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Metrics Roundup

Posted by Rowland Hobbs on October 28 at 7:54 PM Smiling, search engines, data visualization and digital billboards....more in the metrics roundup... Topics: advertising, grassroots, interactive, public relations        4 Comments Read Full Post

Information Architects and Advertising Planners unite!

Posted by Rowland Hobbs on October 27 at 8:02 PM I just came across this poster which smartly argues why advertising planning and information architecture will increasingly blur together. The author, David Carruthers, has a good blog exploring the topic as well.... Topics: advertising, branding, interactive        0 Comments Read Full Post

Everything is Misc!

Posted by Rowland Hobbs on October 27 at 7:59 PM Thoroughly enjoyed this video Topics: design, interactive        0 Comments Read Full Post

Rapid Prototyping for Architecture and the culture of "making things"

Posted by Rowland Hobbs on October 21 at 8:07 PM A truly fascinating read in this month's Harvard Design Magazine arguing for architecture to embrace more mass production and step away from custom design. I found the read exhilarating as it embraced some of today's intriguing ideas: rapid prototyping, 3D printing, and Building Information Management (BIM). I actually found the article through Tree Hugger which gets very excited about the idea of "printing buildings" which would much better control the use and removal of building products.... Topics: architecture and design, branding, design, green, interactive        0 Comments Read Full Post

"Everywhere I go...

Posted by Rowland Hobbs on October 21 at 12:31 PM ...They ask about Subprime and climate change...." Topics: financial services, green        0 Comments Read Full Post

The wide world of architecture: Why architects should pay more attention to innovations online...

Posted by Rowland Hobbs on October 13 at 8:11 PM and some very cool global architectural projects.... Topics: architecture and design, design, interactive        4 Comments Read Full Post

Metrics Roundup

Posted by Rowland Hobbs on October 13 at 8:10 PM I'm starting this feature which will be a depository of metrics certain categories. I think I've been inspired by this idea of "statistical storytelling" from the GapMinder foundation--see below for more on their incredible visualization software and a link to a great video... Topics: advertising, architecture and design, branding, design, grassroots, interactive, public relations        0 Comments Read Full Post

RIP Herbert Muschamp

Posted by Rowland Hobbs on October 4 at 8:17 PM Architectural criticism is how new forms get digested. Its role is crucial, I feel, in how we domestic and come to adore the other worldly in architecture.... Topics: architecture and design, arts and culture, public relations        0 Comments Read Full Post

The Prosumer Playground: The Interiors World Today

Posted by Rowland Hobbs on October 3 at 8:19 PM Passionista, prosumers, and the new consumer of all the cultural and high-end. Topics: advertising, architecture and design, branding, design, interactive, public relations        0 Comments Read Full Post