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New Mediations: Analogue Meets Digital
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New Mediations: Analogue Meets Digital

The New Mediations exhibition at MODEM Center for Modern and Contemporary Art in Debrecen, Hungary, explores the impact of the internet on art through the works of thirteen international Gen-Y artists. The show highlights cross-cultural influence and the overlap between digital and analogue art forms. Author: Vanessa Murrell Curator Török
The Hungarian startup that makes things harder for fraudsters
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The Hungarian startup that makes things harder for fraudsters

Identity theft, multi-accounting, and psychological manipulation. In the world of FinTech, financial service providers, as well as users, can face many frauds. We asked Tamás Kádár, co-founder and CEO of SEON, about what FinTech is and why their startup is the best at preventing fraud in this area. Interview from
Technology is the easiest part – interview with Dr. Jonathan Reichental
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Technology is the easiest part – interview with Dr. Jonathan Reichental

Where can the creation of a smart city get stuck, and how can I be part of such a vision? Who better to ask about creating smart cities than the bestselling author of Smart Cities for Dummies and the former smart city leader of Palo Alto? Our interview with Dr.
Striped straws cause the death of aircrafts | Filip Hodas
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Striped straws cause the death of aircrafts | Filip Hodas

The surreal renderings of the 3D artist Filip Hodas from Prague give a glimpse into a dystopian reality. His images are built on the contradictions of a thriving digital culture and the real world on the brink of collapse. His stunning creations often feature cartoon characters, fast food chains and
EU to burst the social media bubble
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EU to burst the social media bubble

Do filter bubbles radicalize us? Are NFTs against the state interest? Can the EU rules protect us? We explore the Internet’s dangers and how the EU responded to them. Coverage from the „Átláthatóság, felelősség, szólásszabadság az internetes platformokon: az uniós Digital Services Act (DSA) jelentősége a nemzeti érdekek tükrében”
How Lithuanian elves fight Russian disinformation trolls
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How Lithuanian elves fight Russian disinformation trolls

Fake news, fake demonstrations, and incitement against NATO. The war is also being waged online. Russian, often paid, internet trolls are being countered by a secretive Lithuanian volunteer group: the Elves. From less than 50 Lithuanians at the beginning, there are now thousands of active elves in Lithuania and abroad.
Cheap but reliable | Innovation and startups in the CEE region - Part V.
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Cheap but reliable | Innovation and startups in the CEE region - Part V.

Many talented professionals, lots of public money, and plenty of success stories, yet something is missing. Why has Hungary failed to catch up with the European average in innovation and digitalization? We discuss Hungary in part V. of the series. Talented, skilled professionals, and simple process to start a business
How much will money transfer cost?
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How much will money transfer cost?

It is all over the internet that Hungary plans to tax FinTech companies, and Hungary is not the only country. What is the truth behind the rumors? And if they are true, who should pay? What does FinTech mean, by the way? Is it a forerunner of a simpler or
Classical Greek sculpture by combining physical and digital techniques—‘Crush’ by Adam Parker Smith
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Classical Greek sculpture by combining physical and digital techniques—‘Crush’ by Adam Parker Smith

The Hole L.A. presents six new sculptures by Adam Parker Smith in the form of Crush, the artist’s fifth solo exhibition with the gallery. Working with a team of master carvers, a seven-axis reductive robot and the digital research teams at museums like the Uffizi, Adam Parker Smith
Gamer Poland—Poland, the video game superpower
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Gamer Poland—Poland, the video game superpower

In 2022, in the era of the metaverse, any kind of digital development ensures considerable competitive advantage and an inexhaustible treasure chest for those who invest in it, and video games are no different. These games have become a part of our lives without us noticing—sitting on the underground
Everyone’s voice was heard, we could even talk with Elon Musk | Interview with Gábor Szabó
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Everyone’s voice was heard, we could even talk with Elon Musk | Interview with Gábor Szabó

He had weekly meetings with the wealthiest person in the world as Elon Musk is not a micro- but a nanomanager. Tesla’s Autopilot is close to Musk’s heart, and he is an enthusiastic tester of new cars. We asked Gábor Szabó, Ph.D., about working for Tesla and
Often there is no time to move to a better solution | Interview with Gábor Szabó, Ph.D.
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Often there is no time to move to a better solution | Interview with Gábor Szabó, Ph.D.

