TREND REPORTS
(PDF) Millennial Careers : 2020 Vision
[Consumer]
2016/05/26 11:07
Millennials have been labelled lazy and unproductive but a new report suggests the opposite may be true.Those who were 18-34 in 2015, who will make up a third of the global workforce by 2020, expect to work longer hours and retire much later than previous generations, according to Manpower's Millennial Careers: 2020 Vision.The working weekResults from more than 19,000 millennials in 25 countrie...
(Video) Elevated Bus That Drives Above Traffic Jams
[Tech]
2016/05/26 11:07
China’s traffic jams are legendary. One jam even has its own Wikipedia page dedicated to it (China National Highway 110 traffic jam. Look it up). But the country’s epic gridlock problems might soon be a thing of the past if plans for this amazing elevated bus go ahead.Take a look at the pictures below to see for yourself what we mean. It’s known as the Transit Elevated Bus (TEB) and it could...
Virtual Reality for Good
[Business]
2016/05/26 11:07
INCREASINGLY, VIRTUAL REALITY TECHNOLOGY IS BEING USED TO ADDRESS SOCIAL AND GLOBAL ISSUESVirtual reality has obvious implications for the marketing world, with many brands using the technology to do everything from enhancing the in-store retail experience to offering test drives to prospective car buyers. Lately, more brands, organizations, and institutions are exploring VR’s potential beyond...
This New $70 Device Might be One of The Best Products of The Year
[Product]
2016/05/26 11:07
Pebble on Tuesday announced its first non-smartwatch device: the Core. It's the best thing the company has come out with yet.In fact, it's the best device any company has come up with for people who want to listen to Spotify music and track their workouts without bringing along their smartphones.The Core is a small $69 device that clips onto your clothing. It has built-in GPS so you can track y...
(Video) Snickers 'Hungerithm' Sets the Candy's In-Store Price Based on the Internet's Mood
[Business]
2016/05/26 11:07
Snickers has dreamed up one of the cooler online/offline advertising-meets-point-of-sale hybrid campaigns of the year, introducing a "Hungerithm" that gauges the mood of the Internet and adjusts the price of its candy bars in 7-Eleven stores accordingly, in real time. The angrier the Internet, the cheaper the candy—to make everyone a bit happier. It seems like a pretty robust and responsive sy...
(Video) "De-Dimension" Furniture that Flattens Into Wall Art Is Perfect for Cramped Apartments
[Design]
2016/05/26 11:06
Just because you live in a cramped downtown apartment doesn’t mean you don’t want to entertain. So here’s a brilliant way to keep some extra seating around, without wasting precious floor space once all your guests have left.Designer Jongha Choi’s From 2D to 3D furniture collection is fully functional when unfolded to third dimensional form. But for easy storage, the simple seats and table...
World's First 3D-Printed Office Building Completed in Dubai
[Design]
2016/05/26 11:06
The basic building took 17 days to print but then needed to be finished both internally and externally.3D printing technology promises to revolutionize architecture in the near-future, allowing designers to literally click-and-print complex buildings at a lower cost and faster speed than traditional construction methods allow. Another step forward in the field comes via Dubai, where what's hail...
(Infographic) Design Trends 2016
[Design]
2016/05/26 11:06
Design involves planning, creating and updating. Design also touches many disciplines from information architecture to user interface design to color theory. Every design today utilizes a range of design philosophies from persisting design principles to the most recent design trends. In 2015, we continued to see designs trends that evolved the way we interact with the world, from the continued...
(PDF) Deloitte - Global Mobile Consumer Trends 2016
[Consumer]
2016/05/25 10:57
Emerging markets gain traction in an always-connected world.Surprising new evidence reveals that consumers in emerging markets are ingraining mobile devices into their daily lives faster than consumers in developed markets. While sidewalks across the globe are now occupied with distracted mobile device owners, our latest global consumer trends report highlights varying user habits. Find out whi...
