How today's sophisticated phones can be easily hacked to send your documents, calls, and text messages to prying hackers -- and how to keep your device safe.READ»
Designers on their inspiration, good design, and its importance in the world today. Masters of Design winners John Maeda and Marcel Wanders discuss how design is crucial from a business standpoint, and not just frills to be excised in ...READ»
Marcel Wanders talked about the fairy tale that informed the design of the new Mondrian Hotel in Miami, and the fear he has to face down every time he begins a new project. John Maeda spoke of design's hidden return on investment -- ...READ»
Cash registers may not be ringing at the mall, but for a few days this week beleaguered retailers could live in a fantasy world where not only would customers line up to buy again, but sales clerks could use a slick touchscreen to ...READ»
Philippe Starck, resplendent in black leather pants, came to New York’s Soho House this week to promote his latest project –- a set of sleek stereo speakers he designed for Parrot, a French wireless technology company whose CEO, ...READ»
Once upon a time, the ad marketplace was defined by Avis vs. Hertz or Bud vs. Miller. But in 2008, nothing got Madison Avenue buzzing like Microsoft's long-awaited counter-attack to Apple's "Get a Mac" campaign -- and Apple's equally ...READ»
When you're as big as GE, it's impossible not to be hurt in a downturn. But the company had good news on its 2008 highlight list too: the three-year-old Ecomagination division saw revenues rise 21% to $17 billion; investment in clean ...READ»
Amazon may have started out simply, selling books online, but these days it peddles everything from pickled carrots to two-carat diamond rings. The Internet's biggest retailer says it logged the best holiday season in its history ...READ»
In preparation for Skynet's apocalyptic assault--the opening of Terminator Salvation on May 21--Fast Company is preparing its own onslaught of exclusive material, starting with this clip of director McG and Special Effects Supervisor ...READ»
Director of Terminator Salvation, McG, thinks special effects work best when they are a hybrid of CG and the classic technique, of building sets and making models. In this conversation, recorded at Stan Winston Studios, he points out ...READ»
We recently named the firm Obscura Digital one of the top ten innovative companies in advertising and marketing, but their work really puts traditional advertising to shame. Obscura first worked the festival circuit, creating ...READ»
One of Obscura's best known projects, iGoogle Artist Themes involved turning an entire city block of the Meatpacking District in New York into a series of projected, interactive billboards, where the work of artists like Jeff Koons ...READ»
Ever think you'd see YouTube videos in Carnegie Hall?
Last night, Google and YouTube presented the premiere of the YouTube Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, a collaborative online effort featuring 96 classical musicians from ...READ»
Co-founder of the branding and design shop Carbone Smolan Agency, Ken Carbone, shares his secret to staying creative—journals. Finding inspiration in the personal journals of post-impressionist painter Paul Gauguin, he has been ...READ»