Brain injury research, HP, Twitter, then cars: travel arranger Lyft, and electromobility pioneer Tesla. Portrait of a physicist who decided to become a developer – we asked Gábor Szabó, Ph.D., what it is like to work for the tech giants that are moving the world forward and how he could
Archeature: on the border between man and architecture
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Archeature: on the border between man and architecture

The Iranian architect Ehsan Kazerooni envisioned hybrid beings that are part human, part architecture: he replaced George Steinmetz’s portraits of farm workers with architectural motifs. The artist named the creatures in his series of spectacular yet bizarre montages “Archeature”(Architecture + Creature). Kazerooni matched each harvester’s ethnicity with their
Strategic autonomy, fully integrated capacity | Interview on EU space industry
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Strategic autonomy, fully integrated capacity | Interview on EU space industry

Why so many young people are choosing Europe over Silicon Valley? We asked Ugo Celestino Directorate-General for Defense Industry and Space from European Commission about the space industry of the European Union, common successes and the deterioration of space relations not seen since the Cold War. Our interview. The strategic
Supporting Ukraine’s creative industry with immersive technology: an open call launched by ARe
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Supporting Ukraine’s creative industry with immersive technology: an open call launched by ARe

Fortunately, there are still initiatives that focus on helping the Ukrainian community. One of these is the immersive technology start-up ARe, which aims to help Ukrainian creative industries with its own digital developments. The initiative is open to Ukrainian artists and designers from any field through an open call. We
Major Takashi Murakami exhibition opens at The Broad with digital immersive spaces
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Major Takashi Murakami exhibition opens at The Broad with digital immersive spaces

Takashi Murakami’s expansive artistic universe is currently on display at The Broad in Los Angeles. The exhibition Takashi Murakami: Stepping on the Tail of a Rainbow is the Japanese contemporary artist’s first solo show at The Broad, featuring 18 of his previous works and a new immersive digital
Cinema Mystica—The journey of senses in a digital art exhibition
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Cinema Mystica—The journey of senses in a digital art exhibition

A special exhibition is held at the Kristály Theater, a cultural and community venue established in the former mineral water bottling plant on Margaret Island. In the framework of the Budapest Spring Festival, the Cinema Mystica immersive digital art exhibition opened on 13 May. Here’s our program recommendation! Among
The engineers and the central bank of the future | Interview with Péter Fáykiss and Gábor Magyar, Ph.D.
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The engineers and the central bank of the future | Interview with Péter Fáykiss and Gábor Magyar, Ph.D.

There is no question that we have been witnessing unprecedented technological progress since the second half of the 20th century. The universities and the financial systems must keep pace with innovation, not to mention central banks. Interview with Péter Fáykiss, Director of the Digitalization Directorate of the Central Bank of
„All is lost if an animation has no soul”—Interview with Gábor Csupó, the creator of our beloved childhood cartoon characters
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„All is lost if an animation has no soul”—Interview with Gábor Csupó, the creator of our beloved childhood cartoon characters

The Simpsons, Rugrats, The Wild Thornberrys, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters—what do these titles have in common other than being the super popular cartoons of the ’90sand ’00s that everyone knows and loves? It’s Gábor Csupó, co-founder of the world famous Hollywood animation studio Klasky Csupo, and inventor of the
Prague is the hub, but where is the countryside? | Innovation and startups in the CEE region II.
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Prague is the hub, but where is the countryside? | Innovation and startups in the CEE region II.

The highest proportion of men among IT professionals in the EU, chaotic public information systems, and rigid attitude of companies towards startups. Is this really the Czech Republic? Fortunately, the country is much better than that. It has the most companies using artificial intelligence in the EU and leads the
Revolutionary smart device for the blind and visually impaired from Envision
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Revolutionary smart device for the blind and visually impaired from Envision

Envision, a company founded in 2017 by Karthik Mahadevan and Karthik Kannan, has designed smart glasses for the blind and visually impaired. The Hague-based venture’s mission is to develop assistive technologies, products and services that improve the lives of people who are blind or visually impaired. Developed on the
New York DJ legend, Bill Patrick’s first photo exhibition debuts at EASY Art Space
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New York DJ legend, Bill Patrick’s first photo exhibition debuts at EASY Art Space

Bill Patrick is an American DJ, who has played in legendary clubs from New York through Eastern Europe to Ibiza, while his analog camera accompanied him everywhere to capture the unique and interesting way Bill sees the world. The first photo exhibition of the underground electronics legend will debut in
Meta opens its first retail store in California
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Meta opens its first retail store in California

Meta has announced that it will open its first Meta Store, a retail space dedicated to Portal, Ray-Ban stories, and Quest on May 9. Located in Burlingame, California, visitors will be able to get hands-on experience with various technologies the company offers. With an area of roughly 1,550 square
Digitalization for a village in Transcarpathia | Unbreakable Traditions
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Digitalization for a village in Transcarpathia | Unbreakable Traditions

This Easter, old traditions and the modern digital world were united in a project called Unbreakable Traditions. The initiative transformed the Easter eggs of Salánk/Shalanky, a village in Transcarpathia, into digital artworks. Since the start of the war in Ukraine, people have been trying to help those in need
Dubai has turned into a jungle
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Dubai has turned into a jungle

Jyo John Mulloor is a digital artist who created the project #LetItBloomDubai, which turned Dubai into lush greenery. Earlier, the artist ‘painted’ the bigger city of the United Arab Emirates as a winter landscape, covering its major sights in snow. The fascinating creation has now entered in a new phase,
Sensual experiences in the virtual reality—Interview with the Polish creators of VR Nightsss
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Sensual experiences in the virtual reality—Interview with the Polish creators of VR Nightsss

