http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:51:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2010/08/employing-a-universal-language-lorenzo-marini-responds-to-psfk-future-of-health-report.html Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:15:23 +0000 An easy to understand symbolic language that can be used across cultures.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/bobby-mcferrin-crowd-sources-the-pentatonic-scale.html Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:02:38 +0000 Bobby McFerrin, a master in the possibilities of the human vocal chords, recently demonstrated the common understanding of the pentatonic scale at this year’s World Science Festival.  The playful and simple demonstration uses audience participation to recreate the scale even when it goes beyond the given instructions. The musical genius behind such uplifting songs as Don’t Worry, Be Happy, demonstrated this idea at the “Notes & Neurons: In Search of the Common Chorus” event which took place on June 12, 2009.  The panel discussion questions whether musical responses are nature or nurture and how universal the reactions are to rhythmRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/an-animated-history-of-the-internet.html Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:14:34 +0000 We came across this eight minute animated documentary titled “The History of the Internet” by Mehil Bilgil that touches on the innovations that have made our interconnected online lives possible.  The video uses voiceover accompanied by PICOL icons, a pictorial communication language created by Bilgil for his university thesis.  The project is in the early stages of developing a simplistic and universal sign system to enable easier electronic communication that is free from the constraints of written language.  While the current library of icons available for download is small, the open source system invites more designers to get involved.  We’llRead more...]]>