Creativity + Bravery

CHEAT SHEET6 JULY - 13 JULY 2012

INNOVATION & TRENDS

A Winning Concept For A Gorgeous Rest Stop With Free Wi-Fi:The concept of Mathieu Lehanneur’s “Escale Numerique” project has broken the barriers of conventional urban design. The model includes ergonomic seating, a “protective canopy,” and wireless Internet.

Yoga Chair Gives Users A Workout:The Zen Circus combines the essential stages of a healthy workout – yoga, muscle building, and stretching – and a piece of indoor furniture into one multi-use apparatus for anyone’s home.

New Smartphone App Could Replace Railroad Tickets:The MTA reported progress on a new app by Masabi that prevents commuters from ever needing to buy another paper ticket for public transportation.

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TECHNOLOGY

Try Clothes on at Home Using a Computer Screen:PrestShop has created the Webcam Social Shopper that replicates the in-store shopping experience at home.

High-tech Glove Converts Sign Language into Speech:Named the “EnableTalk” glove and invented by a group of Ukranian students, this glove comes equipped with a complex network of sensors that recognize hand movements and translate signs into spoken words via a smartphone app.

Unlock a Smartphone Just by Looking at it:In a new update by Android, users can upgrade their security and un-lock their phone with a new facial recognition feature.

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CULTURECan Man, Faces Painted on Found Cans by Street Artist My Dog Sighs: Street artist My Dog Sighs gives a personality to found cans by painting a unique face on the can. After completion, each of these pieces is then left on the street to be discovered.

Artist Recreates Historic Cultural Moments Using Star Wars Characters: Canadian art teacher, photographer, and Star Wars aficionado David Eger unveiled his series “365 Days of Clones.” He shot one picture a day for a whole year by carefully placing Star Wars characters to re-semble different works.

Summon On-Demand Ice Cream Trucks through Uber Mobile App:On Friday, July 13, 2012, Uber is providing on-demand ice cream trucks in Boston, San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Seattle, Toronto, and Washington D.C. in honor of National Ice Cream Month.

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AGENCY NEWS

Japan’s Dentsu To Acquire Aegis Group for $4.9 Billion:In attempts to become a bigger global threat to competition, Dentsu Inc. has crossed boarders to merge with a UK agency named Aegis Group in a $4.9 billion dollar settlement.

Ad Agencies Like Ogilvy Produce Documentary Films:A seemingly new agency trend of producing documentary-style films purely for the purpose of creativity has begun appearing in top agen-cies like Ogilvy & Mather.

Kaplan Thaler Group Merges With Sibling Shop Publicis, New York:Major media conglomerate, Publicis, and Kaplan Thaler Group have decided to join forces next year in NYC as Publicis Kaplan Thaler.

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SUSTAINABILITYNike Introduces Sneakers Made of Beans & Recycled Bottles:Nike launched the Nike GS football cleat in London as the “lightest, fastest, most-environmentally-friendly production boot the company has ever made.” The body of the shoe is made from a minimum of 70% re-used plastics and 50% renewable Pebax Renu.

Turning A Plain White T-Shirt Into A Not-So-Plain Battery:University of Southern Caroline professor, Xiaodong Li found a process to convert a plain white cotton t-shirt into batteries. The process chang-es the fibers that make up the fabric into wires and (energy-storing) ca-pacitors that is able to charge portable devices like cellphones.

Office Buildings Add Cash Crops to their Balance Sheet:Lufa’s 31,000-square-foot rooftop greenhouse sits on top of a Montreal office building, and supplies more than 25 varieties of vegetables with-out artificial pesticides, fungicides, or herbicides. FastCo.EXIST

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