LED filament lightbulbs

Unlike the usual LED bulbs, in which the LED chips are packed flat in a square metal plate, the LED chips of FiLED bulb are encapsulated in a transparent column of glass or synthetic sapphire, coated with phosphor. This new packaging technology with phosphor molding is called “chip-on-glass” (COG). The column of glass or synthetic sapphire is very tiny, with a diameter of only 1.5mm(0.06inches), but with a length of 30mm(1.18inches). The LED filament is formed after the COG encapsulation process. Using this technology, the LED filaments emit light in all directions, and produce nearly the same full illumination and warm glow of the traditional incandescent light bulbs that people have come to enjoy and appreciate. Using 4 filaments containing 3.6W LEDs(in series or parallel), a brightness of 350 lumens can be achieved. The light efficiency is as high as 100 lumens/w. Using the color rendering index of lighting quality, the FiLED score is 90, which compares well with the benchmark daylight score of 100.

http://www.tevaja.com/?page_id=11

The 20 best tools for data visualization

A picture is worth a thousand words, but creating cool infographics can be time-consuming. So we've found 20 amazing tools to make it easier. It’s often said that data is the new world currency, and the web is the exchange bureau through which it’s traded. As consumers, we’re positively swimming in data; it's everywhere from food labels to World Health Organisation reports. As a result, for the designer it’s becoming increasingly difficult to present data in a way that stands out from the mass of competing data streams.

http://www.creativebloq.com/design-tools/data-visualisation-712402

True Skin - candid indipendent movie

TRUE SKIN from H1 on Vimeo.

What's amazing about this film is that most of the scenes are simply shot on the street in present day Bangkok. They just added a bit of CGI cybernetics and robots to them.

There are also lots of romanian names in the credits. I wonder about that...

Playboy centerfolds combined in one image per decade

Sursa si mai multe informatii: http://salavon.com/work/EveryPlayboyCenterfoldDecades/grid/11/

Perception - An Interactive flipboard

Sursa: http://breakfastny.com/2012/06/reactive-super-speed-electromagnet-dot-display-per/

Desk with Meters

I designed this desk to get all my computer equipment and cables up off the floor, behind cabinet doors, and leave my work surface completely clear. A major part of this project was also incorporating the analog meters which show my computer’s status.

Tot articolul: http://www.matthewfickett.com/2012/01/desk-with-meters/

kaleidoscopic watertower by tom fruin

Sursa: http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/10/view/21584/kaleidoscopic-watertower-by-tom-fruin.html

Fallen starhouse

do-ho suh's work 'fallen star' has opened to the public. he has created a small home which seems to have been suddenly moved 100 feet from a stable resting place on the ground to the ledge of a towering seven story school building situated in the center of the southern california campus. 'fallen star' teeters on the corner and edge of UCSD's jacobs hall, also known as 'engineering building 1'. the sculpture, cantilevered at an angle of approximately ten degrees with its wood floor interior tilted by four degrees, measures 15 x 18 feet, weighing 70,000 pounds. it is permanently affixed to the roof of the university structure.

Toata galeria: http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/10/view/21620/do-ho-suh-fallen-star-now-open-to-the-public.html

Modern Afterlife

Life Edited - small apartment challenge

An impressive collaboration between living-with-less blog, LifeEdited, and space-saving furnishing dealer, Resource Furniture, the LifeEdited Apartment is nearing completion. The goal: to fit 650 square feet of utility in just 420 square feet, including a living room drop-down home theater with hidden projector, and a standing/sitting work station. Preview video below...

The original challenge was a crowd sourced competition with the following parameters:

A design based on Graham Hill's 420 sf (~39 m2) apartment. The design should support the life of a real person in the apartment - someone who would work, eat, live, and entertain. We were looking for apartment designs that allowed for:
a sit-down dinner for 12 people
a comfortable lounging option for 8 people
space for 2 guests with some visual and ideally auditory privacy
a home office
a work area with space for a rolling tool chest
a hideable kitchen

Designerii sunt clar romani. Ii cunoaste cineva?

Tot articolul: http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/hidden-home-theater-and-office-inside-ultra-compact-lifeedited-apartment-169155

Moving photos - Cinemagraphs/Cliplets

Just like the Harry potter photos.

My favorite:

Quit smoking in India

USB typewriter

PROTEIGON - arta cubului

PROTEIGON from BURAYAN on Vimeo.

De Luca Fiore. Timp de productie: o luna.

Little Printer - adorably wastes paper and clutters up your home

Hello Little Printer, available 2012 from BERG on Vimeo.

Microsoft Office Productivity Future Vision

Asa crede microsoft ca vor functiona produsele lor prin 2020

The Carpenter

The Carpenter from Dimitris Ladopoulos on Vimeo.

Augmented reality carpentry.

water bottle bike lock

Sursa: http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/17034/water-bottle-bike-lock.html

Hobo codes for digital nomads

La origine Hobo Codes sunt reviewuri codate lasate de oamenii strazii in anumite locuri. Arata asa:

During the 19th and 20th centuries hobos (a wandering homeless worker) developed hobo codes, a system of marks made with chalk to help each other find useful opportunities and avoid danger. Golan Levin and Asa Foster III have updated this system for the digital generation with QR code stencils.

Tot articolul: http://blog.ponoko.com/2011/07/20/hobo-codes-for-digital-nomads/

Zip tie monster

Sursa: http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/15772/design-office-takebayashi-scroggin-zip-tie-massimal.html