new-aesthetic:

People walking around when talking on their mobile phone is a common behavior. Referred to as “Cell Trance” in the Urban Dictionnary2, this way of moving back and forth is often seen in public venues such as hallways, sidewalks, train platforms, bus stops or shopping malls. To onlookers, the erratic perambulation looks aimless, as if the caller is detached from his surroundings, absorbed in a private sonic universe.

From Curious Rituals, a book about “gestural interaction in the digital everyday”, by Nicolas Nova, Katherine Miyake, Waton Chiu and Nancy Kwon.

via Alexis Madrigal and Jesper Balslev

artchipel:

Evgeny Kazantsev (Russia) - Past in the Future

Russian digital artist / graphic designer Evgeny Kazantsev creates a series of digital art titled Past in the Future. The task was to show how the real locations and objects of our time will develop and integrate into the world of future. © All images courtesy of the artist

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voxsart:

The Merchandizing Origin Of Your Fake Way Of Getting Dressed For Work.

Ah, “Business Casual.” Do you know that it comes from this eight page brochure mailed out to about 25,000 corporate human resources types in 1992? A dude named Rick Miller and his PR team at Levi’s created this brochure to market Dockers through employers by creating an ersatz new dress “code” that employers could institute without thinking much.

And just like that, it worked.

You’re welcome.