Google's latest A.I. experiment is a web-based drawing tool called AutoDraw that converts your rough scribbles and doodles into beautiful, symmetrical icons/clipart that you can download for free. It works on your phone, computer or tablet and uses artificial intelligence to guess and suggest a more polished icon or symbol to replace your drawing. … [Read more...]
What Is SSL And Why Every Website Will Need It In 2017
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is the standard security technology for establishing an encrypted link between a web server and a browser to avoid interception by hackers. Encryption means to convert information or data into a code, especially to prevent unauthorized access. A website that uses SSL encryption has a padlock next to their domain name in the browser's address bar (like … [Read more...]
Funny Posters Dedicated To Our Friendship With Our Favourite Software
Good friends know each other inside out and make life easier for each other. With Friendship Day around the corner, Mumbai-based digital agency Pixel Fox Studios thought of paying tribute to the work buddy we all have - software. They've created a series of posters dedicated to the friendship between different types of professionals and their most used softwares. What's also … [Read more...]
This Incredible Drawing Pen Transmits Electricity On Paper With Its Special Silver Ink
Tokyo-based startup AgIC has invented a marker pen that transmits electricity on paper using a conductive silver ink. Place an LED light and a battery on glossy photo paper and draw a line of any shape to connect the two. The light comes on as the silver ink conducts electricity between the LED and the battery. … [Read more...]
Beautiful 3D Animations Of ’90s Gadgets Made With Cinema 4D, After Effects And Photoshop
Step into nostalgia with these gorgeous isometric animations of '90s electronic items from French illustrator and animator Guillaume Kurkdjian. Made using Cinema 4D, V-Ray, After Effects and Photoshop, Kurkdjian has managed to replicate every tiny detail of these technological milestones including the 'bounce' of their open/close mechanisms. The use of material design and … [Read more...]
This Guy Has Invented A Scarf That Can Make You Invisible In Photos
28-year-old London-based fashion entrepreneur Saif Siddiqui has invented a scarf that makes it impossible for photographers to take a picture of the wearer with the flash on. Called ISHU, the scarf is made of a special fabric that contains thousands of nano-spherical crystals that reflect the flash light back into the camera, resulting in pictures and videos where the wearer is … [Read more...]
Cool Magazine Ad From Porsche Brings Their Car To Life As A 3D Hologram
To promote the new 911, Porsche has come up with a cool print + digital integration in about 50,000 copies of Fast Company's April issue. Targeted primarily at affluent subscribers, the four-page spread includes an acetate prism with instructions for using it. Once assembled, users need to log on to 911hologram.com and place the prism upon the tablet. The 911 comes to life in a … [Read more...]
Reebok Billboard Gives You A Free Pair Of Sneakers If You Can Run Past it Fast Enough
How fast can you run? Last weekend, Reebok set up a cool billboard in Stockholm with a built-in speed camera that measured how fast pedestrians jogged (or ran) past it. Anyone who ran faster than 17 kilometres per hour (10.56 miles per hour) unlocked a pair of Reebok ZPumps. Watch the stunt in action below. … [Read more...]
This Incredible Drawing Pen Lets You Scan And Pick Colors From Objects Around You
An artist's tool is only as good as the artist. But a great tool can help an artist see things in a different light. Introducing Scribble, a color picker pen and stylus that let's you scan colors from any object and use them in your drawings. Check it out below. … [Read more...]
Turn Your Phone Into A Lightsaber With This Mind-Blowing Google Chrome Experiment
Google, in collaboration with Disney, has come up with an epic Chrome Experiment to promote the latest Star Wars movie The Force Awakens. The company launched Lightsaber Escape, a website that lets you use your smartphone as a lightsaber so you can battle Stormtroopers in your computer's browser. It's a cool, engaging experience, even if you aren't a Star Wars fan. Just follow … [Read more...]
UTEC And Agency FCB Create Plant-Powered Lamps For Peru Villages With No Electricity
Nuevo Saposoa is a small town/village of the Shipibo-Conibo tribe, located in the eastern Amazonian region of Ucayali in Peru. The National Institute of Information and Statistics (INEI) reports that 65% of the population lacks access to electricity. After the flood in March, most of the cables were damaged or destroyed. Students use kerosene lamps which is bad for eyesight and … [Read more...]
Fiat Creates Device That Gives Free WiFi In Taxis, But Only If You Buckle Your Seat Belt
Do you wear a seat belt in the back seat? Wearing a seat belt in the rear seat can reduce the risk of death by 75% in case of an accident. But more than 92% of rear seat passengers don't buckle up. Fiat wanted to change this habit. They installed a system that offers free Wi-Fi in taxicabs, but it only works if passengers buckle their seat belts. Check it out below. … [Read more...]
LOL: 13 Error Messages Every Designer Hates After A Long Day’s Work
We've all been there. After a long night of editing 50+ layers in Photoshop, at 4 a.m., a three word message pops up on the screen: "Photoshop quit unexpectedly". There are two possible outcomes after this. … [Read more...]
This Car Dealer Created A Truck That’ll Scan Your Car And Tell You Its Value On The Spot
More often than not, used car dealers stick to conventional advertising that's as exciting as watching water boil. But Taiwan-based Kagulu just set the benchmark in this category with an impressive digital outdoor stunt. … [Read more...]
These Trucks Have Rear Screens That Show Oncoming Traffic So You Can Overtake Safely
In Argentina, one person dies in a traffic accident every hour. 80% of these accidents happen when people are trying to overtake, not surprising for a country with hundreds of one-lane roads. Samsung and agency Leo Burnett wanted to make a difference and came up with a brilliant initiative called 'The Safety Truck'. … [Read more...]
Here’s A Clever Digital Billboard From Fiat That Helps Drivers Parallel Park
Fiat Germany wanted to show how easy parking can be with the 'parking assistant' feature in their cars. They created an interactive video billboard using custom software and ultrasonic sensors that monitored the parking space. Special assistants (which included a Playboy Bunny) then guided the driver into the spot just like a passenger or a bystander would. Check it out in … [Read more...]
If You Love Music And Hate Exercise, Here’s The Perfect App For You
Over 50% of teenagers in Poland don't do any exercise. The Run With Heart Foundation found a way to encourage them by rewarding them with the one thing most of them love – music. They collaborated with Warner, Universal and Sony and created a mobile website called Moving Tracks, where teens can listen to new tracks, but on one condition – the song only plays when they’re … [Read more...]
This Device Tweets A Complaint To The Govt. Every Time A Car Runs Over A Pothole
Panama is a modern city but the roads have more holes than swiss cheese. To highlight this infrastructure failure, news channel Telemetro Reporta installed special devices inside potholes that tweet a complaint to the Department Of Public Works every time a car runs over them. They also had a special segment on the TV news show to present the complaints and spread … [Read more...]
Volkswagen Embarrasses Movie Latecomers In Funny Theatre Stunt For The New Passat
To highlight the pedestrian detector on the new Passat, Volkswagen came up with this cheeky stunt in Proyecciones cinema in Madrid. Before the movie started, when the trailers were rolling, latecomers were put in the spotlight with a beeping sound in the background. The audience had no clue what was going on. Watch the video below to know more. … [Read more...]
27 Funny But Thought-Provoking Images Of How Smartphones Have Taken Over Our Lives
A few days back, we came across a poster that had a beautiful picture of a beach with a headline that said "Can you give up your phone, TV and computer for 24 hours?" This sparked an interesting debate here at DS. Most of us agreed that no TV for 24 hours wouldn't be a problem. No computer? Manageable on a non-working day. But any plans to carry out this 24 hour digital detox … [Read more...]
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