Ward Sutton takes a graphic look at what posters say about candidates for the U.S. presidency. NYT View full entry
"The Crazy Robertson" on The Wall Street Journal View full entry
JAPAN- Scientists have created a stretch of road that plays music when motorists drive over it. InventorSpot View full entry
There are thousands of people living on the roofs and the top floors of their houses in Villahermosa, much of which is underwater after rain-swollen rivers and lagoons flooded the gulf state of Tabasco last week. NYT View full entry
A vending-machine dress and fire extinguisher backpack offer a quick disguise in cases of emergency and are the latest in urban camouflage. NYT View full entry
"He was good-looking, he was young, but more than that, he died for his ideals, so he automatically becomes an icon." "There is a theory that an image can only exist for a certain amount of time before capitalism appropriates it. But capitalism only wants to appropriate images if they retain some... View full entry
“Stretched type, day-glo colours and a flagrant disregard for the rules: are we witnessing a knee-jerk reaction to the slick sameness of so much design or a genuine cultural shift?” Creative Review | Related: Jul 28, 07 | Jun 18, 07 View full entry
The Ericsson Tower Tube is an innovative construction that houses base stations and antennas, fully encapsulating them in an aesthetic, energy-efficient and environmentally friendly tower. A product that has many implications for architectural use. Ericsson l videos View full entry
A debate is raging in the American fashion industry over knockoff designs. Copying, which has always existed in fashion, has become so pervasive in the Internet era it is now the No. 1 priority of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, which is lobbying Congress to extend copyright... View full entry
In fictional visions of the future they fill the skies, zipping people around in air-cushioned comfort. But flying cars have been conspicuously absent from real life. The M200G | The Guardian | The Telegraph View full entry
In these marketing years, Hogan Leather sells a line of clothing just like Kerouac worn! Done the road yet? village voice View full entry
An ambient orb is a little ball that changes color in coordination with a selected data input. The orbs were originally used to track stocks, but now Southern California Edison is beginning to use them as tool to allow people to track, and hopefully change, their energy consumption patterns... View full entry
"Scientists hail ‘frozen smoke’ as material that will change world" A miracle material for the 21st century could protect your home against bomb blasts, mop up oil spillages and even help man to fly to Mars. Aerogel, one of the world’s lightest solids, can withstand a direct... View full entry
In the late 1980s there was a realization among highway officials that road signs needed to be improved to accommodate the aging American population. A design team from the Pennsylvania Transportation Institute, with the design firm Meeker & Associates in Larchmont, N.Y., and the digital-type... View full entry
Furniture company Design Within Reach Inc. reported a loss of $575,000 for the second quarter. link View full entry