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Gender Flipping

... with traditionally masculine accouterments, like power tools and baseball bats, to further suggest the impracticality of many of the standard pin-up stances. DISNEY COSTUME SWAPUser godohelp on the artists’ community deviantART reimagined Disney princesses in the costumes of their male suitors. THE COVERFLIP CHALLENGEAuthor Maureen Johnson challenged her nearly 90K Twitter followers to recreate the covers of books by “literary dudes,” to demonstrate how the design would differ if the same titles ...

Making A Living

... can't always be striving to be better across every area of their lives and need to compromise. As they see it, it's smart and strategic to design their work life and therefore, the rest of their life, this way, as they can do what makes them happy and have fewer regrets.Ys' and Zs' tendency to structure their lives as they see fit is addressed in numerous ways in the macrotrends and themes that follow throughout this report. For instance, young generations are taking a Build Your Own Career approach ...

Race To Zero

... and various sayings in edible ink, such as “Sorry. Trays are still not edible.” and “The wrapper is edible. So if you eat it, you’re recycling. Sort of.” Rituals Personal care brand Rituals is encouraging consumers to bring in their empty bottles and containers to refill in-store instead of purchasing new ones. This service is offered for beauty products such as skin creams, home fragrances, washing soap, and dish soap.Ecovative Green Island, New York-based design firm Ecovative ...

Consumed Takeaways

... question or request. Strike up the right balance of Hands-On help by creating a pathway to 24/7 communication (e.g., via Twitter), providing personalized responses to their queries, and offering help when they need it most. West Elm’s Design Lab provides practical, hands-on help to consumers, in the form of flat-rate assembly services, style guidance, and assistance with tricky home tasks like taking precise measurements.Give them access to ownership alternatives.Scary though this idea may be, the ...

Slow Web

... continued emergence of new platforms and tools that encourage meaningful creations of art, stories, music, design, film, and even businesses. SEARCH / DISCOVERYSearch engines, with their emphasis on speed, efficiency, and breadth of coverage, will always have a place and a purpose in users’ on- and offline lives. But the Slow Web emphasizes a different style of online discovery, whether users are shopping, sharing, or seeking inspiration. Instead of relying solely on practical searches, young consumers ...

Humanology

... capacity to create emotional resonance through humanistic design. By imbuing technology with human characteristics—such as voice, the capacity to listen, and compassion—technology can help meet people’s need for emotional connection. Voice has become an important tool in creating tech that’s warmer and more personable. For example, voice assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri, and Microsoft’s Cortana are always available to us whether it be “at hand” via smart mobile devices or “in ...

Future Of Healthcare & Medicine

... -based CMR Surgical produced the Versius, a robot programmed to perform intricate surgical procedures. Versius is not autonomous; each of its robotic arms sits on its own pillar and holds a different surgical tool, all of which are controlled by a surgeon. The machine’s flexibility and ergonomic design is intended to reduce fatigue experience by doctors during long procedures. National Health Service Britain’s National Health Service is trialing a chatbot service through healthcare company ...

The Gender Landscape

... -neutral design; Creatures of Comfort recently released its first unisex knitwear line; and Kanye West is currently working with A.P.C. to design a 100-piece unisex collection. - GENDER NEUTRAL WORLD - The gender-neutral mindset is filtering up from store aisles into the culture at large. GN HOUSINGA burgeoning interest in gender-neutral housing among college students is compelling progressive universities to designate gender-neutral dormitories and bathrooms, with the intent to create a more ...

Venture Consumers

... would-be shoppers for an e-commerce expansion into Canada.EDUCATIONPlanetary Resources is crowdfunding $1 million for a public access orbiting telescope whose missions will be chosen and directed by students across the country.VIDEO GAMEDoug TenNapel, the creator of famed ’90s Interplay game Earthworm Jim, funded new adventure video game Armikrog through Kickstarter donations from nostalgic gamers.CLOTHING LINEFormer EVP of Gap Global Design Patrick Robinson launched his clothing line PASKHO on ...

Outer Limits

... , outer space has become even more prevalent in popular culture. Earlier this year, FOX and National Geographic aired Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, a 13-part reboot of the late astronomer Carl Sagan’s 1980 groundbreaking science series. NASA has invited the public to vote on its next-generation spacesuit design, and a 32-foot astronaut art piece named Escape Velocity made waves with the trendy festivalgoers at Coachella. Consumer interest in all things intergalactic is only growing, and to meet this ...