The Kinoteka Polish Film Festival took place in March at ICA London, and it included a special VR work, Nightsss (Polish: Noccc), a seven-minute virtual erotic poem based on a poem written sixteen years ago by Weronika Lewandowska. Together with Sandra Frydrysiak, Weronika explored how poetry could be combined with
How to experience the course of nature in 5 minutes | Circle of Life
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How to experience the course of nature in 5 minutes | Circle of Life

Life is the ever-changing order of nature, just like a circle. It doesn’t matter how big or small this circle is, it ends the same way for everyone. It’s nature’s way to take and give life back to the Earth, symbolizing the sanctity of the universe. It
Is our phone really tracking us?
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Is our phone really tracking us?

In today’s online world, it has become a matter of common concern that internet platforms, electronic tools and search engines violate several points of the GDPR and human rights. But is this really true? Should you really be afraid that your phone is watching your every step? Let’s
New walls will become a Digital Iron Curtain | Interview with Abishur Prakash
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New walls will become a Digital Iron Curtain | Interview with Abishur Prakash

This conflict is being waged in the cyber and digital spheres, as much as on the ground–says Abishur Prakash geopolitical futurist to Hype&Hyper, who we spoke to about the changing geopolitical landscape, the war in the digital space and Europe’s new digital Iron Curtain in the context
Is the future Phygital?
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Is the future Phygital?

Public or private, physical or digital: today, none of these spaces exists on their own anymore. But how do our smart devices redefine physical boundaries? Can the coexistence of the material and virtual worlds create new opportunities for interaction? What does it take to return from virtual reality to physical
Handwritten jottings or digital notes in the cloud? No need to choose!
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Handwritten jottings or digital notes in the cloud? No need to choose!

Just as there is still a debate about whether a thick book or an e-book is the better solution, there is also a question as to whether handwritten thoughts in a notebook or digital notes stored in the cloud are more practical. Thanks to Moleskine’s solution, we no longer
These three things have been revamped in the Google Chrome icon
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These three things have been revamped in the Google Chrome icon

Google introduced subtle changes to the icon that has been known since 2014. Google Chrome’s logo hasn’t changed drastically since 2014, and this year’s facelift was also more of a subtle update. The shadows between the colors have been removed and the colors themselves have been made
Without her, we would have had a much emptier childhood. In terms of storybooks, at least. | The legacy of Kató Lukáts
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Without her, we would have had a much emptier childhood. In terms of storybooks, at least. | The legacy of Kató Lukáts

Kató Lukáts was a star designer. In her day, she made book illustrations, packaging designs and posters (but even furniture!) for a wide variety of customers. The Viennese still receive Altmann & Kühne candies in her boxes to this day. We can now get a taste of her rich oeuvre at
The past, present, and future of digital visual culture | Interview with Szilvia Seres
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The past, present, and future of digital visual culture | Interview with Szilvia Seres

The interview book Digitális perspektívák (Digital Perspectives) was published in November 2021 and gives a picture of the Hungarian digital media through the stories of its characters, who were shaping the beginnings and present of the Hungarian new media art, including László Barabási-Albert, Tamás Waliczky, and Prezi co-founder Ádám Somlai-Fischer.
A design studio opens a showroom in the metaverse
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A design studio opens a showroom in the metaverse

Architecture and interior design studio Roar has announced it is expanding its architecture and interior design business to the metaverse. The firm that is based in the United Arab Emirates is so serious about its plans that it has already purchased land in the virtual space for its new showroom.
Around the work with a laptop—digital nomads
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Around the work with a laptop—digital nomads

Sunshine, a sandy beach, a straw hat and a logged-in Teams platform—we first associate the exotic setting with a holiday, but for some, it is an everyday working environment. We tend to associate digital nomadism with smiling, cocktail-sipping and laptop-surfing people by the pool, but it is a more
Watching the Grand Canyon from the comfort of your couch—lessons from holidays at home
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Watching the Grand Canyon from the comfort of your couch—lessons from holidays at home

“Where would you like to travel the most right now?”—appeared the question on a card of a self-discovery board game during a meeting with friends. The questioner takes it granted that the modern man not only likes to travel but can afford to do so. Therefore it’s not
The parallel life of illustrations
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The parallel life of illustrations

During the Hype&Hyper DIALOG thematic month, we spend a whole month searching for parallels and contrasts between the analog and digital worlds. Beyond exploring the current state of the fashion and art market, we have written about the world of analog fragrances. Now it’s time for illustrations! The
DIALOG | Bence Tasnádi
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DIALOG | Bence Tasnádi

