http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:00:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/mobile-phone-game-marketing-ideas.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:26:01 +0000 Marketers are combining location-based data with augmented reality to create interactive games that take place over distances. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/zynga-hasbro-toys-headlines.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:30:53 +0000 Zynga, whose games account for $445m of Facebook's $3.7bn revenue in 2011, to create FarmVille figurines with toy firm]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/lego-moleskine-notebook.html Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:01:55 +0000 Famous building-blocks brand teams with the Italian company to produce a unique scratch pad. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/sears-kmart-turn-walls-into-qr-enabled-catalogs.html Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:07:32 +0000 The two retailers are allowing customers to shop on the go in unexpected locations.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/toys-r-us-turns-black-friday-into-a-26-hour-day-headlines.html Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:44:16 +0000 The toy retailer will open for the huge sale a day early.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/augmented-reality-app-supports-a-scavenger-hunt-for-custom-toys.html Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:27:58 +0000 Designer Toy Run turns vinyl toy collecting into a scavenger hunt.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/staple-design-x-kidrobot-staple-tire-pigeon-headlines.html Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:13:24 +0000 The New York City icon with a designer toy twist.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/cscout-japan-good-design-award-2011.html Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:30:57 +0000 The best Japanese design from toys to tools.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/an-ethical-guide-to-your-home-how-green-and-fair-trade-are-you.html Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:38:31 +0000 What is the true origin and manufacturing process for all the items we use on a daily basis?]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/the-newest-desktop-addiction-buckycubes.html Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:14:15 +0000 These tiny, powerful rare earth magnets are enough fun to keep you distracted from work for hours. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/triple-pundit-mattel-says-yes-to-greenpeace-no-to-rainforest-destruction.html Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:58:33 +0000 Greenpeace's campaign to have toy company Mattel switch its paper sourcing policy has worked.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/nostalgic-tribute-to-80s-childhood-toys-video.html Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:53:19 +0000 The two-minute King of Legoland video shows a variety of retro childhood toys that were vastly popular in the 1980s. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/the-live-action-toy-story-project-a-shot-by-shot-fan-remake-video.html Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:47:22 +0000 Jonason Pauley is recreating the original movie using real toys and people.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/playful-legos-remake-classic-photos.html Fri, 30 Sep 2011 11:25:34 +0000 A British photographer uses toy building blocks to recreate classic and iconic photographs. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/get-ready-to-rock-with-air-picks.html Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:22:35 +0000 Newly-released toy contains classic riffs for air guitarists to strum along to.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/fijit-friends-the-new-interactive-toy-from-mattel.html Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:11:49 +0000 These robotic singing and dancing figures could become the latest craze for kids.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/the-art-of-hybrid-communications-video.html Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:08:30 +0000 Dentsu London and Berg have teamed up to create an interesting augmented reality toy concept and content platform.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/12/a-kinetic-metropolis-video.html Tue, 14 Dec 2010 21:19:43 +0000 Artist Chris Burden gathered over 1,200 custom-designed cars to race around a massive sculpture-race track.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/12/lego-contraption-predicts-the-next-solar-eclipse-video.html Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:28:49 +0000 A project uses simple building blocks for complex mathematical calculations. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/11/tegu-live-encouraging-creativity-via-social-play.html Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:14:25 +0000 A collaborative approach to encouraging creativity via social play, and an embodiment of values of social and environmental consciousness, education and innovation.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/10/a-3d-printer-made-from-lego.html Thu, 21 Oct 2010 12:20:24 +0000 The world's favorite toy building bricks were recently used to build a functioning printer.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/10/pics-pixel-art-physical-fictions-lego-letterpress-prints.html Wed, 13 Oct 2010 15:54:22 +0000 A novel mash-up using classic toys and an archaic printing technique.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/08/personal-satellites-becoming-more-feasible.html Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:35:24 +0000 Smartphones and unconventional toy parts are the main components of these low cost devices.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/07/slow-culture-meets-toy-making.html Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:42:50 +0000 A designer sticks to old school values that celebrate handcrafting and simplicity.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/06/pinwheel-inspired-light-powered-by-wind-energy.html Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:07:13 +0000 A green educational toy harnesses renewable energy to light a bulb.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/06/video-inkjet-printer-made-of-legos.html Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:32:20 +0000 b3ta, the digital arts community, has produced a working machine made out of the toy bricks.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/pics-unidentified-magical-object.html Thu, 13 May 2010 18:47:34 +0000 The U.M.O is an ambiguous object designed to spark creativity.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/drawing-on-toy-cars-determines-their-movements.html Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:46:53 +0000 Sketch-a-Move is a project that translate paths drawn onto the top of toy cars into actual movements.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/infographic-what-people-are-buying-online-vs-offline.html Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:03:51 +0000 Permuto has used recent US Census Bureau data to depict the amount of purchases across several categories that are made in-store, vs. online.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/micro-robotics-bring-low-cost-sensors-to-childrens-toys.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:46:48 +0000 The Hexbug line of micro-robotic devices feature a combination of touch, light, and auditory sensors to mimic the behavior of real creatures.]]>