The making of a sign
Signage is an element so deeply embedded into any urban environment that we tend to take it for granted. But just how are they created? More …
Google’s London office gets a zany Tron-esque refit
Google has long been famed for its employee perks – from free food and haircuts to valet service – and futuristic offices. And its London offices now resemble a space station thanks to a recent refurbishment. More …
A quick word with … design strategist Anais Ardid
Anais Ardid can't live without Google – or coffee. More …
Technology
IBM bets on mind-reading and smarter data
Mind-reading a possibility, junk mail a priority and the use of facial and retina scans to access information – according to IBM, in five years not only will all of this be possible but it will also be the social norm. More …
Little Lotus offers healing and hope through art
Twelve talented artists from around New Zealand and the globe are heading to Asia on their own dime to work with refugees and migrants on the Thai/Burma border on creative projects. More …
DOC baffles with Mt Aspiring bus plan
6The Department of Conservation (DOC) has agreed to a bus tunnel linking Mt Aspiring and Fiordland National Park – despite conflicts with the DOC’s general policy on building roads through Mt Aspiring. More …
Building sustainable communities the open source way
A network of farmers, engineers and volunteers has banded together to create an ‘open source ecology’. More …
Fashion
Standout fashion grads set to showcase designs
Chimerical Conundrums might sound like something out of a science journal, but in fact it's a collection by fashion designer Fiona Clements. More …
Digital Art
Tintin app takes users inside the world of Hergé
The Tintin experience just got even better for fans – HarperCollins Publishers, Weta and Moulinsart have collaborated on an app to let viewers immerse themselves into Hergé's rich fictional world. More …
Can you make a game in just 48 hours?
Not just the first country to see the sun, New Zealand will be the first to kick off the Global Game Jam too come January. More …
Opinion
Who’ll boss the kiss – NZI or the Roundtable?
4The ‘merger’ is a public show of a marriage of equals, but usually it’s no such thing – the Business Roundtable and New Zealand Institute are like chalk and cheese. More …
Marketing
Finders are keepers at Art Series Hotels
‘Stay the night. Steal the art’. That's the slogan employed by one of the Art Series Hotels in Melbourne, where guests are encouraged to attempt to steal a hidden piece of artwork. More …
Gifts for the arty types in your life
Struggling to find a present for the arty wanker in your life? More …
Opinion
Whatever happened to quality?
2Great brands can be tarnished by substandard products and after-sales support. More …
Scary stuff: the economics of climate change
2Why is the application of cost benefit analysis to climate change so difficult? More …
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