Shlepping around a bike lock when biking can be a hassle. But if your bike wraps around to turn into a lock the problem is solved. Genius idea from industrial design student Kevin Scott. Some people complain about structural problems, but I believe that can be easily fixed, or proven not to be a problem.
Congratulations to DDB Stockholm for their “the fun theory” campaign. They grabbed a Grand Prix at Cannes 2010 for Best Digitally Led Integrated Campaign. I remember seeing it as it ran, and I still like it. Simple and clever use of good insight, in that we’ll change if it is fun. See the whole campaign and case film.
It’s just been Easter, and soon it’s the month of May, with both national and religious holidays lined up in Norway. After discussing with some friends I came to see that most of the Norwegian public holidays are come from Christianity. Granted we still have a state church, so this is to be expected. But what if the church and state get separated and Christian Protestantism becomes a religion equal to Islam, Hinduism and the rest. Why should these holidays be any more important than others. Tradition is one reason to keep them, even the French have still have lots of Christian holidays. On the other hand these tradition are not for everyone. In a multicultural world not everybody celebrates Easter or the Ascension day. What if some of the holidays were replaced with ones related to the countries history, making them non religious and more including. The USA has some benefits being such an young nation, the only public holiday they have that is religious is Christmas day. And after being in New York for Christmas day, it’s mostly like the relaxing day between the sales. Why does it feel like the public holidays in Scandinavia are written i stone.
Chismukkah, joke or real, seems to be getting bigger each year. Maybe new holidays are a possibility.
Ever longing for some fun but nobody to play with you? We’ll here is a smart way to have fun, exercise and give someone else some exercise. The security guards at malls and store’s are generally not the same as real police. Probably not the fastest or fittest. At leas not in Norway where we call them Cranberrypolice, police wannabies looking for berries, or something interesting. The idea in this video is similar to an old Nike ad about playing tag all over the city. Both videos give me the feeling of being a kid again. The sheer joy of running and catching somebody. Or outrunning the person who is IT.
It’s common understanding that Norwegians, and probably most Scandinavians, are a cold people. We like to keep to ourselves and spend a lot of time indoors. A homes for us has to have good, welcoming and personal feeling. This is why the blog unhappyhipsters.com appeals to me so much. I’ve bought Wallpaper more than once and dreamed of the house I once might own. But this blogs smart comments to pictures from Dwell, Wallpaper and the likes have made me rethink this. A home should have personality, it should be alive and reflect the owners. Granted, if the owners have harts of stone and are strict minimalists…
Grab a coffee and relax with some seriously good commenting to architectural pictures at the Unhappy hipster.
Widely regarded as the world’s most influential living psychologist, Daniel Kahneman won the Nobel in Economics for his pioneering work in behavioral economics – exploring the irrational ways we make decisions. In this talk he explains the two selves in happiness, one that experiences and one that stores memories. As it turn out they don’t agree that much.
What is the next new thing? The next must have, must do, must use? What is obvious for some is incomprehensible for others. I’ll admit I was late on twitter, and haven’t gotten an iPhone yet (probably going for a new Nokia or Android) but I like to know whats going on. One thing is choosing to participate or not, another ting is not knowing about it at all.