Voici le projet Stanley, un piano interactif pensé par DigitalKitchen. En effet, après avoir été programmé avec talent, le piano joue tout seul des morceaux demandés via des mentions Twitter. Ayant fait son début au Seattle’s Capitol Hill Block Party, ce projet très réussi se dévoile dans une vidéo explicative du plus bel effet.
Tweets win gumballs in a Rube Goldberg-inspired marketing campaign
South Africa seems keen on treat-based tweeting these days. On the heels of Bos’ “Tweet for Tea” social media-driven vending machine at Design Indaba, Cape Town welcomes another guerilla marketing installation integrating the mechanical with the digital to make you smile. Conceptualized by design duo Thingking (who created the Bos machine as well) and advertising agency DraftFCB, the Wonka-like pop-up machine occupies an unused storefront window and is based on bringing to life the Toyota Etios “Here to make you smile” campaign.
Visitors tweet the #etiossmiles hashtag and a unique pin to activate the Rube Goldberg-style installation, which releases a gumball that is put through about a minute’s worth of trials and tribulations before being dispensed to the tweeter. Using the drama of the extravagantly intricate machine to delay gratification just slightly, tweeters have become completely absorbed in the experience and, as video records show, leave with an ear-to-ear grin.
The contraption was literally born from a bunch of junk, melding a hodgepodge of a velskoen, car central-locking motor, treadmill, plastic palm trees, xylophones, magnifying glasses, a mirror ball, a midi keyboard played by a rotating armed stick, a plastic shark tank, a polaroid camera, a bird house, a zoetrope of dancing bears and wobbly-legged wooden toys among other things.
Sourcing the majority of the parts from Cape Town’s infamous weekly car boot sale, the Milnerton Market, the aesthetic is charmingly retro, upcycled and handmade. All of the switches and triggers are visible on the system that took Thingking’s Marc Nicolson and Lyall Sprong three weeks to make, and some tweeters have reportedly spent ages figuring out exactly how it works. Rather than the typical black-box approach of contemporary technology, this openness of the mechanics has certainly enhanced the magic of the situation.
The machine is also prone to fail on occasion, mostly because not all gumballs are perfectly shaped and in an effort the keep the machine as open as possible, there are very few guides. However this element of chance only serves to make the receiver more grateful for their good luck. “Tweets for Sweets” is now up and running at Muti, 3 Vredehoek Avenue in Cape Town.
Images by Sydelle Willow Smith
Chris Crutchfield a un jour reçu dans l’espace de quelques secondes un SMS, un appel, un message Facebook et 2 alertes Twitter. Cette vidéo est une étonnante manifestation de notre dépendance à l’univers digital. Un rendu drôle et réussi à découvrir dans la suite en vidéo.
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Web-connected robots dispense custom scents and candy treats
When a creative brief tasked them to “make something connected to the Internet that doesn’t live on the screen,” Foundry, a small research team at Mint Digital, came up with Olly, a scent-based system rewarding social media activity or, as they describe it on their site, a “web-connected smelly robot.”
Olly links up to web-based social applications and emits a fragrance—thankfully, one that you choose—when you receive emails, re-Tweets, instant messages, and various other pings across the channels of social media. Exploring the notion that smell is one of our most under-used senses in an over-stimulated world, Olly is a modular system that will have its own website from which the user can customize the way the smelly robot responds to web stimuli.
Joining Olly on Kickstarter is Molly, a robot Foundry will release today that graduates from scent to candy, dispensing one’s chosen sweets upon receipt of virtual notifications.
Molly operates in a similar way to Olly, which for scents stores a removable tray and a small interior fan to release the aroma. The user can customize various modules to assign different fragrances to different alerts—perhaps something sweet to soften the blow of a bill from your accountant, or a loved one’s perfume or cologne for their notes. According to the team at Foundry, “Olly wants to be fiddled with.”
While Olly works around a more cerebral sense, Molly is all about indulgence. Together, the robot pair might just serve as the ultimate carrot and stick for the digital generation. Olly and Molly (available later today) sell on Kickstarter for $50 each. The project will only come to fruition if they make the $35,000 goal, so pledge now.
Découverte de ces concepts de posters pour réseaux sociaux tels que Facebook, Twitter et Google Plus inspirés directement des affiches de propagande durant la guerre. Une réflexion sur les slogans à travers différentes illustration réalisées par Aaron Wood. A découvrir dans la suite.
