More #data, less weight: dataSTICKIES – sticky notes instead of USB drives

11. Dezember 2013 von schall & rauch

USB drives are soooooo yesterday. If you want to be up to date you better get some dataSTICKIES and get going! Stack and peel them, carry them around, stick, work and save, put them in your pocket, in your calendar, write on them, stare in amazement. No more slots, no more caps, no more turning the screen to plug the drive in. Just stick and play! You and I probably have something in common right now: a huge blinking question […]

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Physics, #art and history: the Well-Tempered #Hygrometer – an #installation by Anna Kubelik

5. November 2013 von schall & rauch

Art exists within its own right. Art is not about function. Or is it? Anna Kubelik, a Berlin-based performative object and space artist seems intent on proving that it is or at least can be. Meet the Well-Tempered Hygrometer. This is not just any modern hygrometer with a digital display telling you about the relative humidity of air, so you know how to style your hair or if you should take an umbrella along, just in case. This amazing piece […]

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Suspended disbelief – How to have a bath and lie in a hammock at the same time: Vessel

25. Juni 2013 von schall & rauch

The idea of coming home to this after a long day at work: Vessel, a beautifully designed hammock slash bathtub, created by Splinter Works – bliss reduced to its essence, unobtrusive and welcoming, and nothing short of ingenious. Suspension of work due to heavy sighing…

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The Information is Beautiful Awards reloaded – help find this year’s best datavizard!

12. Juni 2013 von schall & rauch

Visualised information simplifies our lives every day. Imagine the next elections without the colourful and easily comprehensible graphs and pie charts. WHUAAAA! No one in the pub next door eyeing the news over a pint of beer would know who is about to win – or where the toilets are, for that matter. Well, now that we finally acknowledge the significance of information graphics and data visualisation in general, we are delighted to announce that the Information is Beautiful Awards […]

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