Yannick

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We launched Circa on Kickstarter!

Circa is a beautifully designed smart alarm clock that helps you to sleep better without the need of a smartphone.

Check our campaign here!

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Awesome new expressive modular instrument by Roli!

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The nerdy part of me is very into expressive digital instruments lately. It is the ultimate blend of two of my passions, interaction design and music. I’ve been watching a lot of video’s about Roli’s Seaboard, the Linnstrument by digital music pioneer Roger Linn and the Madrona Labs’ Sounplane. I think that the rise of MPE or ‘Multidimensional Polyphonic Expression’ where every note can be tweaked individually by gestures just like you know from guitars or violins is going to be one of the most interesting developments in digital music. Since many of these solutions are still pricey I’m planning to build my own instrument. 

While researching the world of expressive intruments recently, I came across the Touché by Expressive E. A controller that can be used to expressively modulate the sound of a traditional controller or synth! Cool stuff.

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Awesome video and artist!

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Terrapattern is an open-source AI project to find patterns in satelite imagery. Use it for example to find colorful containerterminal like I did or boats, solarpanels, or baseball stadiums.

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This is awesome! A neural network is trying to redraw a classic video of Picasso while it is fed with art from different artists. Rather than just an overlaying filter, it tries to find patterns in the art in order to recreate the characteristics of the paintings of the different artists. Amazing how well you’re able to recognize some of the painters!

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Awesome!

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I propose to focus less on design thinking and more on design making. Excellence shows not in the idea but the execution.

Benedikt Lehnert - Chief Design Officer Wunderlist

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Awesome home in Ontario.

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Focus on signal over noise. A lot of companies get confused, they spend money on things that don’t actually make the product better.  So for example, at Tesla we’ve never spent any money on advertising. We put all the money into R+D, and manufacturing and design to try to make the car as good as possible. And I think that’s the way to go.

Elon Musk

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Great new technology for context-aware interactions!

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Designing is taking decisions based on too little information

Caroline Hummels (Professor at Eindhoven University of Technology)

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I love the organic shapes and the beautiful interplay between outside and inside in the Kilden Performing Arts Center in Kristiansand, Norway. The project has been designed by Finland-based ALA Architects.

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Awesome adaptable interface by Sensel and Frog Design

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The upcoming 3 weeks we will travel in the electric Soul EV, supported by Kia. Follow our adventures on www.electricroadmovie.tumblr.com or www.instagram.com/electricroadmovie

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This app is going to be big, mark my words! 

www.beme.com

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All design work is "social impact" work, for better or for worse.

Denise Gershbein, Executive Creative Director frog