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The Twitter of drawing
Tired of text-based social media updates? Change tactics and let your right brain take control with Doodle.ly, a new website and soon-to-be iPad and iPhone app that allows the user to create and share web drawings, encouraging you to unleash your inner artist (or child). Made for those creative individuals who would rather communicate and express themselves via a sketch than a 140-character update, Doodle.ly is super easy to use—just visit the site, create your masterpiece, and share via Twitter or Facebook.
Although the pen and color choices are currently limited, new options will be available upon the 5,000th doodle. So get Doodle.lying!
Le celebrities si sa, scrivono delle volte veri e propri deliri su twitter. Odessa Begay li ha illustrati nel suo progetto Museum of Modern Tweets.
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Tweet your favorite grammar mistake for a chance to win a modern parody of Strunk & White
Typically when sending a text, Tweet or Facebook post, correct grammar takes the backseat to witty punctuation or uber-abbreviation. We may be devolving into “chatspeak,” but as the foundation of any language, grammar remains an essential tool even in the digital age.
Bringing life to such a humdrum subject is no simple task. Enter Chris Baker and Jacob Hansen’s new book The Elements of F*cking Style. Fresh off of the Thomas Dunne Books and St. Martin’s Press, the “helpful parody” addresses everything from common questions like “What the hell is a pronoun?” to conundrums like “Does not using paragraphs or periods make my thesis read like it was written by a mental patient?”
Baker is offering a copy of the book to the first five CH readers who Tweet at him (@funkmastabaker) with their favorite grammar f*ck up by a friend or public figure. To see what makes it such an enticing offer, check out our brief interview with the grammar-savvy author below.
“Elements” is our first foray into the printed world, but the genesis of the idea began with the website “The Fucking Word of the Day,” which was based off the insight that learning can be made fun if you swap out boring, stale examples for those that use sex, drugs and swearing.
Despite its austere reputation, we’ve always considered grammar to be among the most sensual of all academic subjects. As a result, we wanted to present our material by way of a physical medium. The iPad and Kindle are great, and we won’t bemoan any customers who choose to download the book instead of springing for the hard copy. Having said that, our goal really was to create a book that could be shoved into a back pocket on the way out of the house, and then put back onto the bookshelf in the evening. Plus, it’s great for swatting flies, which can be of great benefit in a dorm room or office cubicle.
Next, there will be a book more closely related to vocabulary. I’m also working on a book on cinema, and a number of other web related projects.
“The Elements of F*cking Style: A Helpful Parody” is available online at Amazon for $10, and also at various independent bookstores.
Tweet to win a one-off design object made by one of our featured Icons
By now, you’ll hopefully have read one or more of the profiles we’ve been producing as part of the Audi Icons series, highlighting the work of emerging creative figures like Leon Ransmeier and Rafael de Cardenas. Though the individuals we’re profiling work across a spectrum of disciplines, they all possess a similar dedication to their distinct vision and craft—whether it be paper art or industrial design.
True to one of our mantras, “Always More,” Cool Hunting is curious about other such unique creators that we may not already know about. Readers can either tweet the name of the person they think deserves Icon status with a link to examples of their work (be sure to include @CoolHunting with the hash-tag #A7Icon), or pay a visit to our Facebook page and leave a comment with a name and link—and yes, you can submit yourself if you’re feeling confident.
Readers have until mid-June to submit suggestions, and the most compelling entry will win a one-off item currently being produced by one of the Icons. We’ll reveal the designer and their item at a later date, but for now, start letting us know who you think is Icon material!
See the full terms and conditions below.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. THIS PROMOTION IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH OR ADMINISTERED BY AUDI OF AMERICA INC. IN ANY WAY.
1. Eligibility
The Audi Icons Contest (the "Contest") is administered by Largetail LLC and is open to U.S. residents age 18 and older in all jurisdictions where receipt of prizes or entry in the Contest is not prohibited by state or local laws, rules or regulations. Employees of Largetail LLC or any of its respective affiliates, participating sponsor or any other company involved with the design, production, execution or distribution of the Contest and their immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings and children) and household members of each such employees are not eligible. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Largetail LLC’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
2. Administrator
Largetail LLC (19 W 21st St #702, NY, NY) is the sole Administrator of the Contest.
3. Timing
The Promotion begins on May 16 2011at 12:00 PM Eastern Time ("ET") and ends on June 23 2011 at 11:59 PM ET (the "Contest Period"). Administrator’s computer is the official time keeping device for this Promotion.
