There are plenty of robot arms out there, but what about robot skin to cover them in? A new kind of piezotronic transistor mesh could make for robotic skin that's as soft supple sensitive as your own is, covered in thousands of tiny mechanical hairs...
For those who frequently use the free public Wi-Fi in coffee shops such as Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts, you're likely already aware of how easy it is for hackers to steal your personal and financial information over the shared network.
But what you may not realize is how cybercriminals could gain access to sensitive data in other ways that might not be on your radar.
According to ThreatMetrix, a provider of cybercrime prevention solutions, some hackers even leave malicious USB drives on tables for curious customers to plug into their devices. This allows them to retrieve personal information and even social network passwords. Although this may seem unlikely, ThreatMetrix says the scenario actually occurs...
Wireframing is the most important part of the web designing concept without which the designing of an attractive and purposeful website is impossible. Many web designers do not laid emphasis on this step of web designing and skip this major phase which unbalances overall functionality of a website after the completion of final design. Wireframing is an important concept of web designing which gives an overall view of the proposed web designing model and helps in converting information architecture directly into an appropriate design.
With a name like Glass, it was just asking to be cracked.
Just days after its release to developers, Google’s Glass headset has already been hacked to give users full control of its Android operating system, according to Jay Freeman, a well-known Android and iOS developer who tested a known exploit for Android on Glass yesterday and announced his success on Twitter Friday afternoon. The “root” or “jailbreak” technique Freeman found would potentially remove any restrictions Google might place on Glass, though it’s not yet clear exactly what those restrictions might be in consumer versions of the device...
Personally, I think that people use too frequently terms as branding and rebranding, redesign, or brand identity. In this context, each one has an opinion; the multitude of viewpoints is welcomed but these must be based on a solid background which is not the case for the majority of individuals. My idea has at its foundation the huge numbers of clients that misuse the branding and logo design vocabulary. Yep, we should be tolerant and forgive the incorrect use of some terms but we can’t ignore when wrong ideas are strongly advocated. More concrete, a very good friend of mine told me about a client that asked for a logo redesign because it’s more than a year since it wasn’t modified. Well, just because time passes, it isn’t a valid reason to redesign a logo!
In modern era, Typeface is not interchange with the word Font, in professional typography. Typefaces can help font designers to make more stylish and professional font family for Graphic Designs. Today we are put to gathered a list of 50 Remarkable Typefaces for Professional Design, Take a look at beautiful typefaces for professional design, based upon suggestions from designers and web developers all over the world.
Typography has the great trend last few years. Experimenting with the right choice of font, splashing with bold or plain colors, and designing it in different perspective is elements that work on typography. It uses on logo, poster, and websites. It does not only attract visitors attention but also create a cool look on your website...
Researchers at the University of Wyoming have discovered a new lithium reserve that could radically alter where the US sources a key component of the li-ion batteries used in consumer electronics, electric vehicles, and other technology. Currently the United States imports a vast majority of its lithium, but the newly-unearthed reserve — located at Rock Springs, Wyoming — could transform the US from "a significant lithium importer to an independent lithium producer" according to experts at the university's Carbon Management Institute...
South Carolina-based artist Christian Petersen has created a fantastic collection of minimalist Star Wars-themed art prints. They are all available to purchase online at Firebox.com.
Here’s an oldie but goodie about the secret of success in creative work. It was a talk given by Ira Glass which was then turned into an animation by David Shiyang Liu. It’s less than 2-minutes long and has some fantastic advice for creatives. I have witnessed a lot of friends in the industry really struggling with their own work right now and so I thought sharing this would be relevant for all those in the same position. Read after the jump for the entire quote.
In case you have been looking for a nice and handy freebies that could assist you in creating a new project of yours then you are exactly in the right place! Today we’ve decided to share some Dribble freebies among which you can find login forms, UI kits, icons, player widgets and other stuff. Use these resources to enhance your creations.
LivingSocial has been hacked, reports All Things D.
An internal memo to employees said that the company noticed “unauthorized access to some customer data from our servers."