“You have to get close to people because that’s what really fuels the actor and the theatre.” Bence Tasnádi would certainly agree with Éva Ruttkai’s thought, and while he doesn’t consider streaming theatre performances to be a dead idea, he prefers to play in front of real
The programmer ceramicist, who is always looking for contrasts
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The programmer ceramicist, who is always looking for contrasts

He programmed the websites of several Hungarian creative projects, and then he realized that from time to time he had to break out of the world of numbers and codes, so he turned to ceramics five years ago. Returning from Tortus’ studio in Copenhagen, he is now working on setting
A dreamlike winter house in virtual space
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A dreamlike winter house in virtual space

Digital artist Andrés Reisinger and architect Alba de la Fuente have set the “Winter House” in a pink-hued virtual winter wonderland, a place where we would love to move into and escape the winter cold and the monotonous daily routine. While the snowy forest hideaway has many impressive details, it
Creativity is an asset in agriculture too | NAK TechLab
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Creativity is an asset in agriculture too | NAK TechLab

The Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) is the largest agricultural advocacy organization in Hungary, and with its own startup program it is a flagship for the spread of digital solutions in agriculture. Although many people associate agriculture with manual labor, processes operated by drones, robots or artificial intelligence are already
Virtual clothes: the rise of digital fashion
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Virtual clothes: the rise of digital fashion

We have learned more about the online presence during the pandemic and the lockdowns than ever before. This enforced situation was, however, the perfect context, so to speak, for certain fields to develop. As a result of isolation, many areas have had to resort to unconventional solutions: virtual reality and
Smell—an exciting tool to reconnect with our bodies
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Smell—an exciting tool to reconnect with our bodies

We usually mention smell last among our senses, even though it is an exciting tool that is very different from our other senses. What’s more, it is something that we have not yet managed to translate into digital language. Here is the third Hype Lab article of the DIALOG
Is it really the end of physical artworks? NFT vs. traditional art collecting
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Is it really the end of physical artworks? NFT vs. traditional art collecting

At the beginning of last year, most of us had never heard of the NFT (non-fungible token) acronym; however, in one year, the editors of the Scottish Collins Dictionary had already chosen it as the word of 2021. The new medium is fundamentally shaking up the art market: it redefines
DIALOG | Kati Süle, stylist
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DIALOG | Kati Süle, stylist

Kati Süle, a personal style consultant, believes in constant change. In the home of the stylist who graduated in art history, both analog and digital devices can be found: when we visited, we were amazed not only at her collection of lavish perfume bottles but also at the gadgets that
The new thematic month of Hype&Hyper kicks off: here comes Dialog!
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The new thematic month of Hype&Hyper kicks off: here comes Dialog!

One of the most common responses to most of the interviews about our changed lives under and as a result of covid, no matter which expert we ask, is to see the role of digitization in our lives become more prominent. Since the digital revolution began long before the pandemic,
DIALOG | Petra Szappan, Petraflow
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DIALOG | Petra Szappan, Petraflow

How can a yoga instructor find balance in everyday life, in the online space, and in the yoga room? How can we consciously build a self-brand and immerse ourselves in finding what builds both our body and soul? These are some of the questions we asked Petra Szappan, founder of
HIGHLIGHTS | Clean slate
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HIGHLIGHTS | Clean slate

At the beginning of last year, the latest episode of our project series was published on the front page of Hype&Hyper with the title “Clean slate” and it proves to be apt again. Not because we are starting a new calendar year, but because we have reached a turning
Adidas comes with products also sold as NFTs
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Adidas comes with products also sold as NFTs

Adidas teamed up with some of the best-known names in the NFT world, the Bored Ape Yacht Club, gmoney and the makers of Punks Comic, to create Into the Metaverse, Adidas’ first NFT collection. The tokenized Adidas products will be available in The Sandbox world, which has recently partnered with
Special concepts, unique graphic design—creative studios in the region | TOP 5
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Special concepts, unique graphic design—creative studios in the region | TOP 5

In the endless sea of information that reaches us, it would be hard to remember exactly every ad, but if we come across a well-designed identity—be it food, cosmetics or some kind of service—we immediately notice it and remember that brand. In our selection today, we present Eastern
Nike acquired a company that makes virtual shoes
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Nike acquired a company that makes virtual shoes

The latest news of the metaverse comes from Nike now: the apparel giant recently announced the acquisition of the RTFKT (pronounced artifact—Ed.) virtual shoe producer brand. The RTFKT brand was founded in 2020 by Benoit Pagotto, Chris Le and Steven Vasilev. The company has already collaborated with Japanese contemporary
Zara's latest collection is available also for online avatars
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Zara's latest collection is available also for online avatars

One of the world’s best-known fashion brands has opened towards the virtual world with its latest collaboration. ZARA has teamed up with South Korean designer Ader Error to create its latest form-fitting and boundary-pushing collection. Inspired by the identities and uniqueness of each generation from A to Z, the
Digitalization will change all industries | Interview with BCG Chairman Hans Paul-Bürkner
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Digitalization will change all industries | Interview with BCG Chairman Hans Paul-Bürkner

