radio station’ is giving voice to new talent, both unsigned artists and presenters, and giving them a platform to displayRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2005/09/interview-with-scott-mckenzie-of-billboard-radio-monitor.html Wed, 28 Sep 2005 19:57:18 +0000 At IF we like to listen to the songs on the radio as much as the next blogger, but recently we’ve started to get distracted by new fangled things like podcasts and shuffle. We decided to ask an industry insider, Scott McKenzie – Editor In Chief of Billboard’s Radio Monitor, to give us his view on trends facing the radio sector. We’re watching a transformation in the radio sector with the take off of satellite radio. How do you see distribution of radio evolving over the next 18 months? There is indeed a transformation underway but I don’t necessarily agreeRead more...]]>