Are you hungry for open source. Now you may literally eat it. A new restaurant called the Instructables Restaurant, in Amsterdam, has based it’s entire business on open source. We not talking about the systems or computer they use, but the actual food. Based on the ideology of the popular online magazine instructables.com, the restaurant will only cook and serve open source food. Open source food?? Open source or recipes that have been posted online and have been licensed with an open source license. read more… »
An Open Source Restaurant
3 Handy Temporary Email Services
Ever noticed how some sites require registration to view content or download files? With the ever increasing blight of spam and phishing scams online, handing out your email address is becoming an ever increasing risk. This is where the usefulness of a temporary email service come in hand, as it assigns you a ‘disposable’ email address to use on the internet, where your address may get sold or abused by spammers. There are several temporary email services online, however we have decided to comb through the masses and shortlist a few promising solutions. read more… »
Cellphone Penetration Worldwide
An interesting set of visualized statistics outlining the global penetration of mobile devices. According to this data, and not surprisingly, Google owns just about 100% of mobile searches. Further more in Taiwan, according to these stats, there are more cellphones than people. read more… »
A Scientific Curiosity
Science inspired photography by Caleb Charland who combines his passion for photography and his interest in physics. “Wonder is a state of mind somewhere between knowledge and uncertainty. It is the basis of my practice and results in images that are simultaneously familiar and strange. I utilize everyday objects and fundamental forces to illustrate experiences of wonder. Each photograph begins with a simple question “How would this look? Is that possible? What would happen if…?” and develops through a sculptural process of experimentation. As I explore the garage and search through the basement to solve these pictures, I find ways to exploit the mysterious qualities of these everyday objects and familiar materials.” explain Caleb. read more… »
A Rainbow in Your Hand
An ingenious ‘old tech’ method of creating a three dimensional rainbow in your hands. Rainbow in Your Hand is book published in Japan that makes use of old style animation to generate a rainbow. “This book started as a personal project in summer 2007, and was soon published from a Japanese bookstore “Utrecht”. It’s a flipbook, but rather than seeing animation, it creates a 3D rainbow in your hand. Since being published it has been featured on Japanese TV, Newspapers, major news & blogsites like yahoo news, coolhunting and found. This book won this years NY ADC silver cube.” explains the author. read more… »
Ubuntu Identity Overhaul
A new logo, a new identity. The upcoming release of Ubuntu 10.04 and Ubuntu is set to receive a major identity upgrade, from it’s logo through to its design. “We’re drawn to Light because it denotes both warmth and clarity, and intrigued by the idea that “light” is a good value in software. Good software is “light” in the sense that it uses your resources efficiently, runs quickly, and can easily be reshaped as needed.” explains Mark Shuttle worth who along with a small team of designers who are behind the recent Ubuntu re branding. read more… »
A Collection of Inspiring Workspaces
A workspace is is a key factor in productivity, an effectively planned workspace allows for a more pleasant working experience, specifically for those who have a desk job. Lifehacker.com has taken the initiative to showcase a selection of well created workspaces submitted by their users, who have taken a pride in their space of work. read more… »
Artistic Typography
Typography art, is perhaps one of the most beautiful ways to combine text and design into a beautiful composition. Deviant is treasure of artistic talent, out of the tons of outstanding typography artwork on deviant art, we have short listed these five as possibly the most creative and visually appealing pieces read more… »
The Fail Whale Strikes
The Twitter Fail Whale Strikes again. It has been some time since the Fail Whale was spotted. For those who are unfamiliar with the Twitter Fail Whale, it is the whale that indacates Twitter’s servers are under strain from an overload in internet traffic or that the site is experiencing down time. read more… »
The Breathing Earth
The Breathing Earth is an interesting web simulation that demonstrates quite clearly and impressively the human impact on our Earth. Designed by David Bleja, the simulation tracks the amount of CO2 in tonnes released be each nation and how often a death or a birth occurs. Bearing in mind that it is a simulation is not 100% percent accurate however the author states that the simulation was built using reputable data sources, read more… »
Creative Time Pieces
Telling the time, something we rely heavily upon our devices to do so, time display is usually somewhat standard and boring in many cases. However when you mix time telling with innovative design, the result is some rather intriguing devices that are able to remain extremely aesthetic while sticking to their primary function of telling the time. read more… »
How Fanatics See Thier Operating Systems
Just a browse through popular community, tech related websites will reveal clans of fanatic follows, armed to the teeth with opposition shredding ideals. Bellow is an interesting and probably amusing infographic on how these fanboys see different operating systems. read more… »
Save Space With a Folding Table/Wall Picture
In excellent and good looking idea for space saving. An elegant fold up table that neatly packs up into a non intrusive wall picture frame or artwork. Compliments of Ivy Design, this piece of furniture is a remarkably simple design. read more… »
Unusually Creative Web Layouts
Web design has an unspoken rule of layout, sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worst. However it exists probably to ensure a semi standardized way of understanding and using the web. However ever so often these conventions are challenged, and while some may fail others will shine as designs of originality, worthy of mention. read more… »
