TREND REPORTS
Multicultural Consumers by the Numbers : From Shopping to Tweeting
[Consumer]
2015/04/08 11:26
What You Need to Know About How Various Ethnic Groups Are Growing -- and ShrinkingThe makeup of the U.S. market is changing rapidly. Here's what you need to know about how various ethnic groups are growing - and shrinking - and how they're spending money and consuming media.[adweek]
(Video) Former Pinterest Engineering Head Launches the Meld Smart Stove Knob
[Product]
2015/04/08 11:25
Imagine if you didn’t have to worry about how long something needed to cook at a certain temperature on the stove. Imagine, now, that an app controls everything ? and you don’t even have to adjust the flame.That’s precisely what Jon Jenkins has been working on, along with a few of his buddies from his days at Amazon. They’ve formed a new startup called Meld. And they’re launching a Kicksta...
OaSisaw - Seesaw Shaped Pump
[Design]
2015/04/08 11:25
We suggest seesaw-shaped pump that applied the principle of leverage. African childeren can get clean water as much as they want without lots of labor through the seesaw. Besides, ground water contaminated by chronic problems in the existing water pump becomes clean throughout the filter.Competition: Spark:ConceptDesigner: Jinhyuk Kim Design Type: The third world's concept product Company / Org...
In Silicon Valley Frenzy, VCs Create New Inside Track
[Investing]
2015/04/07 11:19
Pinterest board observer raised $200 million in three days to buy more shares?with startup’s blessing.[Pinterest has raised more than $1 billion, much of that through special funds called SPVs, since 2010. Above, Pinterest headquarters in San Francisco.]Venture-capital firms such as Andreessen Horowitz and FirstMark Capital, along with a cast of prominent entrepreneurs and executives, have eac...
Minimalist Underprintings Speak to Consumer Demand for Simplicity
[Product]
2015/04/07 11:19
Minimalism is very much in vogue right now, as evidenced by everything from the unexpected popularity of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up to the design menu options of the Hipster Logo Generator.The desire for streamlined lifestyles and aesthetics doesn’t only apply to areas visible to the public eye, however. In fact, a number of new lingerie brands specializing in minimalism suggest tha...
(Video) Will The Next Generation of Displays Be 3D ?
[Tech]
2015/04/07 11:18
In a few short years, touchscreens have revolutionized the way we interact with technology. But to make the best use of our senses, the next generation of displays will not be flat, but have 3-dimensional, reconfigurable surfaces.At least, that’s the belief of Lancaster University’s Jason Alexander, whose lab is prototyping 3D displays to study how we interact with them. Over at The Conversat...
Mobile Email Benchmarks : YOY Click, Purchase, and Design Trends
[Consumer]
2015/04/07 11:18
Mobile clicks accounted for 40% of all marketing email clicks in the fourth quarter of 2014, a 10% year-over-year increase, according to a recent report from Yesmail.The report was based on data from 4Q14 and 4Q13 marketing emails sent via Yesmail's campaign management platform. The researchers examined year-over-year changes for key metrics such as click-to-open rate (CTO), desktop-to-mobile p...
SilverAir Sock - Odorless Socks Made With Pure Silver
[Product]
2015/04/07 11:18
Y Athletics are making socks using pure silver and merino wool - insanely comfortable, flawless performance, and naturally odorless.Y Athletics was born on Kickstarter with the help and support of thousands of backers from all over the world. Our goal is simple - to design and manufacture the highest quality products that are engineered for performance but incredibly comfortable so you'll want...
How Jean Patou Squeezed 10,600 Jasmine Flowers into a 1.6-Ounce Bottle
[Business]
2015/04/07 11:18
The story of Joy, the costliest perfume you can buy. Henri Alm?ras, the legendary perfumer of Grasse, stared contemptuously at designer Jean Patou and his confidant Elsa Maxwell, the plumpish society columnist from America.It was 1930, and the pair had come to the south of France in search of a perfume to prop up Patou's couture empire?hard hit by the Great Depression. Patou and Maxwell had spe...
