Le photographe David de Rueda livre une sublime série, témoignage d’époques passées, véritable chasse aux fantômes. Urban Escape est un voyage à travers les Etats-Unis, sous le prisme des lieux oubliés du géant occidental. Usines désaffectées, stades vides et oubliés, chaque nouvel endroit vibre encore de vie sur les photos de David, et laisse à l’imagination le soin de tout restaurer. Un très bel hommage, accompagné d’un film tout aussi magnifique. Suivez David sur Instagram 

Le photographe parisien Laurent Pons revisite l’univers de StarWars en plaçant des modèles et maquettes de la saga dans la réalité. Sa série réimplante le monde imaginé par Georges Lucas dans un Paris bien contemporain. Entre photographie et retouche sur photoshop, l’artiste abat la frontière entre cinéma et réalité, et créée une atmosphère surréaliste, qui nous emmène dans une galaxie lointaine, très lointaine. Retrouvez le travail de Laurent dans le catalogue de la galerie Geraldine Zberro. 

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Having lived in a tiny apartment in London, I had come to rely on the humble tubular-frame folding chair. Dragging them out when friends came over when all the usual bulky and cumbersome dining chairs were taken.

As homes within densely populated cities become increasingly smaller, demand for space-conscious furniture has increased. Take a look at the folding chair market, and you won’t be surprised to find an array of offerings, all utilizing similar folding mechanisms with the sole intention of saving space—usually on a budget.

The Native folding chair aspires to be more than a back-up for occasional guests. A folding chair that encourages everyday use and practicality without compromising on ergonomics by offering a more conventional dining chair form.

Inspiration for the project came from both contemporary Danish styles and Nomadic living trends with the intention of encouraging a new way of thinking as to what environments a folding chair can succeed in.

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Last month Primate Labs, a company behind an iPhone performance benchmarking app, conducted tests on several models of iPhones and made a discovery: After the most recent software updates, they found that older iPhones were spontaneously dialing down their processor speeds–under the instruction of software.

When the story broke, outrage ensued, the chief accusation being that Apple was throttling older iPhones in order to prompt users into buying the latest model. In response, Apple stated that “we have never — and would never — do anything to intentionally shorten the life of any Apple product, or degrade the user experience to drive customer upgrades.” Their explanation was that the subpar performance of older batteries might cause the phone to unexpectedly shut down, and by throttling the processor, Apple only sought to prevent this.

That didn’t stop eight class-action lawsuits being filed against the company, and perhaps a loss of consumer goodwill. 

In a rare act of public contrition Apple has released a statement on the matter, and here are the concrete changes they are implementing:

To address our customers’ concerns, to recognize their loyalty and to regain the trust of anyone who may have doubted Apple’s intentions, we’ve decided to take the following steps:

– Apple is reducing the price of an out-of-warranty iPhone battery replacement by $50 — from $79 to $29 — for anyone with an iPhone 6 or later whose battery needs to be replaced, available worldwide through December 2018. Details will be provided soon on apple.com.

– Early in 2018, we will issue an iOS software update with new features that give users more visibility into the health of their iPhone’s battery, so they can see for themselves if its condition is affecting performance.

Has the damage been done, in terms of Apple’s long-term reputation? I doubt it, and suspect it has more to do with people needing to find things to be outraged about on Twitter, and that this will shortly be forgotten. (Anyone remember “Bendgate?”)

ForeFlight is seeking an enthusiastic, experienced, and creative graphic designer to join our marketing team who is equally comfortable working in print and digital to support a variety of sales, advertising, event, and content marketing activities. This is a unique opportunity for the right candidate to be part of a dynamic sales, marketing and content team at a company that is widely heralded for its sophisticated brand and attention to user experience and interaction design. This position will be responsible for concepting and designing assets including, but not limited to, print and digital brochures, sales sheets, white papers, emails, presentations, print and digital ads, print and digital signage, exhibit graphics, web pages, infographics, graphics for video, and social media content.

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