We talked to Hans Paul-Bürkner, Chairman of the Boston Consulting Group, about the biggest challenges of the 21st century. Digitalization, machines and people, localized supply chains and their sustainability, all through the lens of the world’s leading consulting firm. Check out the video! The Hype&Hyper team interviewed one
Virtual showroom in the metaverse | Budapest Fashion & Tech Summit
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Virtual showroom in the metaverse | Budapest Fashion & Tech Summit

The Hungarian Fashion & Design Agency organizes the Budapest Fashion & Tech Summit fashion industry conference featuring international experts for the fourth time. The 2021 event will approach and showcase the fashion industry’s future from the perspectives of sustainability, knowledge sharing, cultural heritage, e-commerce and changing consumer habits. This year, the
Supporting a good cause with digital fashion | Dress-coding_02
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Supporting a good cause with digital fashion | Dress-coding_02

The internet is abuzz with NFT creations, and the phenomenon of digital clothing can—‌perhaps all too soon—‌seem almost clichéd. In their latest collection, the Dress-coding team focuses not only on fashion innovation but also on sustainability and inclusivity. Fanni Huszár, project leader, and Emese Solti, communications manager, told
Is Meta the new reality?—Part 2
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Is Meta the new reality?—Part 2

Facebook has announced that it will now operate its social networking sites under the Meta brand: this implies more than just a name change, it also foreshadows the creation of a metaverse by combining augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies. Related to this topic, in our previous article
Thinking in a system—‌the KÜRT Academy’s future-proof model
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Thinking in a system—‌the KÜRT Academy’s future-proof model

We have a clear picture of how digital technologies will transform value chains—says Tamás Kürti, founder of KÜRT Academy, whom we asked about the professions of the future and the project with Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design. Interview. On KÜRT Academy’s website, we are greeted with the
What does Metaverse have in store for music?
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What does Metaverse have in store for music?

Billboard explained how the big tech giants are focusing on the future of online community involvement, and how it gives music a whole new space to thrive—and make money. Since Facebook announced at the end of October that it would now go by the name Meta, it has caught
Focus on the birth of Hungarian digital culture
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Focus on the birth of Hungarian digital culture

For the first time in Hungary, an interview volume entitled Digitális perspektívák (Digital Perspectives—free translation) was published, which examines how the era of the computer and digital visual culture began in Hungarian art. The publication, written and edited by Szilvia Seres, includes conversations from 2014 to 2021 with network
Is Meta the new reality?—Part 1
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Is Meta the new reality?—Part 1

Facebook has announced that it will now operate its social networking sites under the Meta brand: this implies more than just a name change, it also foreshadows the creation of a metaverse by combining augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies. The idea of an evolving metaverse may raise
Self-consciousness is love—the Company of Life has been launched
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Self-consciousness is love—the Company of Life has been launched

Striving to become the most conscious version of ourselves is what has led to the launch today of the Company of Life online magazine and webshop, which will promote quality values without compromise in different areas of life with its cutting-edge and world-renowned product range. The brand’s launch campaign
Would you like to buy a plot on a virtual replica of our planet? Go to NextEarth!
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Would you like to buy a plot on a virtual replica of our planet? Go to NextEarth!

This summer, a Hungarian developer team launched the blockchain-based NextEarth platform, which allows you to buy land on a virtual copy of our planet. NextEarth is an NFT-based business metaverse in which we can buy the lands of Earth, divided into plots, be it the White House, a rainforest in
Diverse watches and clocks from Eastern Europe | TOP 5
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Diverse watches and clocks from Eastern Europe | TOP 5

Ticking, clacking, working and decorating all the time—the watch, whatever kind it is, is one of our most exciting everyday objects. Nothing could better reflect their diversity than this selection, which showcases the most exciting pieces in the region. Watch out! Patrzwork | Poland It may seem a little strange
Sound as experience  | Frontira x HYPE
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Sound as experience | Frontira x HYPE

It’s not just the visual appearance of a product that can attract attention: different sound effects are in many cases equally inherent to a brand—think of the familiar, lovely melody of ice cream trucks that reminds us of carefree Sunday afternoons. It’s important, therefore, to pay attention
In pursuit of the first Hungarian NFT gallery
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In pursuit of the first Hungarian NFT gallery

The rising hype around NFT is fundamentally shaking up the established structures of the art world and the art dealing. The as-yet immature platform has seen renowned artists such as Damien Hirst, anonymous creators who became famous overnight, and a lot of visual rubbish for huge sums of money. But
It’s up to us too if the planet smiles back at George Clooney | Frontira x HYPE
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It’s up to us too if the planet smiles back at George Clooney | Frontira x HYPE

