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The Big Issue refresh embraces local culture

The weekly print publication distributed by homeless or vulnerably housed street vendors has a new design and an aim to refocus content on culture ...

Culture : Media : Print

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Milan Salone 2017: Top five spaces

Exhibitors and brands used the Salone Internazionale del Mobile as a platform to curate spaces that stimulated critical debate about the role ...

Milan Salone 2017 : COS : Nendo

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A bar with no name

London – The cocktails on offer at new bar Untitled are described according to their flavour profiles rather than ingredients.

Untitled : Revelation Brands : Alcohol

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Point and Pin

Global – Pinterest has launched Pinterest Lens, a new search tool powered by your camera.

Pinterest : Social Media : Revelation Brands

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Shopping spree

Global – OKgrl 2.0 features a 360-degree interactive fantasy shopping mall created for Nicopanda.

OKgrl : Gen Viz : Netstalgia

Design Directions

Lucy Hardcastle: Creative Direction

Creative director Lucy Hardcastle uses a cross-disciplinary approach to achieve a hyper-real aesthetic that blurs the boundaries between the physic...

Lucy Hardcastle : Motion Graphics : Revelation Brands

Big Ideas

RCA and CSM Work in Progress Shows 2017

At the Work in Progress shows at the Royal College of Art and Central Saint Martins, design graduates examined post-truth politics, filter bubbles ...

Material Futures MA : The Dislocated World : Royal College Of Art

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Mind Islands

Global – Illustrator Carl Burton has released a digital project that encourages mind-wandering and embraces the mundane.

Islands : Gaming : Revelation Brands

Design Directions

Snapbots

Snap Inc has launched a series of pop-up phygital vending machines to promote its first physical product.

Snapchat : Revelation Brands : Geo Quests

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Preview: Surprise Destinations

Luxury travel consumers are tired of choice and instead are looking for experiences that surprise.

Luxury Travel : Concierge : Revelation Brands

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Plane simple

California – In celebration of International Peace Day, Google has released an app that enables users to send virtual paper planes across the world.

Google : Revelation Brands : Android

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Chance encounters

London – An immersive exhibition by artist Philippe Parreno mixes surrealism and serendipity at the Tate’s Turbine Hall.

Revelation Brands : Anywhen : Philippe Parreno

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Remembering rhythm

Global – Summer is Gone uses algorithms to create a unique sound for each listener.

Music : Revelation Brands : Personalised

Markets

Placemaking Market

Waves of migration, economic boom and bust, and technological disruption continue to transform the physical, emotional and cultural landscapes of c...

Placemaking : Revelation Brands : Change Catalysts

Big Ideas

Fast food in one click

Japan – Amazon’s new one-click feature enables viewers to buy selected foods included in videos on their subscription channel.

Amazon : 1-Click : Digital TV

Big Ideas

Surprise me

US – Pack Up + Go is a travel service with a twist: users only know where they are going when they get to the airport.

Pack Up + Go : Revelation Brands : Travel Experience

Big Ideas

Finders seekers

New York – A new outdoor campaign by shopping platform Lyst celebrates the thrill of the fashion hunt.

Lyst : Revelation Brands : Seek

Big Ideas

Beauty hotline

Global – Beauty brand Birchbox has introduced a Snapchat customer service offer that emphasises human connection.

Birchbox : Revelation Brands : Personal Appsistants

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Preview: Sort by Serendipity

Europe – Brands are creating new sorting systems that foster discovery over obvious organisation.

Revelation Brands : Libreria : Discovery

Micro Trends

Sort by Serendipity

Brands are creating new sorting systems that foster discovery over obvious organisation.

Revelation Brands : Visual Merchandising : Serendipity

Big Ideas

Let’s connect

London – Bumble is launching BumbleBizz, a new feature that enables users to search for business contacts nearby.

BumbleBIZZ : Revelation Brands : Bleisure Generation

Trend Tracker

Revelation Brands, identified by LS:N Global in 2015, explores how companies are helping consumers to escape the confines of their filter bubbles ...

Revelation Brands : Serendipity : Filter Bubble

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The dark arts

London – Art Night is a new annual nocturnal art festival that gives visitors access to parts of the capital that are usually off limits.

Revelation Brands : Art Night : ICA

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Eyes wide shut

Global – An interactive trailer for tv series Outcast uses eye-tracking technology to test viewers’ nerves.

Outcast : Revelation Brands : Interactive Content

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Searching for answers

London – Socratic Search is a search engine that enables users to explore Google using the principles of the Socratic method.

Revelation Brands : Royal College Of Art : Filter Bubble