Google Glass Weapons System.

TrackingPoint, the worldwide leader in advanced firearms technology, has released a video from their Labs department that demonstrates the use of wearable technology along with a Precision Guided Firearm (PGF). PGF technology makes use of a bevy of sensors to make highly accurate ballistic calculations, taking into account wind, elevation, pressure, and more in real time.

It was only a matter of time before google glass would help you shoot around corners, have your superior officer pull the trigger remotely, or hackers disable or adjust your aim. Welcome to the tomorrow of today.

Brandisty - your brand assets in the cloud.

A cloud based tool to distribute your brand assets.  It's a bit pricey for small companies, but really cheap based on what the big guys pay.

Proto.io = great cloudbased prototyping.

I have been looking for a product that would help me turn my ideas into working prototypes. My partner Kristin Sloan found Proto.io, which we compared against Moqups.com  So far I have been really happy with how proto.io handles itself.. it took a bit of time to understand the relationship between elements, but now that I have a working knowledge, it's getting fast...  

Color Thief

I recently found this code called "Color Thief" created by Lokesh Dhakar  a powerful tool that pulls color palettes from images.  I could image this helping create dynamic design systems that use the dominant colors in images to inform color blocks on websites, or even typography.

The Art of Packing

I really love how a brand can become a parent, teaching it's children how to pack their suitcase.

Beautiful Lego

Lego's were a huge inspiration to me as a child. Playing with legos gave me an understanding of geometry, color, composition, and even engineering. Lego seems to be a company that despite innovations in technology has managed to stay relevant and capture the imaginations of children and adults alike.  I recently ran into an article pimping a new book by called Beautiful LEGO, by Mike Doyle.

 © Mike Doyle, Beautiful Lego

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  © Mike Doyle, Beautiful Lego

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  © Mike Doyle, Beautiful Lego

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 © Mike Doyle, Beautiful Lego

3d Printed Dresses.

 ©MichaelSchmidt - Dita Von Teese

Michael Schmidt collaborated with architect Francis Bitonti to create the first articulated 3d printed dress for the Ace Hotel, Swarovski  with help from Shapeways.  

“The Human Hand Can Only do so much”

— Michael Schmidt

Francis Bitoni, created a workshop to help participants uses computational design techniques to create new means for wrapping the human form. Two teams merged two designs to create the final form that was critiqued by design, architecture, and 3d printing heavy hitters.

The Story of PhotoShop : Thomas Knoll

In early June 2013, Michael Reichmann & Kevin Raber sat down with Thomas Knoll, co-inventor with his brother John, of Adobe Photoshop. Thomas tells the story of two young brothers and the beginnings of Photoshop. Later in the video, Thomas talks about the controversy surrounding Adobe's Creative Cloud and the solution he proposed for photographers.

Pulling 3d objects from photos.

This modeling tool is amazing, and looks really fun. How many years before we find thin in Photoshop? CS10?

The History of Type

A paper-letter animation about the history of fonts and typography. 291 Paper Letters. 2,454 Photographs. 140 hours of work. Created by Ben Barrett-Forrest © Forrest Media - 2013 

Sources: Thinking in Type by Ellen Lupton Just My Type by Simon Garfield

DON'T CUT YOURSELF.

The Anatomage Table (formerly known as the Virtual Dissection Table), developed by Anatomage in collaboration with Stanford University's Division of Clinical Anatomy, is a breakthrough in visualizing human anatomy.