Design Prospective http://www.designprospective.com Design | Media | People | Technology | Issues Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:19:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Google Interpreter http://www.designprospective.com/blog/2011/01/13/google-interpreter/ http://www.designprospective.com/blog/2011/01/13/google-interpreter/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 05:22:55 +0000 Ludmil Trenkov http://www.designprospective.com/?p=98 Continue reading →]]> Google introduces a tool for closer cross-cultural interaction. Their android interpreter allows users to speak in their native language and have the software interpret and speak in another language. The technology needs substantially more refinement and extension of scope but it opens many new opportunities for interaction and engagement across cultures. Read more here.
Also see a video demo during IFA.

]]> http://www.designprospective.com/blog/2011/01/13/google-interpreter/feed/ 1 Smile Activated Vending Machine http://www.designprospective.com/blog/2010/11/20/smile-activated-vending-machine/ http://www.designprospective.com/blog/2010/11/20/smile-activated-vending-machine/#comments Sat, 20 Nov 2010 15:45:00 +0000 Ludmil Trenkov http://www.designprospective.com/?p=95 There are not enough smiles in this world here is something that can be done with technology.

]]> http://www.designprospective.com/blog/2010/11/20/smile-activated-vending-machine/feed/ 0 Collaborative site. http://www.designprospective.com/blog/2010/11/18/collaborative-site/ http://www.designprospective.com/blog/2010/11/18/collaborative-site/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 10:59:03 +0000 Ludmil Trenkov http://www.designprospective.com/?p=91 Continue reading →]]> I have begun transforming one of my sites and expanded it to include a wider circle of collaborators and researchers. The new version of MediaRDLab will serve as both an aggregator of current research interests of its members as well as space for collaboration and promotion.

]]> http://www.designprospective.com/blog/2010/11/18/collaborative-site/feed/ 0 Disney type http://www.designprospective.com/blog/2010/10/24/disney-type/ http://www.designprospective.com/blog/2010/10/24/disney-type/#comments Sun, 24 Oct 2010 16:37:55 +0000 Ludmil Trenkov http://www.designprospective.com/?p=87 This an interesting type appropriating Disney vernacular. Apparently, global brands are really global.

Disney font

]]> http://www.designprospective.com/blog/2010/10/24/disney-type/feed/ 2 Media Design – into the future http://www.designprospective.com/blog/2010/10/22/media-design-into-the-future/ http://www.designprospective.com/blog/2010/10/22/media-design-into-the-future/#comments Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:17:19 +0000 Ludmil Trenkov http://www.designprospective.com/?p=79 In addition to observing, reflecting on the world and creating of design expressions, I’m called to help with the substantial redesign of the Media Design program. It is a work of progress:

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]]> http://www.designprospective.com/blog/2010/10/10/75/feed/ 0 Street controls http://www.designprospective.com/blog/2010/10/10/street-controls/ http://www.designprospective.com/blog/2010/10/10/street-controls/#comments Sun, 10 Oct 2010 15:57:04 +0000 Ludmil Trenkov http://www.designprospective.com/?p=70 This is a large version of the street light controls in Dubai, The scale was was impressive and commensurate with the size of the malls around.

Stop light control

]]> http://www.designprospective.com/blog/2010/10/10/street-controls/feed/ 0 Mini Rosetta Stone http://www.designprospective.com/blog/2010/10/09/mini-rosetta-stone/ http://www.designprospective.com/blog/2010/10/09/mini-rosetta-stone/#comments Sat, 09 Oct 2010 18:38:54 +0000 Ludmil Trenkov http://www.designprospective.com/?p=66 This is a very interesting example of how multi-lingual presentation illustrates the transfer of branding characteristics from one language to another.

Mini Rosetta Stone

]]> http://www.designprospective.com/blog/2010/10/09/mini-rosetta-stone/feed/ 0 Nokia groceries http://www.designprospective.com/blog/2010/10/09/nokia-groceries/ http://www.designprospective.com/blog/2010/10/09/nokia-groceries/#comments Sat, 09 Oct 2010 18:33:09 +0000 Ludmil Trenkov http://www.designprospective.com/?p=61 Continue reading →]]> It is no secret that mobile technologies are well represented in even the most remote of places. However this a completely new way of mobile technology representation. Written in the style of chicken and tomato specials, list of new Nokia offerings were advertised on grocery store windows in Ajman, UAE.

Nokia groceries

]]> http://www.designprospective.com/blog/2010/10/09/nokia-groceries/feed/ 0 Ajman Graffiti http://www.designprospective.com/blog/2010/09/21/ajman-graffiti/ http://www.designprospective.com/blog/2010/09/21/ajman-graffiti/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 17:36:06 +0000 Ludmil Trenkov http://www.designprospective.com/?p=56 Interestingly, I have noticed very little graffiti in UAE. Needless to say, it was very peculiar to see a writing on the, wall which was concerned very little with style and more with messaging.

Palyboy Graffiti

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