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Monthly Archives: January 2010
If you want to understand the future…
Don’t pay attention to how technology is changing, pay attention to how childhood is changing.
Posted in culture Tagged the future
Keep your blood vessels young.
Advertising Agency: Draftfcb Hong Kong Creative Directors: Raymond Chau, Sammy Law, Valeria Auyang, Art Director / Illustrator: Wong Sum Foon Copywriter: Calvin Chan Published: September 2009
Pedal Brain.
What is Pedal Brain? Pedal Brain is cycling integrated. Pedal Brain can be thought of as three integrated products. First, it's an iPod and iPhone ANT+ accessory. Second, it's a complete training log. Third, it's a coaching platform. Each of these products have been designed together and as such integrate perfectly well. There's no distinction between [...]
Posted in design Tagged exercise, iPhone, passive data
We consume many bytes.
Via Fast Company: One upside to the downturn is that the average American has a smaller food budget these days, so perhaps we can finally get our arms around the enormous domestic weight problem. Even our Super Models are getting skinnier! But while our hunger for hamburgers may be facing a forced downsizing, our insatiable [...]
Posted in culture Tagged behavior, consumption
The Withings Scale.
Weigh yourself. The scale sends your data over wifi. View your results over time on your iPhone or computer. Genius. Simple. Beautiful design. Passive data collection lets you just live your life normally. And it gives positive or negative feedback anywhere you are about your weight. We'll see more of these passive systems analyzing how [...]
Posted in design Tagged passive data, weight, wireless
Take a happy pill.
design by David Blaiklock: Design can connect business, science and society through the combination of critical thinking and communication. At the very least, design should provide an alternate commentary.
Posted in design Tagged green, happiness, medication
Welcome to The Future Well.
Grant and I met almost two years ago as we were both fighting the same fight-- how to improve health and happiness in new ways-- from two very different positions. Grant was at Humana doing very interesting things with social connectivity and health. I was at a startup I co-founded, Hello Health, designing and redefining [...]
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NYC’s Active Design Guidelines