The latest updates in trends, innovation, technology, culture, agency news, and sustainability. http://tbwanyplanning.tumblr.com/ By: Elizabeth Stroud, Margaret Griffiths, Lannie Hartley, Bonnie Leung, and Sarah Brandt

1. Creativity + Bravery
CHEAT SHEET
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2. INNOVATION & TRENDS
A Winning Concept For A Gorgeous Rest Stop With Free Wi-Fi:
The concept of Mathieu Lehanneur’s “Escale Numerique” project has
broken the barriers of conventional urban design. The model includes
ergonomic seating, a “protective canopy,” and wireless Internet.
FastCo.DESIGN
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Yoga Chair Gives Users A Workout:
The Zen Circus combines the essential stages of a healthy workout –
yoga, muscle building, and stretching – and a piece of indoor furniture
into one multi-use apparatus for anyone’s home.
PSFK
7-12-12
New Smartphone App Could Replace Railroad Tickets:
The MTA reported progress on a new app by Masabi that prevents
commuters from ever needing to buy another paper ticket for public
transportation.
WallStJournal:Metropolis
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3. TECHNOLOGY
Try Clothes on at Home Using a Computer Screen:
PrestShop has created the Webcam Social Shopper that replicates the
in-store shopping experience at home.
PSFK
7-12-12
High-tech Glove Converts Sign Language into Speech:
Named the “EnableTalk” glove and invented by a group of Ukranian
students, this glove comes equipped with a complex network of sensors
that recognize hand movements and translate signs into spoken words
via a smartphone app. DailyDisruption
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Unlock a Smartphone Just by Looking at it:
In a new update by Android, users can upgrade their security and un-
lock their phone with a new facial recognition feature.
PSFK
7-13-12

4. CULTURE
Can Man, Faces Painted on Found Cans by Street Artist My Dog Sighs:
Street artist My Dog Sighs gives a personality to found cans by painting
a unique face on the can. After completion, each of these pieces is then
left on the street to be discovered.
Laughing Squid
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Artist Recreates Historic Cultural Moments Using Star Wars Characters:
Canadian art teacher, photographer, and Star Wars aficionado David
Eger unveiled his series “365 Days of Clones.” He shot one picture a
day for a whole year by carefully placing Star Wars characters to re-
semble different works.
PSFK
7-10-12
Summon On-Demand Ice Cream Trucks through Uber Mobile App:
On Friday, July 13, 2012, Uber is providing on-demand ice cream trucks
in Boston, San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Seattle, Toronto, and
Washington D.C. in honor of National Ice Cream Month.
LaughingSquid
7-12-12

5. AGENCY NEWS
Japan’s Dentsu To Acquire Aegis Group for $4.9 Billion:
In attempts to become a bigger global threat to competition, Dentsu
Inc. has crossed boarders to merge with a UK agency named Aegis
Group in a $4.9 billion dollar settlement.
AdAge
7-12-12
Ad Agencies Like Ogilvy Produce Documentary Films:
A seemingly new agency trend of producing documentary-style films
purely for the purpose of creativity has begun appearing in top agen-
cies like Ogilvy & Mather.
HuffingtonPost
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Kaplan Thaler Group Merges With Sibling Shop Publicis, New York:
Major media conglomerate, Publicis, and Kaplan Thaler Group have
decided to join forces next year in NYC as Publicis Kaplan Thaler.
AdAge
7-12-12

6. SUSTAINABILITY
Nike Introduces Sneakers Made of Beans & Recycled Bottles:
Nike launched the Nike GS football cleat in London as the “lightest,
fastest, most-environmentally-friendly production boot the company has
ever made.” The body of the shoe is made from a minimum of 70% re-
used plastics and 50% renewable Pebax Renu. PSFK
7-10-12
Turning A Plain White T-Shirt Into A Not-So-Plain Battery:
University of Southern Caroline professor, Xiaodong Li found a process
to convert a plain white cotton t-shirt into batteries. The process chang-
es the fibers that make up the fabric into wires and (energy-storing) ca-
pacitors that is able to charge portable devices like cellphones. FastCo.EXIST
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Office Buildings Add Cash Crops to their Balance Sheet:
Lufa’s 31,000-square-foot rooftop greenhouse sits on top of a Montreal
office building, and supplies more than 25 varieties of vegetables with-
out artificial pesticides, fungicides, or herbicides. FastCo.EXIST
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