TREND REPORTS
(Infographic) How Agencies Use Color in Their Logos
[Design]
2018/10/15 10:55
The dominant color in an agency’s logo may seem like a trivial matter compared with the shop’s mission, goals and ideal clientele, but make no mistake: It matters.Global creative platform 99designs analyzed thousands of logos created on its site, as well as the logos of industry leaders, to break down prioritized brand traits and how they’re expressed through color. It turns out that some co...
(PDF) UNWTO - International Tourism Trends 2018 Report
[Business]
2018/10/14 09:10
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has published its 2018 report on international tourism trends, finding that last year was extremely positive for the industry. Due to a combination of strong economic conditions, increasing demand in emerging markets and the recovery of destinations suffering from security challenges, 2017 experienced the highest growth in international tourist arrivals si...
Fraunhofer - Specially Designed Batteries for Wearable Devices
[Tech]
2018/10/14 09:09
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration in Germany have developed a way to pack dense batteries into flexible devices such as wristbands of wearable devices. There is a new technology gripping the markets of the future – technology to wear. Wearables, as they are known, are portable systems that contain sensors to collect measurement data from our bodies. P...
What a Difference a Decade Makes
[Business]
2018/10/14 09:08
10 years ago, on October 7, 2008, Spotify launched its music streaming service in parts of Europe, marking the birth hour of what is now the most popular way of consuming music.As the following chart illustrates, the music landscape looked radically different in 2007 than it did last year. Back then, physical formats, predominantly CDs, accounted for nearly 80 percent of global music revenues,...
(Video) Novera is a Smart, Talking Mirror That Interacts with Users to Make Them Feel Beautiful
[Product]
2018/10/14 09:07
The World Tonovera is an interactive mirror equipped with a monitor display, camera, and speaker, that compliments and chats with users through a male voice, or through text that appears on the display as a speech bubble. Drawing evidence from psychology, medicine and the beauty market, the mirror obtains information from everyday faces such as expressions, health conditions, make up, and heart...
Gas-Sensing Smart Capsule Expected as Soon as 2022 - Atmo Biosciences
[Tech]
2018/10/14 09:06
The innovative diagnostic device is rapidly moving into final trials.After years of development researchers at RMIT are one step closer to bringing their revolutionary gas measuring capsule to market following a new agreement with health tech company Atmo Biosciences that paves the way for technology enhancements and final human trials.A variety of different gas byproducts are created when the...
(PDF) UBS - Global Family Offices' Investment Report 2018
[Investing]
2018/10/14 09:05
In the 2018 Global Family Office Report, 311 online surveys and 25 qualitative interviews were conducted with family offices from around the world between February and May 2018.Welcome to the fifth edition of the annual Global Family Office Report series.Since its inception in 2014, this report provides the most comprehensive analysis of family offices’ investment practices, operational costs,...
This Startup 'Society' is Redesigning The Products Hidden Under Your Sink
[Business]
2018/10/14 09:04
Society, a marketplace for non-toxic home goods, eschews typical packaging and embraces design inspired by artists like Ellsworth Kelly and Josef Albers.Imagine a world where you didn’t hide away your carpet stain remover or insect killing spray because they’re just too ugly.Society, a new marketplace for green home cleaning products that launches today, is designing bottles that its founders...
The Quiett Cooktop - Not Your Mama’s Recipe Book
[Design]
2018/10/14 09:03
My mom gave me a handful of those ancient recipe books that have been handed down in my family for decades.It was a nice gesture and all, but I’ll almost certainly never get around to making any of our heirloom recipes because… well… because who has time for that?? If you’re like me, you probably aren’t going to get around to cooking a new dish unless there’s an easy online instructional...
