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UK – A new five-part interactive documentary series examines the phenomenon of mass surveillance.
The New Value Economy : Surveillance : I Spy (With My Five Eyes)
Stat: Emojis are altering how we communicate desire

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Stat: Emojis are altering how we communicate desire

Those who often use emojis in messages reportedly have more sex because they are better at communicating desire, according to a study by the Kinsey...
Media : Entertainment : Youth
Polar beer cooler freezes out mobile signals

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Polar beer cooler freezes out mobile signals

Polar beer cooler freezes out mobile signals
Brazil : Lowe Counsel : Zoe Lazarus
Chatty social networkers offer brands conversation openers

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Chatty social networkers offer brands conversation openers

Chatty social networkers offer brands conversation openers
Online : Criticism : Cyberdisinhibition
Vishnu Singh: 10 hot consumer trends for 2015

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Vishnu Singh: 10 hot consumer trends for 2015

Vishnu Singh, director of Ericsson ConsumerLab, reveals the latest digital consumer trends.
Ericsson ConsumerLab : CES 2015 : Digital Purse
Monotype: Beyond Authenticity

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Monotype: Beyond Authenticity

The type foundry on winning consumer trust through co-creation, transparency and typography.
Monotype : Trust : Typography
Corinne van Grevenbroek on a post-verbal future

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Corinne van Grevenbroek on a post-verbal future

The concept designer discusses how augmented reality has the potential to create new forms of emotive interaction.
Communication : Augmented Reality : Media
A kinetic identity for The Tide takes on different shapes

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A kinetic identity for The Tide takes on different shapes

The brand identity and launch campaign for London’s first linear park, The Tide, is built around a kinetic logomark.
Branding : Design : Wellness
Thought-starter: Should B2B branding be more human?

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Thought-starter: Should B2B branding be more human?

Mervyn ten Dam, founder of Dutch creative agency Achtung! discusses B2B brand identities and why it’s vital to appeal to the mindsets of tomorrow’s...
Finance : Advertising : Branding
Thought-starter: Could physical objects enhance digital spaces?

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Thought-starter: Could physical objects enhance digital spaces?

Designers are swapping fiddly haptic interfaces for basic material props to enhance the poetry and meaning of virtual experiences, writes Peter M...
Digital : Technology : Virtual Reality
The Design Direction: Digital Dialogues

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The Design Direction: Digital Dialogues

At the beginning of April we unveiled Digital Dialogues, a new Design Direction that explores the new visual language helping to demystify algorith...
Digital Dialogues : Design Direction : Branding
For Singles Day, Alibaba put a satellite into space

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For Singles Day, Alibaba put a satellite into space

To celebrate a decade of the e-commerce giant’s shopping event, Alibaba used a satellite to broadcast sentimental messages to consumers from space.
Retail : Culture : Singles Day
Double vision: Robot keeps you in touch via iPad

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Double vision: Robot keeps you in touch via iPad

International – DoubleRobotics has developed a telepresence robot that enables people to communicate with anyone from anywhere in the world without...
Robots : IPad : Gen-i
Brands court Chinese shoppers on bulletin boards

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Brands court Chinese shoppers on bulletin boards

Brands court Chinese shoppers on bulletin boards
China : La Fondazione Altagamma : Netizens
Museum of London has a swipe at NFC technology

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Museum of London has a swipe at NFC technology

Museum of London has a swipe at NFC technology
Interactive : Souvenirs : Museum Of London
On tap: US Google Wallet service on the cards

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On tap: US Google Wallet service on the cards

On tap: US Google Wallet service on the cards
Google : Conctactless Payment : Macys
An ethical education

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An ethical education

US – Consumers are interested in making ethical purchases but are not informed enough to follow through, according to a new survey.
Good.Must.Grow : Conscious Consumer Spending Index : Toms
Twestivals: The social media festival

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Twestivals: The social media festival

Twestivals: The social media festival
Twestivals : Social Media Festival : Not-for-profit
Stat: Britons choose texts over real-life conversation

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Stat: Britons choose texts over real-life conversation

More than half of British consumers (55%) prefer texting to phone calls, according to resarch from YouGov.
Technology : Society : Neo-Kinship
Open letter: Spreading the hand-written word

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Open letter: Spreading the hand-written word

Open letter: Spreading the hand-written word
London : Danielle Pender : Hand.Written.Letter.Project
Branding bacteria

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Branding bacteria

San Francisco – Nerd has upgraded its branding to better communicate the properties of its personalised skincare products.
Microbiome : Skincare : Mybiome
Rei Inamoto: This is micromedia’s moment

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Rei Inamoto: This is micromedia’s moment

We are entering an age of micro-communication, says Rei Inamoto, chief creative officer at AKQA.
AKQA : Emoji : Instagram
Not-so-hot bots

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Not-so-hot bots

Global – A new study shows that despite the growing sophistication of artificial intelligence, consumers still value human interaction.
Chat Bots : Artificial Intelligence : Customer Service
Cities join forces to protect citizens’ digital rights

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Cities join forces to protect citizens’ digital rights

New York, Amsterdam and Barcelona are the founding members of the Cities Coalition for Digital Rights, an effort pledging to protect citizens’ righ...
Digital : Ethics : Internet
Instant brand messaging

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Instant brand messaging

Stockholm – Tictail introduces a direct messaging service to enable brands to communicate instantly with their customers.
Frictionless Service : Messaging Apps : Personal Appsistants
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