Category: Cognitive Science

DesignMantic automates web design

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Design UX, Knowledge Management

Even grandma can be a graphic designer with DesignMantic’s HTML5 tools
Eric Blattberg, venturebeat.com

Tick­ets On Sale Now

For­get Pho­to­shop and 99designs — Design­Man­tic could be the next big thing in graph­ic design for the com­mon man. Or woman. Or grand­ma.

Design­Man­tic offers a do-it-yourself design stu­dio built with HTML5, so you c…

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Modern VW bus campers

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Knowledge Management, Sustainable Design

The fast and the furnished: A tour of modern Volkswagen bus campers
C.C. Weiss, gizmag.com

With the original Volkswagen T2 Microbus set for extinction, the days of VW bread loaf camper conversions appear numbered unless something like the Bulli concept comes to fruition. As Gizmag learned at the Dusseldorf Caravan Salon, however, the VW…

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Startup 3d prints custom, affordable wood furniture

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Knowledge Management

This secretive startup plans to 3D print custom, affordable wood furniture
Signe Brewster, gigaom.com

The tra­di­tion­al wood fur­ni­ture indus­try has its share of prob­lems. Faced with cheap ply­wood and chip wood that can be packed flat to ship inex­pen­sive­ly before assem­bly, fur­ni­ture made of solid wood has become rarer and more…

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RI among best states for UX designers

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Digital health, Knowledge Management, Sustainable Design

What is the Best American State for an Industrial Designer?
core77.com

If you’re an industrial designer in the U.S. and want to live someplace with a lot of job opportunities, where should you go? According to Michigan Live, the top five American states with the most industrial designers include Rhode Island,…

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Mobile pop up shops transform unused, industrial wastelands

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Knowledge Management, Systems Science

Mobile Pop-Up Shop Kit Transforms Vacant Storefronts Into Instant Community Hubs
inhabitat.com

An eclec­tic team of archi­tects, design­ers, urban plan­ners and film­mak­ers are giv­ing new life to vacant store­fronts on the Lower East Side with their ready-made kit of fur­nish­ings stored in a …

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Make your own robust laptop cup holder stand with PVC pipe

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata

(via Turn Your Car’s Cup Holder Into a Laptop Stand)

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The efficiency of your city, ranked and rated

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Knowledge Management, Systems Science

How Efficient Is Your City? America’s 34 Largest Towns Get Ranked
thinkprogress.org

CREDIT: National Geographic / Gregory KushmerekEven the U.S. cities that have gone the furthest in building energy efficiency still have a lot of ground they could cover, according to a new report. Boston, Massachusetts — the report’s highest-scor…

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The duck chalet

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Knowledge Management, Systems Science

The Duck Chalet
Kent Griswold, tinyhouseblog.com

My husband, Jeff, and I wanted to share our latest summer side-project that is now for sale – the Duck Chalet! It stemmed from our love for small, intuitively designed, and cost effective dwellings.We are both green home designers and builders her…

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Skip the PowerPoint and do a demo

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Design UX, Digital health, Knowledge Management

How to get your demo right
Brad Feld, venturebeat.com

I get demos every day. Mul­ti­ple times a day.

I don’t want to see a Pow­er­Point deck — I want to play with some­thing.

I don’t want to hear a descrip­tion of what you do — I want to see a demo.

I don’t want you to tell me your back­ground,…

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Oorja biomass stove

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Health Informatics, Knowledge Management, Systems Science

Oorja Biomass Pellet Stove at werd.com
werd.com

Oorja Bio­mass Pel­let Stove

Green
Prod­uct

In the past few years pel­let stoves for home heat­ing have rev­o­lu­tion­ized the way peo­ple keep warm by burn­ing renew­ables. They’re more effi­cient and t …

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Build your own evaporative cooler

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Knowledge Management, Systems Science

How to Build an Evaporative Cooler
Christin, wordpress.com

Portable Swamp Cooler. Click for larger image.How to build a low-cost 12 volt evaporative cooler. My husband and I built two swamp coolers that we use to air condition our tent when we camp in hot, dry weather at Burning Man. These compact units b…

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Are open plan offices harmful to worker productivity?

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Digital health, Knowledge Management

(via Open-Plan Offices Detrimental To Worker Productivity, Study Finds)

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