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FanCulture

FanCulture

Video here FanCulture is a documentary film made by Amplify, a british agency specialized in brand strategy, experiences and amplification. It’s an original way for an agency to expose their point of view (for a client for example), about how it gonna be very important to create very strong relationship with their fans. (via  ‏...
Urban eXperiment

Urban eXperiment

Read the Wired article I haven’t had enough time to write an article today, so here’s a Wired article about a new kind of french « hackers ». A great approach to the Culture, contrasted with an lamentable reaction of the French administration. - – - Je n’ai pas eu assez de temps pour écrire un article...
PressPausePlay

PressPausePlay

You must see this great documentary about the digital revolution of the last decade. There is lot of inspiring analysis by some great artists. A video founded by @PierrejeanB - – - Vous devez voir ce superbe documentaire sur la révolution digitale de cette dernière décénie. Il y a beaucoup de commentaires d’artistes très instructifs...
I went to MoMA

I went to MoMA

« I Went to MoMA » is a beautiful project by Poke New York for the famous most recognize museumof the town. Each visitor can draw his own history/relationship with the museum and share it directly on an interactive wall and on a dedicated website. The best form has been exhibited throughout New York City. A platform...
Prototyping Interfaces

Prototyping Interfaces

Here is a great project « Prototyping interfaces« , it’s a 280 pages book about interactive sketches with the visual programming language VVVV. The first theoretical part concerns the definition and the meaning of the term « prototype » in the design process. The second part it’s about practical stuff, the basics of the visual programming language VVVV and...
Edwin London Flagship

Edwin London Flagship

Here is a second article by Oliver Legris for Edwin. A great japanese brand that you may remember with this video This week end I visited Edwin flagship in Shoreditch London, the first shop the brand opened in Europe. Founded after WWII in Japan, selling U.S military surplus, Edwin started making and selling jeans in...
Spotify Box

Spotify Box

A beautiful way to materialize a digital concept, that of sharing playlists. It’s also a way to move from an immaterial emotional link to an physically emotional connection much stronger. Designed by Jordi Parra - – - Une très belle façon de matérialisé un concept digital, celui du partage de playlist. Une manière également de...
Michael Bierut, 5 secrets from 86 Notebooks

Michael Bierut, 5 secrets from 86 Notebooks

Why are you a designer? If you find/understand « why » you do this job, then you will have a chance to do differently from your neighbor and therefore do a good work, or work that will makes you happy. Here is a very instructive talk with Michael Bierut, partner in the New York office of Pentagram,...
Muji Product Fitness 80

Muji Product Fitness 80

Today I have the pleasure to receive the Olivier Legris‘ reviews, planner at Grand Union London, on the Muji exhibition at the Design Museum of London. One year after the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11th 2011, Muji decided to remember the event by doing a 10 days long exhibition at the Design Museum of...
thisispaper

thisispaper

Voici quelques visuels extraits du site internet du bureau de tendance thisispaper. Produit par le nouveau département « The Moods » le but est de faire une sélection des tendances actuelles et des senteurs de notre vie de tous les jours. Une approche classique des bureaux de tendances, mais une présentation plutôt réussie. Une entreprise nouvellement lancée...
The Fundamental Elements of Design

The Fundamental Elements of Design

Un petit mémo très intéressant lorsque l’on s’attaque à un branding.
Best Made Company

Best Made Company

Best Made Company a été fondé en 2009 par Peter Buchanan-Smith, suite a un besoin très simple, celui d’avoir une hache de qualité. Il a donc décidé de concevoir sa propre hache, voulant faire renouer les consommateurs avec la nature et le travail fait main. Il a créé une société pour vendre ses créations, allant...