At the next stage in the evolution of user-centered design, our wider environment becomes the primary user. Here is part 5 of our design thinking series, written by a Frontira expert. Espresso: the most honest form of coffee. Aromatic roasted coffee beans are finely ground, compressed, and brewed under high
Do you design for people? Think of the ice cream scoop! | Frontira x HYPE
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Do you design for people? Think of the ice cream scoop! | Frontira x HYPE

Human-centered design is by no means an obvious or easy task, but in exchange it is very rewarding, from the design of an ice cream scoop to designing the experience of the administrative tasks in a registration office. This is Part 4 of our series, written by a Frontira expert.
Hungarian success: a media designer won two Red Dot awards
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Hungarian success: a media designer won two Red Dot awards

Winners of the 2021 Red Dot Design Award, one of the most prestigious international awards in the international design scene, have been announced. Balázs Balogh, media designer and founder of the studio That’s it. excelled in two sections. In the Brand & Communication Design category, the winning design was the
The ideal world is beyond reality | Dreamscape illustrations by Peter Tarka and the Ouum Studio
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The ideal world is beyond reality | Dreamscape illustrations by Peter Tarka and the Ouum Studio

A 21st-century form of artistic self-expression or an emerging genre of advertising? An escape from reality or a key to the architectural solutions of the future? Dreamscape illustrations popularized by Instagram’s algorithm may seem like featherweight eye-candy images at first, but in reality, there’s much more to them
Contemporary art through the lens of a network researcher  | Interview with Milán Janosov
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Contemporary art through the lens of a network researcher | Interview with Milán Janosov

How can artistic performance be measured mathematically? Can the success of artists and curators be measured? The latest volume of BarabásiLab, Élek mentén – Kortárs magyar képzőművészet az adatok tükrében (Along the edges—Hungarian Contemporary Art in the Light of Data) has been published, which seeks the answers to the above
Very popular article! 10 designers have already read it! | Frontira x HYPE
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Very popular article! 10 designers have already read it! | Frontira x HYPE

“There’s only one room left!” Familiar, right? Especially now. We fall for tricks like this, voluntarily or unintentionally. But what exactly are these and how can a promotional message be ethical? Experts from Frontira tell us. After a long time we are looking for the tickets again, we are
The living spaces of the future through the eyes of a Barcelona-based design studio
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The living spaces of the future through the eyes of a Barcelona-based design studio

Six. n five, the Barcelona-based design studio with their new series entitled “What if?” envisions a speculative future where humanity lives in vastly different living conditions but which is still full of familiar associations. The studio envisions a new space-age in which they reflect upon the objects, practices, and behaviors
The first Leica smartphone has arrived
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The first Leica smartphone has arrived

It seems that the world-famous camera and lens manufacturer is now breaking into the smartphone market seeking new challenges. Since the release of the first iPhone, people have been traveling day by day with a camera in their pocket that they are not even afraid to use. Thanks to Instagram
Design system: the digital Lego | Frontira X HYPE
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Design system: the digital Lego | Frontira X HYPE

This time, Frontira’s team specializing in strategic design will teach us how we should build a castle, that is, a well-operating brand with the help of design system. Get ready for the second part! The fact that the digital transformation of companies accelerated as a result of the pandemic
A lamp turning your mood into colorful lighting
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A lamp turning your mood into colorful lighting

Mix a mood light and the 90s’ popular mood rings, spice it up with the utopian vibes of Big Data / Internet of Things and you’ve got CODE studio’s ‘Emotional Collector’, a prototype lamp reflecting its user’s feelings in a colorful display of lights. The concept is based
Striped straws cause the death of aircrafts | Filip Hodas
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Striped straws cause the death of aircrafts | Filip Hodas

The surreal renderings of the 3D artist Filip Hodas from Prague give a glimpse into a dystopian reality. His images are built on the contradictions of a thriving digital culture and the real world on the brink of collapse. His stunning creations often feature cartoon characters, fast food chains and
Representing slowing down and sanity | VUUV Works’ latest collection is out now
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Representing slowing down and sanity | VUUV Works’ latest collection is out now

According to traditions, maytrees (in Hungarian: májusfa) were not only erected to celebrate lovers, but also to pay homage to the rebirth of nature and a rich harvest. The latest objects of VUUV Works also turned to this fundamental joy for inspiration: the pieces of the collection symbolize the coming
Speculative car interiors | Lexus
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Speculative car interiors | Lexus

How would the car interior of the future look if we got rid of all unnecessary factors? Playing with this idea, Lexus asked designers from three different fields to unleash their imagination in designing the interior of the electric LF-Z model. In the vivid spatial concept of shoe designer Salehe
Design is more than industrial design | Frontira x HYPE
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Design is more than industrial design | Frontira x HYPE

We would have a hard job if we were to define design with a single word—on top, in Hungarian, design is often (wrongly) interpreted as industrial design, yet it means so much more: especially today, when we are using countless of (digital) services and products. In our freshly launched
Animated Picnic in May
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Animated Picnic in May

