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Jon Rafman Turns Google Street View Into Art

BY Cliff Kuang27 minutes ago

The artist Jon Rafman is an alchemist. His best-known project takes the dumb, unblinking eye of Google Streetviews and turns it an art medium. Combing through thousands upon thousands of images, he collects ones that feel like straight-up photography--images that suggest a hidden story; capture a fleeting, sweet moment; or simply document a beautiful landscape.

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INTERACTIVE DESIGN | Comment

What's the Best-designed Web Site of 2009?

BY Cliff Kuang58 minutes ago

A selection of inspiring work--and hundreds more, if you're curious.READ»

5.5 | Comment

Infographic of the Day: Charts You Can Eat (and Taste Sweet)

BY Cliff Kuang1 hour, 28 minutes ago

A French design firm creates chocolate bars that double as graphs about chocolate.READ»

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@fastcompany on Twitter, m.fastcompany.com on mobile, daily or weekly newsletters, and more...READ»

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M.I.T. Ushers in Biking 2.0 With Copenhagen Wheel

BY Gizmodo StaffWed Dec 16, 2009 at 10:15 AM

Today at the COP 15 Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, M.I.T. students introduced the technologically advanced Copenhagen Wheel. In addition to including various sensors and Bluetooth capability, the tire stores kinetic energy ...READ»

MICROSOFT ANTITRUST | 1 comment

E.U.'s Microsoft Browser Antitrust Case Is History

BY Kit EatonWed Dec 16, 2009 at 9:00 AM

Months ago, European lawmakers deemed that Microsoft was abusing its monopoly position (and engaging in other murky shenanigans) to push its Internet Explorer browser onto the public. Microsoft proposed a compromise. And this ...READ»

WHAT IS MISSING | 3 comments

Maya Lin Unveils "Unchopping a Tree" in Copenhagen

BY Ariel SchwartzWed Dec 16, 2009 at 8:30 AM

Artist and architect Maya Lin is perhaps best known for her memorials--a series that includes the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. and the Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama. Her latest memorial, a multi-sited, ...READ»

NEXUS ONE | Comment

Guts of Google's Nexus One Smartphone Spill, Blade Runner Estate Takes Note

BY Kit EatonWed Dec 16, 2009 at 8:00 AM

Since news broke of Google's own Android-powered smartphone, the Nexus One, the Net's gone wild for the phone. Some enterprising fellows have even taken apart a leaked ROM and worked out what's inside it: Good stuff, that's what.READ»

PERFUME | Comment

Step Aside, Britney! Today I Will Smell Like Edmond Roudnitska

BY Linda TischlerTue Dec 15, 2009 at 6:00 PM

You wouldn't buy a book without knowing its author. Why wear a perfume without knowing its designer? A new store in New York now reveals the noses behind the names.READ»

ASK THE HEADHUNTER | 3 comments

Gen-Y, the Brazen Opportunist, and Curious Case of Penelope Trunk

BY Nick CorcodilosTue Dec 15, 2009 at 5:30 PM

In today's job market, brazen opportunists in the career space make money delivering questionable advice to desperate consumers.READ»

ASK DAN | Comment

Ask Dan Heath: How Do I Turn 'Too Picky' Into 'Pick Me'?

BY Dan HeathTue Dec 15, 2009 at 5:00 PM

I'm a home inspector, and I'm looking for ideas on how to generate more business and outflank my competitor who has copied me (flattered?) in so many ways. Two of my competitors (partners) promote themselves like this: "Why hire one ...READ»

ODDS | Comment

Place Your Bets on When the Polar Bear Population Disappears

BY Ariel SchwartzTue Dec 15, 2009 at 4:30 PM

If the world is going to hell in a handbasket, why not make some money in the process? That seems to be the thinking behind Irish bookmaker Paddy Power's plan to take bets on the global polar bear population on December 31, 2011.READ»

PREDICTIONS | Comment

VC Predictions for Cell Phones in 2010: Virtual Revenues and App Store Wars

BY Kit EatonTue Dec 15, 2009 at 4:00 PM

Predictions about how industries will progress are two a penny, but when they come from Venture Capitalists rather than analysts, and concern the multi-billion dollar cell phone industry, they tend to land with a splash. Early-stage ...READ»

WAL-MART | 3 comments

How Green Is Wal-Mart's Drive-Through Window?

BY Ariel SchwartzTue Dec 15, 2009 at 3:30 PM

Wal-Mart shoppers on the outskirts of Chicago can now order online and pick up their merchandise at a drive-through without even getting out of the car.READ»

INFLATABLE ARCHITECTURE | 1 comment

145-Foot Inflatable Dome to Rise in Nation's Hot Air Capital, D.C.

BY Cliff KuangTue Dec 15, 2009 at 3:00 PM

Architecture firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro returns to its roots with a big, bold, experimental design. But inflatable architecture isn't exactly new, as these eight projects prove.READ»

I.D. MAGAZINE | 8 comments

I.D. Magazine, a Design Icon, Folds After 55 Years in Print

BY Cliff KuangTue Dec 15, 2009 at 2:04 PM

Devastating news for the design world: After 55 years in publication, I.D. Magazine, America's foremost design publication, has folded. I.D. was the oldest product design** magazine in the country, and was the one-time employer of ...READ»

SEXTING | 2 comments

Scores of Teens Get Sexts, but Who's Sending?

BY Tyler GrayTue Dec 15, 2009 at 2:30 PM

Fifteen percent of teens in a new Pew Internet survey of 800 say they've received sexually suggestive or nude images or videos from others. But far fewer say they’ve sent them.READ»

SMART PARKING | Comment

Smart, Wireless Parking: A Trojan Horse for Making Better Cities

BY Cliff KuangTue Dec 15, 2009 at 2:00 PM

Smart-parking seems to encourage car use. So why do mass-transit advocates love it?READ»

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