8 Trends to Capitalize on in 2008

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The Power of Green

The best introduction to this article is the first paragraph.

"One day Iraq, our post-9/11 trauma and the divisiveness of the Bush years will all be behind us — and America will need, and want, to get its groove back. We will need to find a way to reknit America at home, reconnect America abroad and restore America to its natural place in the global order — as the beacon of progress, hope and inspiration. I have an idea how. It’s called 'green.' " (Article by Thomas L. Friedman, courtesy of nytimes.com)

Raise the price; make a sale

Sharp Number n. A precise or unrounded number.

Example Citations:
You're selling your house. You set the asking price at a nice round figure—$420,000, let's say. But if you had chosen to list the house for $420,399—almost $400 more—your chances of finding a buyer just might improve.

Via Word Spy.

Managing Design from designcouncil.uk

designcouncil.uk has published a series of articles with topics including managing for design excellence and meeting business challenges as well as real life examples from companies such as Alessi, Microsoft, LEGO, Sony, Starbucks, Virgin Atlantic, etc....

Small Wind Turbine

Harnessing wind power for use in residential applications has been a challenge, but a new breed of vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) from Helix Wind offers a promising design that may change the way we do wind at home.

Check it out by clicking here

Anyone needs a new dentist?

Only in the UK

PRETTY POLLY BILLBOARD (UK)
E-mail Wednesday, 29 November 2006

http://www.thecoolhunter.net/images/stories/_2006/IMAGES2/ukbillboard.jpg

The billboard has long been one of the most powerful forms of location advertising. Just think of New York’s Time Square – many a car accident has been caused be motorists loosing concentration because they’re attention has
been captivated by a ten storey high image of Madonna, Kate Moss or Calvin Klein’s latest sex-god male model.

If it hasn’t already caused any accidents we’re predicting that this sexy new billboard ad in the UK for underwear brand Pretty Polly will have cars thumping into each other in no time. The six storey ad features a leggy model wearing a skirt made from real material which, when sent north by the wind reveals her sexy black tights. We love it. by Lisa Evans

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400 seconds - 20 images - Design Forum NY

Please read article on link attached.
Pretty cool idea.

Anyone interested in doing something like this in our meetings? It could help us learn more about what intrigues us, inspires us and impacts the way we think and work.

Exerpt from it:
"It's architecture’s version of speed dating. At Pecha Kucha, an event born in Tokyo in 2003 and introduced to New Yorkers in September, architects are allowed 400 seconds to show 20 images of their work. “There’s no saying ‘back’ to the projectionist,” explains Klein Dytham Architecture principal Mark Dytham, who began organizing the events with partner Astrid Klein. Indeed, the projectionist changes the slide every 20 seconds, ready or not."

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ham or turkey?

ham is considered the other white, while the traditional turkey is the first white meat. many consider the added benefits of using ham as the first alternative to the turkey for taste as well as the historical probelems of the "dry" turkey that is served - and we dare say - chokes the old granny.

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Hear Architecture Here

Scribble while you work. You can listen to engaging folks talk about themselves and their work. Be inspired here: http://www.architecture-radio.org/.

And you can subscribe to podcasts:
http://www.aia.org/podcasts/
There is a podcast for DnR, Design and Architecture on LA's NPR station. Maybe someone can respond with that podcast address?

Phipps Tower Rendering

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Bubble Screen

The Bubble Screen is a project that has been 2 years in the making. Even though there are other bubble display screens around the latest version of this organic display creates perfect bubbles in any size and speed and uses them as pixels to write texts or make drawings into the liquid.

Hard to read the text but could be an interesting application in the right context.

New Soccer Stadium in Valencia, Spain

I thought the movie was cool, also the design.
Designer: Reid Fenwick Asociados (Madrid, Londres).

Mediamesh

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Mediamesh is a revolutionary, new, product that integrates of digital imagery and color into Tigris. Through a special construction, we interweave special LED strips at regular intervals. The LEDs will display all digital imagery, from logos to advertising and film. The LEDs are controlled remotely through a web-based user interface.

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this is a website that i visit once in a while when i need to look rendering techniques

Cool Design+Architecture Links

CA Design Show: CA Boom Show

Architecture: Best of Architecture

Architect Studio: Space Intl.

Design: Reset Design

Product: Rug Star

Prefab Architecture: Design Mobile

Architecture: Arkinetia

Architecture: La Reserva

Great Reference for Research

This is a great site to research demographic information in a specific geographic location in the US. Click on Neighboroo.com to check it out.