Consumers

August 19, 2009 by Simon Mainwaring

The chart above does a handy job of breaking down the various choices available to us for communication. On the one hand, its easy to interpret this variety of choice as freedom, and equally easy to imagine that such freedom enriches our lives. On the other hand, the choices above (most of which did not […]

July 13, 2009 by Simon Mainwaring

A day doesn’t pass without a new augmented reality application for the iPhone 3GS making its tour of Twitter and the web. A recent example is the great London Tube app below. It’s utility can’t be denied. You simply hold up your phone wherever you are and the location, direction and distance to the nearest …

July 6, 2009 by Simon Mainwaring

Uniquo, the tirelessly inventive Japanese design company that won the digital Titanium Grand Prix last year, had a fascinating t-shirt stand at the Cannes Festival last week. Each t-shirt had a simple panel stuck to the fabric that felt just a little bit thicker than the cotton shirt around it. A short animated sequence was …

April 25, 2009 by Simon Mainwaring

Re-cession. We’re in the middle of it and people are talking about their jobs, livelihood and future. According to the Huffington Post, jobless claims rose in 46 states last week, with California posting it’s highest jobless rate in three decades (11.2%). What’s more, while the economy tanks technology continues to change industries and the way …