Just how much data? More than 50 million customer names, email addresses, birth dates, and encrypted passwords...
Say goodbye to tax-free shopping! Yesterday, the Senate voted for a bill that if legalized, will take away a nice perk we’ve all taken for granted while shopping online. This bill is called the Marketplace Fairness Act, which would force online retailers to tack on a sales tax for all online purchases. The bill will be voted on in the Senate for a final time on May 6.
The bill would change a 1992 law that didn’t require online-only retailers to pay a sales tax in states that require retailers to charge a sales tax unless this retailer had a brick and mortar store in the United States. Right now, how online shopping works is that if you’re shopping for something on BestBuy.com and Best Buy has a physical shop in your state, you’ve had to pay your state’s sales tax. However, if you bought something from Etsy, and the seller didn’t have a brick-and-mortar location, you didn’t have to pay the tax. If the proposed legislature passes, you will start paying that tax. With this bill, the state you live in will collect taxes for everything you buy online.
JJasso, or Jaime Jasso, is a notable artist that specializes in matte painting and conceptual art. Jaime has worked on important projects from all around the world, including video game cinematics, television commercials and blockbuster feature films. Below you will find a roundup of futuristic city concepts by JJasso.
For one page websites scrolling is the solution to see more content, differently from regular websites where you click on a button that gets you on a page, then another one and if you are not focused and the site is not well structured, you can get lost in all the details that the pages have.
This is different with one page websites. Mostly being landing pages, information is not complex, instead they just have a few blocks of text, even fewer images, maybe a video and that’s it.
But what about designing a site like this? How would you do it? Most of the times, you can make them scroll vertically, but there are designers who decide to make things a little bit more interesting and make the websites scroll horizontally.
As the saying goes, “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” The talented artists, behind the works you’re about to see, view the world differently. They see incredible possibility in the junk we blindly throw away on a daily basis. Not only do they contribute art for us, but to the world itself. Thanks to the integration of recyclable items, their artwork actually spares items that would end up in the landfill.
Sometimes I get depressed about how we’re treating this Planet. We constantly contribute to the ongoing pollution by dumping non-biodegradable waste and toxic chemicals. This lazy approach can’t be good for our future generations. I’m sure people in 3013 will think that we were a bunch of uneducated and uninformed idiots trashing the planet like it was our frat house basement. Many people want to use the “everybody else is doing it,” and “I can’t make a difference anyway” excuses. But quite frankly that’s a bunch of BS. Doing something about the problems our world faces, instead of tuning out, shows character...
I love print advertising ads, When you need to get a lot of attention for little money, turn to posters. Advertising aren’t only for use on the side of your building; billboards are also considered a form of poster printing.
Humor is one of the most successful ways of print advertising. A funny and clever print ads can be memorable and has a better chance of going viral very quickly. Ad agencies often rely on humor to achieve this. A humorous print ad campaign starts with a funny idea, but must be brought to life with clever art direction and great visuals.
Microsoft is working on some cool telepresence projects which was revealed by their latest job listings. Microsoft was always criticized for not utilizing their R&D well enough to make them into marketable products. Microsoft is trying to change this scenario with the new startup labs which will be productizing ideas and code from Microsoft Research...
Television is one of the most popular forms of entertainment in the world, if not the most popular. Billions of hours of television are watched around the world every day. However, as much as people love television, they don’t love how complex and inconvenient the linear television experience is...
In this post we have gathered 22 sets of free icon fonts to use in your design projects.Icons fonts have become very popular among designers in the last 2 years.The main reason is that you can embed them like fonts and you can play with their colors,you can add shadows or rotate them easily or you can add gradient with CSS3.
Here is the big list of free icon font sets for you. Please check license agreements for commercial use.
Choosing the right font and typography for your web projects is an important part of creating the desired aesthetic. There are many styles, trends and resources available to designers who are looking to create a cohesive, attractive and legible design through the use of high quality fonts, typography creation tools and tutorials pertaining to appropriate font usage and creation...
