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Idealog—in the ideas business

  • Brand design sweeps its way into famed New York museum

    2011-02-21 16:12:17 // // The Idealog Blog | 1 comment
    Jason Saunders, the creative director at Auckland-based graphic design company Everything Design, has caught the attention of the folks at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, where a piece of his work is to be featured as part of an upcoming exhibition.
  • New York’s gritty subway turns musical

    2011-02-03 10:07:04 // // The Idealog Blog
    While New York’s subway is a fast-paced, gritty and crowded experience, Alexander Chen has opted to turn it into something quite musical with his interactive subway map creation.
  • Bread and roses

    2010-12-09 19:53:17 // // Idealog #30: features
    Middle management in a large Connecticut bakery wasn't Helen Klisser During's dream job, but she knew what she was doing—priming for her return to Godzone and her parent's company, Vogel's. But when Vogel's was suddenly sold, she reinvented her future as curator and art advisor to New York's elite. By Mitchell Hall.
  • A secret underground journey unveils a gem of New York’s past

    2010-11-16 10:42:18 // // The Idealog Blog
    Where might you expect to find Guastavino arches and skylights, coloured glass tile work, and brass chandeliers? It might not sound like a description befitting of an underground New York subway station, but that description about sums up New York City’s famous City Hall Station. But to get there, you need to be in the know.
  • The big deal

    2010-10-15 10:42:43 // // Idealog #29: features | 1 comment
    Derek and Geoff Handley created The Hyperfactory, a high-tech Kiwi business that competes with the world’s best, and in July they sold it for megamillions. Mitchell Hall asks what they’ve learned about entrepreneurship and dreaming big—and why New Zealand needs more like them. Plus: An investor speaks.
  • Display your creative flare in New York, New York

    2010-08-13 14:21:06 // // The Idealog Blog
    Fancy having your design work displayed on a billboard in New York’s Time Square? That could be a reality thanks to an international competition by Tivoli Audio, who is seeking designers, illustrators, and photographers from around the world to prepare a poster to celebrate their 10th anniversary.
  • A floating pool in New York's Hudson river?

    2010-07-27 13:08:26 // // The Idealog Blog | 1 comment
    If you visit New York, you won’t find many people swimming in the Hudson River, but soon enough, you may just be able to find water enthusiasts splashing about in a custom built pool that floats in the river itself. + Pool is an initiative by a group of architects and designers to build a floating pool in the rivers of New York City.
  • New York City's inflatable solution

    2010-07-07 17:45:41 // // The Idealog Blog :: The Idealist
    In New York stalled construction sites lay strewn across the city thanks to the hard bite of the recession. So what’s a cash-strapped construction company to do? Architecture firm Woods Bagot propose a novel solution with their temporary, inflatable buildings called ‘Icebergs’. Fast Company’s Cliff Kuang explores further….
  • Would you buy an idea from this man?

    2010-06-17 12:52:15 // // Idealog #27: features | 5 comments
    The world’s biggest companies have a new strategy: outsourcing innovation. At the forefront of this new industry is the founder of New York-based Fahrenheit 212, Geoff Vuleta from Timaru.