4. How to Enter
Entries may be made in one or both of the following. To enter via Twitter, send a Tweet from your account naming the person you think is an Icon. You must use @CoolHunting #A7Icon in your Tweet to be a valid entry. To enter via Facebook you must first “Like” Cool Hunting. Anyone who “Likes” Cool Hunting may then leave a comment including the name of the person you think is worthy of being an Icon on the page featuring the A7 Icons story. General Conditions Regarding Entering: One entry per Twitter address or Facebook profile (entrants may enter multiple times but must use separate Twitter or Facebook account for each entry). Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and may result in disqualification. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible or misdirected registrations, which will be disqualified. Potential winners may be required to show proof of identity. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of the rightful winner, Largetail LLC will gather proof of identity from the disputing parties and will solely be responsible for choosing the winner. There is no charge for entering, and free Internet access is available at many public libraries. Any information you provide will only be used to administer the promotion and in accordance with our privacy policy.
5. Winner Selection
Largetail LLC will select a winner at random from all of the eligible submissions during the duration of the Contest.
6. Verification and Notification of Potential Contest Winners
ALL POTENTIAL CONTEST WINNERS ARE SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY SPONSOR WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE CONTEST. Potential Prize Winner must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. Potential Contest Winners will be posted on the following web page: http://www.coolhunting.com/design/audi_icons_contest.php. Potential winners must respond within 7 days of his/her name being posted. In addition we will attempt to alert the Potential Grand Prize Winner using the email address you supplied with your entry as a courtesy but we are not responsible for any technical malfunction or lost notifications. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK THE WEBSITE ADDRESS ABOVE AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THIS CONTEST TO SEE IF YOU ARE A POTENTIAL WINNER. Once the potential winner has been verified to the satisfaction of the Sponsor, the Sponsor will arrange for prize fulfillment. If the selected potential Contest Winner is determined to be ineligible by the Sponsor, or fails to respond within the required time period, the potential winner forfeits prize and is disqualified. In the event that a potential Contest Winner of a prize is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor may in Sponsor’s sole discretion select a different winner from all remaining eligible entries.
7. Prize
The "Prize" includes: Limited Edition Art Object valued at $2,500. Winners are responsible for all taxes and fees associated with prize receipt and/or use.
8. Odds of Winning
The odds of winning will depend on the number of entries.
9. Release
By entering this Contest, entrant agrees to release and hold harmless Sponsor and their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, distributors, agencies, and each of their respective member companies and each such company’s officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the "Released Parties") from and against any claim or cause of action, including, but not limited to, personal injury, death, or damage to or loss of property, arising out of participation in the Contest or receipt or use or misuse of any prize. Entrant also agrees to hold harmless Audi of America Inc. and their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, distributors, advertising/promotion agencies and their officers, directors, employees and agents from and against any claim or cause of action, including, but not limited to, personal injury, death, or damage to or loss of property, arising out of participation in the Promotion or receipt or use or misuse of any prize.
10. General Conditions
Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Promotion, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Sweepstakes, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or any other promotion or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
11. Limitations of Liability
The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest; (2) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Promotion; (4) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Promotion or the processing of entries; or (5) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Contest or receipt or use or misuse of any prize. If for any reason an entrant’s entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, entrant’s sole remedy is another entry in the Contest. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. In event that production, technical, seeding, programming or any other reasons cause more than stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be available and/or claimed, Sponsor reserves the right to award only the stated number of prizes as selected by the judging panel among all legitimate, un-awarded, eligible prize claims.
12. Disputes
Entrant agrees that: (i) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any prizes awarded, other than those concerning the administration of the Contest or the determination of winners, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; (ii) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved exclusively by the United States District Court or the appropriate New York State Court located in New York, NY; (iii) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Contest, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (iv) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses , and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.
13. Entrant’s Personal Information
The only information collected is a Twitter or Facebook account name will be used to contact winners. It will not be used for any other purpose, nor it will be kept, sold, rented or otherwise distributed.
14. Promotion Results
For Promotion results and/or a copy of these Official Rules, send a hand-printed, self-addressed, stamped envelope to Audi Icons Contest, c/o Largetail LLC, 19 W 21st St #702 NY, NY 10010. Requests for the winners list must be received by June 23rd, 2011. VT residents may exclude return postage.
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