On the website of the Hungarian National Gallery you can read a super painting analysis of Pál Szinyei Merse’s painting entitled Picnic in May. If someone hasn’t read it yet, make sure to visit the site and spin through the material as it contains a wealth of interesting
Eco-friendly extreme sport | Hydroflyer
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Eco-friendly extreme sport | Hydroflyer

It’s still not possible to walk on water, but technology can do wonders: a brand new hydroflyer is coming to hit the extreme sports market. Unifoil designed its latest hydroflyer in collaboration with a Canadian inventor, Jerry McArthur. Thanks to being electric, the device called eFoil protects not only
Creating new dimensions | Fanny Pápay
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Creating new dimensions | Fanny Pápay

A rock balancing on top of a soap bubble, a palm tree growing out of a basketball and an apple in flames under a pair of floating sunglasses. Fanny Pápay’s surreal works creating new dimensions keep popping up in the campaigns of recognized brands—and now we take a
The world’s first Hungarian-developed smart sailing apparel debuts | 878co
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The world’s first Hungarian-developed smart sailing apparel debuts | 878co

International textile conferences, several months of product development, a total of two years spent designing, a Nobel Prize-winning material and the inclusion of the entire sailing community—this is what it took for the world’s first Hungarian-developed professional sailing apparel to be born. The innovative sports garment offers an
Visualization in architecture: artistic representation or unrealistic deception?
architecture

Visualization in architecture: artistic representation or unrealistic deception?

Digital design tools have divided architects for as long as they have existed. Many believe that paper-based drawings are still not outweighed by renders showing an uncanny resemblance to reality. The question arises: should these architectural visualizations be regarded as pretentious means of persuasion or as a branch of digital
Application icons in retro design
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Application icons in retro design

Ben Vessey rethought the graphic design of well-known app icons inspired by the iconography of early Apple computers: we can experience the nostalgia of the eighties on our phone screen as well. Let’s see! The creative philosophy of the London-based digital product designer is dominated by the principle of
Gucci debuts virtual sneakers
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Gucci debuts virtual sneakers

We can buy the brand’s new shoes for between $9 and $12, which can only be worn in virtual spaces. After the news sensations about NFT artworks and the auction of Andrés Reisinger’s virtual furniture, it’s no surprise that designer brands are also finding their way into
Visual refreshment in applied animation | Krakout Film
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Visual refreshment in applied animation | Krakout Film

Dániel Huszár launched Krakout Film studio with his brother four years after obtaining his diploma in the field of animation. Their portfolio features short films and commercials made with classic two-dimensional animation and stop-motion techniques. Paramount and Hungarian Bank OTP are among their regular clients, but they have also made
The Hungarian State Railways' online redesign | DOT Creative
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The Hungarian State Railways' online redesign | DOT Creative

The renewed online ticket selling platform of MÁV (Hungarian State Railways) is already available in its beta version, presenting a long-needed visual change compared to the previous version. The comprehensive redesign was created by the DOT Creative agency. Anyone who frequently travels within Hungary by train knows exactly that MÁV’
Photos come to life with the help of Deep Nostalgia
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Photos come to life with the help of Deep Nostalgia

Even a photo of Abraham Lincoln or our great-grandfather can turn into a colorful, realistic video thanks to Deep Nostalgia, the photo animation technology created by MyHeritage. MyHeritage, a genealogy company that offers DNA tests for ancestry, has licensed a face animation software from D-ID: this allows the photos uploaded
The era of hyper-realistic digital people | MetaHuman Creator
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The era of hyper-realistic digital people | MetaHuman Creator

A new software developed by Epic Games lets you create photorealistic digital faces in minutes. Meet the app called MetaHuman Creator! Creating realistic digital human faces has been one of the biggest challenges in 3D content production until now. Thanks to decades of research and development, it seems we’ll
The rhtym of organic geometry on Lanzarote | Tamás Birinyi x Alex Banks
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The rhtym of organic geometry on Lanzarote | Tamás Birinyi x Alex Banks

A melancholic, mercury-like kaleidoscope of flowing lava comes to life with volcanic pulsation in Alex Banks’ latest music video. The British producer commissioned Tamás Birinyi to design an album cover and a music video for his latest track and EP, Tephra. Tamás Birinyi has worked with several DJs and producers
Focusing on digitization | Zlin Design Week
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Focusing on digitization | Zlin Design Week

The event ZDW Exhibition Design Lab brings together design experts, designers, and fans of design and art. At the online conference held on February 23, creators from all over the world teach participants about the innovative techniques of virtual exhibitions. How can the physical stimulation provided by galleries and cultural
Who to follow this February: @oldschoolmoms
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Who to follow this February: @oldschoolmoms

“Toasting and roasting your classic old school moms,” says the bio of our new favorite Instagram profile. The page Old School Moms shares awkward family photos depicting our moms like nobody’s business. If you send them a private message or use the hashtag #oldschoolmoms when posting the best shots
Climate apocalypse as seen by a drone
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Climate apocalypse as seen by a drone

