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Frank Kolkman's VR death machine
To tackle “death anxiety” among terminally ill hospital patients, designer Frank Kolkman has created a device that simulates a near-death experience using virtual reality. Visitors to Dutch Design Week...
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Real-life Iron Man sets world speed record
Richard Browning set a Guinness World Record this week for the fastest speed in a body-controlled jet engine power suit. The founder and chief test pilot of British tech company Gravity Industries reached a...
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Sony brings Aibo robot dog back to life with added AI
Sony has unveiled a new version of the robot dog it is thought to have killed off over a decade ago and now it comes with artificial intelligence. The tech brand announced this week that it will...
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New VR horror film draws awareness to the hell of homelessness
Just in time for Halloween, comes a new terrifying experiential advocacy short called “The Killer,” in support of Spitalfields Crypt Trust. Released on YouTube and live...
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SomeOne - The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple
SomeOne has rebranded lawyers’ organisation, The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, with a redrawn Pegasus logo that aims to break away from flat graphic symbols. The Honourable Society...
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The tree that reads minds
The leaves of an artificial tree at this year's Burning Man Festival in Nevada illuminated with “light flocks” in response to visitors' movements, heartbeats and brain activity. A team from New York, San...
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A torch created from a single sheet of rolled paper
A new flat-packed light by Nendo is made from a single piece of conductive paper, which can be rolled up to create a handheld torch in emergency situations. The Paper Torch was designed by the...
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Droga5 - Pizza Hut
Kristen Wiig’s comedic genius for transforming into vast and varied characters, showcased for years on “Saturday Night Live,” has now been harnessed for a new Pizza Hut campaign created with Droga5. In two TV...
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Spring - East of England
Southwold-based studio Spring has designed a tourism brand and campaign for the East of England, which aims to highlight the region’s “exceptional cultural offering.” Look Sideways: East was originally...
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The robots designed to annoy you
Swiss-Mexican designer Nicole Pérez has designed a series of misbehaving robots that aims to mimic the annoying aspects of intimate relationships. Made from thermoformed plastic coated with flocking fibre, the...
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McCann London
McCann London has further strengthened its management team with the appointment of Sheryl Marjoram as Managing Director. Marjoram joins from Saatchi & Saatchi where she was a Managing Partner, leading its Asda account - before this she...
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FinchFactor
FinchFactor has appointed Sarah Taylor to the role of Global Client Service Director. The appointment comes in response to an increased cross-border focus and the recent launch of its third international office. With further expansion in...
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Havas - Jurys Inn
Havas London has unveiled its first work for hotel chain Jurys Inn. The multi-media campaign, which launches on TV this week, also introduces the brand’s new proposition “Stay Happy,” and represents its most...
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The Robot ordered to write lines as punishment for a crime not yet committed
A robotic arm writes repeated promises not to hurt humans in artist Filipe Vilas-Boas and architect Paul Coudamy's installation The Punishment. The piece was designed to...
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Officer & Gentleman - Pornhub
Mommy’s Special Glasses by Pornhub looks like a typical Mother’s Day Greeting card (besides the fact it's from Pornhub, obviously), complete with a heartwarming message and frilly packaging. However, this is...
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MIT Self-Assembly Lab's Rapid Liquid Printing Tech Prints Furniture in Minutes
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a revolutionary new form of 3D printing that can produce large objects such as chairs in a...
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CHI & Partners - British Gas
On Saturday, British Gas unveiled its new brand initiative, “Smarter Homes For All,” a multi-discipline communications campaign designed to show how smart home technology can offer real benefits to...
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Jenny Sabin creates robotically knitted canopy for MoMA PS1 Young Architects
The New York-based architectural design practice Jenny Sabin Studio has won the MoMA PS1's Young Architecture Program competition with its plans for a shelter made entirely...
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Dyson opens first research and development centre outside UK
Dyson has opened a new Technology Centre in Singapore, its first research and development site outside of the UK. The £330 million investment will see 1,300 staff from the centre...
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Isobel
Following another year of record growth, creative agency isobel has appointed Rob Forshaw and Daryl Fielding as non-execs to support the agency’s senior team as they look to further accelerate their growth in 2017. Forshaw, who is an...
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Taylor Herring - The Week Junior
The Week Junior magazine have hired creative PR agency Taylor Herring to promote the brand in its debut year. The campaign will highlight Britain’s “Knowledge Gap” on current affairs and will see...
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