The Sharded Self

Minutiae is the antithesis of the modern social media experience

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Minutiae is the antithesis of the modern social media experience

Los Angeles – The app encourages users to document the more mundane aspects of their everyday lives.
Technology : Digital : Media
Delete

Design Directions

Delete

Interactive exhibition Delete asked children to consider the boundary between the digital and physical worlds.
DELETE : The Sharded Self : Awakening Tech
The Politics of the Avatar

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The Politics of the Avatar

If virtual reality is the future of social networking, should their be rules around the appearance of users?
Virtual Reality : The Sharded Self : Avatars
Identity crisis

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Identity crisis

Montreal – DELETE is an interactive exhibition designed to teach 8–12-year-olds about the vulnerability of their personal data.
DELETE : Generation I : The Sharded Self
Genetic material

Big Ideas

Genetic material

London – New research from King’s College London explores how responsible genetics are for our online habits.
Genetics : The Sharded Self : Online
Social swiping

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Social swiping

Global – Dating app Tinder is now available on Apple TV.
Tinder : Apple TV : Dating
Digital addiction clinics

Big Ideas

Digital addiction clinics

Constantine – Algeria has opened Bachir Mentouri, its first internet addiction clinic.
Bachir Mentouri : Internet : Digital
Our digital shadow

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Our digital shadow

Cambridge – A new online platform developed by the University of Cambridge highlights the ease with which we can be profiled based on our digital...
The Sharded Self : Predictive World : University Of Cambridge
BRIGHT BMBR

Design Directions

BRIGHT BMBR

The BRIGHT BMBR is a jacket that has both a physical and digital identity.
Rochambeau : Avery Dennison : EVRYTHNG
Joe Lazauskas: Contently

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Joe Lazauskas: Contently

How brands can make content that consumers want to see.
Content Marketing : Freelance Economy : Contently
Face off

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Face off

US – W magazine’s November art issue stars supermodels Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid as Placebo Pets.
W Magazine : The Sharded Self : Placebo Pets
Augmented beauty

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Augmented beauty

Japan – Shiseido has created a new app that lets women apply virtual make-up for teleconferencing.
Shiseido : The Sharded Self : TeleBeauty
Social mediator

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Social mediator

Global – A new short film from Kenzo’s creative directors comments on the fickle nature of our social media personalities.
Kenzo : The Sharded Self : The Realest Real
Virtual etiquette

Big Ideas

Virtual etiquette

US – A series of experiments by Daydream Labs examine how to mitigate the potential for rude or abusive behaviour in virtual reality.
Virtual Reality : Online Gaming : Google
Who am I?

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Who am I?

UK – An art project hosted on billboards across the UK examines the meaning of identity.
Neutral Culture : Identity : The Sharded Self
Watermelon Sugar

Design Directions

Watermelon Sugar

Designer Pamm Hong has created a speculative platform that visualises a user’s browsing history as an abstract creature.
Online Identity : Algorithms : The Sharded Self
Reading reality

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Reading reality

US – Snapchat-funded online magazine Real Life is a platform that focuses on the interaction between society, social media and technology.
Snapchat : Real Life : Online Magazine
Madary and Metzinger: Virtual Reality Ethics

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Madary and Metzinger: Virtual Reality Ethics

The authors of Real Virtuality: A Code of Ethical Conduct on why brands need to be cautious with VR.
Virtual Reality : Ethics : Michael Madary
Fit to date

Big Ideas

Fit to date

US – A new dating app promises to connect users that share similar exercise habits.
Sweatt : Dating : Exercise
RCA and CSM Show Review

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RCA and CSM Show Review

Graduate shows at the Royal College of Art (RCA) and Central Saint Martins (CSM) tackled some weighty issues this year with work that challenged ...
Royal College Of Art : Critical Design : Whole-system Thinking
Shame no more

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Shame no more

Cannes Lions 2015 – Creative agency Ogilvy & Mather has joined forces with Monica Lewinsky to launch Upstandr, an anti-online shaming site.
Ogilvy And Mather : Monica Lewinsky : Upstandr
Good Karma

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Good Karma

Los Angeles – Browser extension Karma will make sure that no good deed goes unrewarded online.
Karma : Browser Extension : Reputation
Preview: Selfie art

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Preview: Selfie art

Milan – In a preview of this week’s Innovate we unveil the Selfie PhotoBooth, shown at this year's Milan Salone Internazionale del Mobile.
Selfies : ECAL University Of Art And Design Lausanne : The Sharded Self
#PhotoBooth

Design Directions

#PhotoBooth

Pouting, airbrushing, contouring and adding a sun-drenched filter to create a glamorous character in our own daily social media drama. The act of...
Selfie : ECAL University Of Art And Design Lausanne : Milan Salone
Steve Hatch: Ultra-personalisation

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Steve Hatch: Ultra-personalisation

Brands need to take social media users on a personal journey, says Steve Hatch, regional director of Facebook for UK and Ireland.
Facebook : Personalisation : The Sharded Self
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