What if Apple never changed? What if Jobs and company decided that they’d gotten it right with the classic Mac OS?  iOS 86, by designer Anton Repponen, is a conceptual mashup of iOS and the Mac OS. And against the odds of time and technology, the old interface still looks stunning on one of the world’s most advanced smartphones, don’t you think? (via Fast Company)

What if Apple never changed? What if Jobs and company decided that they’d gotten it right with the classic Mac OS? 

iOS 86, by designer Anton Repponen, is a conceptual mashup of iOS and the Mac OS. And against the odds of time and technology, the old interface still looks stunning on one of the world’s most advanced smartphones, don’t you think?

(via Fast Company)

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Check out these beautifully designed Nabisco animal cracker boxes by designer Douglas Flournoy. The large bold type and simple imagery give the package a look of simplicity and modesty, ultimately giving it a bit of a higher-end makeover. The substrate is recycled paperboard, with plastic bagging on the inside encompassing the contents.  (via The Dieline)

Check out these beautifully designed Nabisco animal cracker boxes by designer Douglas Flournoy. The large bold type and simple imagery give the package a look of simplicity and modesty, ultimately giving it a bit of a higher-end makeover. The substrate is recycled paperboard, with plastic bagging on the inside encompassing the contents. 

(via The Dieline)

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Next time you cut your finger and need an adhesive bandage, you could save someone’s life in the process. Not your own life, of course—unless that paper cut is particularly deep. You could save someone else’s life—someone who needs a bone-marrow transplant—thanks to Graham Douglas, a creative at Droga5. Douglas has come up with an ingenious way of spurring marrow-donor registrations—he’s getting Help Remedies to package donor kits with its adhesive bandage products. All you need is a drop of blood to complete the registration—a drop that may well be available if you’re reaching for a bandage. It’s called “Help I’ve cut myself & I want to save a life.” For Douglas, it was very personal project. In 2002, his identical twin brother was diagnosed with leukemia. He received a life-saving bone-marrow transplant and made a full recovery—something Douglas hopes to see for more of the 10,000 people in the U.S. who need marrow transplants each year.  (via AdFreak)

Next time you cut your finger and need an adhesive bandage, you could save someone’s life in the process. Not your own life, of course—unless that paper cut is particularly deep. You could save someone else’s life—someone who needs a bone-marrow transplant—thanks to Graham Douglas, a creative at Droga5. Douglas has come up with an ingenious way of spurring marrow-donor registrations—he’s getting Help Remedies to package donor kits with its adhesive bandage products. All you need is a drop of blood to complete the registration—a drop that may well be available if you’re reaching for a bandage. It’s called “Help I’ve cut myself & I want to save a life.” For Douglas, it was very personal project. In 2002, his identical twin brother was diagnosed with leukemia. He received a life-saving bone-marrow transplant and made a full recovery—something Douglas hopes to see for more of the 10,000 people in the U.S. who need marrow transplants each year. 

(via AdFreak)

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Nike has today announced the new Nike+ basketball and training shoes. In the shoes, the four embedded sensors—toe, heel, ball and outer foot—work with an internal accelerometer to accurately measure movement and relay stats to your iPhone wirelessly. Also, the three-axis accelerometer and Bluetooth sensor are contained in a removable disc that lasts for about 40 hours between charges, which are achieved using the included USB adapter. While the sensor arrays are the same in all shoes, the Nike+ apps the data is sent to provide the different approaches to tracking, motivation and sharing data. All the data gathered is meant not only to impress but to inspire,  making a workout into something close to a game.  (via Cool Hunting)

Nike has today announced the new Nike+ basketball and training shoes. In the shoes, the four embedded sensors—toe, heel, ball and outer foot—work with an internal accelerometer to accurately measure movement and relay stats to your iPhone wirelessly. Also, the three-axis accelerometer and Bluetooth sensor are contained in a removable disc that lasts for about 40 hours between charges, which are achieved using the included USB adapter. While the sensor arrays are the same in all shoes, the Nike+ apps the data is sent to provide the different approaches to tracking, motivation and sharing data. All the data gathered is meant not only to impress but to inspire,  making a workout into something close to a game. 

(via Cool Hunting)

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Google’s Valentine’s Day doodle, a sweet video packs a small but powerful social message about marriage equality and how materialism — even with the help of Google searches — can’t solve problems of the heart.

The doodle tells the story of a boy who has a crush on a jump-roping girl, and in an effort to woo her, uses Google to search for gift ideas. Then he reappears one day with a common interest — a jump rope — and wins her affections.

It’s humbling for Google to confess that even with its super powerful search engine capable of finding any and all gifts, such things can’t solve all our problems, especially when it comes to human emotions.

Another great moment comes at the tail end of the video. There’s a montage of a bunch of happy couples together. Perfect timing, too. Yesterday, Washington state legalized gay marriage — and the New Jersey Senate also voted in favor of allowing same-sex marriages, though the bill has some challenges ahead.

(via PCWorld)

 

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The same day Kanye West and Jay-Z’s “Nigga In Paris” video was released, it got videojacked, by these guys and they did a pretty dope job. The video is pretty intense, but really fascinating. Not sure if this was funded by the musicians themselves or a completely separate side project - regardless it’s worth checking out. Thank you to my friend @himnotthem for sharing this.

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When it comes to their gear, most athletes don’t have to resort to DIY. But self-customization was the reality for amputee athletes who needed soles for their prosthetic running blades, like competitive runner and marathoner Sarah Reinertsen. But now, Nike has created a sole that interlocks with the company’s Flex-Run Foot., called the Nike Sole. The only customizing amputee athletes will have to do now is when they decide whether they want a sole with traction for on- or off-road jaunts.

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