This is a great twist on augmented reality. Instead of the screen being the focus and the point where data and reality meet, here the screen is merely the starting point. The focus is instead a real product, in this case a kitchen, which has some clever lighting to change the colour and the texture of it’s surfaces. More here.
Virtuelles Design Studio für EGGER by Grosse8 from Grosse 8 on Vimeo.
By now you’ve probably seen the clever use of computer and iPhone wallpaper that replicates what’s behind, thus making the device appear to be transparent. Gizmodo have a new take on this that came about during a recent tear down of the new iMac. These high quality images effectively remove the screen to reveal the intricate guts of an iMac.
1. Customizable Clothing: Unique 120-Zipper Dress Design
2. bing image archive
3. TimeRadarTrees (data visualisation)
4. 50 great examples of infographics
5. F.O.M.S. – Internet Explorer 8 (scary just how closely this resembles a recent Citysearch campaign)
6. Your Future Is Calling: 15 Cool Cell Phone Concepts
7. 1600 Stacked Chairs = Massive Public Art Installation
Telling the time never looked so good. It was also never that complicated either. Building a makeshift sundial from the box the watch came in could be considerably quicker. Tokyoflash
Absolutely gorgeous work from Sean at Aeriform. I wish I (a) had clients like this and (b) could produce work like this.
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