Have you heard? Detroit is the very first UNESCO City of Design in the United States. Why? What does this mean? It took time and we were chosen for very good reasons. Model D breaks it down for us.
If you seek delightful street art, just look about you. Detroit’s public creations are exceptional and popping up all over the city. Even Architectural Digest is taking note.
Best tax payment ever: Mexico’s “Page en Especie” (payment in kind) program allows artists to legally settle their tax obligations by creating art. A terrific idea we wish would catch on in the U.S. too.
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First U.S. city to be officially designated a “City of Design” by UNESCO? Detroit. We’re thrilled that our vibrant creative community is getting some richly deserved global notice.
How do you preserve the visual identities of evolving Detroit neighborhoods? Transform the hand-drawn lettering on local signs into new fonts. Typography for the win.
Escape the “Trough of Disillusionment” to reach the “Plateau of Productivity”. With Gartner’s Hype Cycle chart, you can follow a researched trajectory of emerging technologies, from IoT and wearables to autonomous vehicles and big data. It’s all there and it’s fascinating.
The skin folds too. Just gorgeous facial animation. Stellar work from Mathieu Aerni and the Blur Studio team.
Frustrated by the letters in red? You’re supposed to be.
Red, purple and pink promote sharing. Focal points good; text not needed.
LATA 65 is democratizing street art in Portugal. This is why the next graffiti tag you see may be your grandmother’s.
A break from positive messaging: Stutterheim Raincoats is embracing melancholy as an essential part of its brand strategy…and it’s working.
Lasting connections and personal satisfaction come from choosing experiences over consumption.
Your carefully constructed avatar probably still has a tell. It’s harder to hide personality than you think.
How do you rise above the din of Times Square? Rent this eight-story, football-field length screen for a cool $2.5 million per month. If you were guessing Google would be the first paying client…you’d be absolutely right.
Non-invasive brain-to-brain communication — across 5000 miles no less — is now a reality. Should work well for M3D’s virtual team members who span several time zones.
Building happiness in the workplace fosters resilience and boosts creativity.
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