Iconic buildings of Paris, London, Rome, and New York are featured in Fabien Barrau’s edited photos: the pieces from the series called News from the Future are dismal reminders of what we might lose if we don’t stop climate change. View this post on Instagram A post shared
The era of newsletters is over
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The era of newsletters is over

Just like for our magazine, social media platforms are indispensable channels for all online media providers. We might as well say “that’s life, and things will surely stay like this for quite a while,” but these platforms seem to be trying to bite off bigger and bigger chunks of
BEST OF HIGHLIGHTS | That first year
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BEST OF HIGHLIGHTS | That first year

In the life of every project, the first year starts with excitement, difficulties, and if all goes well, it ends with success. Amid the hardships of 2020, the HIGHLIGHTS article series has shown reliable continuity since the release of the first installment on February 7, 2020—a full year ago.
Support for the best in the biz | Best in Design – Zlin Design Week
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Support for the best in the biz | Best in Design – Zlin Design Week

The Best in Design international contest and scholarship has been supporting worthy talents from all over the world for twelve years now to help them make their dreams come true. This year, the competition was announced in the three categories of product and industrial design, fashion design, and communication design.
A special reproduction celebrates the 70 years of C-Type | Jaguar
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A special reproduction celebrates the 70 years of C-Type | Jaguar

Jaguar Land Rover Classic is preparing for the 70th birthday of its C-Type model with eight new hand-built beauties. Replicas of the sports car, originally designed in the 1950s, are hand-manufactured at the Jaguar Land Rover Classic workshop in Coventry, England with a 220-horsepower, 3.4-liter engine, triple Weber 40DCO3
Shoes for the digital space | Buffalo London X The Fabricant
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Shoes for the digital space | Buffalo London X The Fabricant

Buffalo London has joined forces with The Fabricant digital fashion house to create virtual sneakers, which we’ll be able to wear exclusively on social media. The unconventional design was named Classic BurningFor and is inspired by the Classic Low platform shoe model, which was originally popularized by the Spice
Memories safer than ever | one’s
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Memories safer than ever | one’s

It could be an impressive ornament in any interior, but it is much more than just that: one’s keeps your memories safe, may them be tangible or digital, with a design evocative of wall clocks. Ji Ye Hong’s elegant safe cleverly preserves anything that could be a memory.
2020’s hottest search topics on abstract images | Gergely Vida
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2020’s hottest search topics on abstract images | Gergely Vida

In his series Clouds, Gergely Vida stacked images on the most searched topics of 2020 on top of each other. Photographer Gergely Vida made his abstract visualizations of the results of the hottest search topics in 2020: it’s safe to say that they document the most important events and
Digital experience center and pop-up event venue in Veszprém-Balaton’s 2023 program
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Digital experience center and pop-up event venue in Veszprém-Balaton’s 2023 program

In the framework of the Veszprém-Balaton 2023 European Capital of Culture program, projects not only increasing Veszprém’s visibility on a domestic level but also bringing the city to the spotlight on a European scale with the help of world-class attractions and art concepts may be implemented. The infrastructure development
CES 2021 moves to the virtual world
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CES 2021 moves to the virtual world

Las Vegas-based CES, the most influential tech event in the world, is forced to level up amidst the pandemic: the four-day CES 2021 will be held next week as an all-digital event. The organizers already realized their responsibility in not bringing together tens of thousands of journalists and members of
Giving focus to people living with ADHD | Focus Ex
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Giving focus to people living with ADHD | Focus Ex

Variable fonts that do not only fulfil an aesthetic role, but also have a functional importance: Szabolcs Vatány imagined a digital tool that makes online textual content accessible to people suffering from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) with the help of interactive typography, while enhancing the experience of digital reading.
Holiday book review with spectacular visuals
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Holiday book review with spectacular visuals

The New York Times’s end-of-the-year book review is special for several reasons this year. On the one hand, it offers really good books that could also make great gifts, and it also comes with truly captivating visuals. Written by Márk Szolomayer The fantastic illustrations were made by Robert Rurans.
„Reaching beyond graphics” | Határ út metro station has been renovated
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„Reaching beyond graphics” | Határ út metro station has been renovated

Not at all intrusive yet spectacular, nostalgic yet modern – the freshly renovated Határ út metro station received a graphic system inspired by nature, in the designing of which it was even weighed where passengers would spend more time while waiting for the metro. We interviewed the designers Dóra Novotny and
MOME presents new campus with video game
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MOME presents new campus with video game

Now you can check out MOME’s new campus while sitting at home if you follow Moholy-Nagy: the MOME Campus Game offers an insight into the new buildings and the projects of students with an interactive platform and mini games. Follow Moholy-Nagy! Dubbed MOME Campus Game: Follow Moholy-Nagy!, the video
A diverse platform for the Hungarian creative community | ArtHungry
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A diverse platform for the Hungarian creative community | ArtHungry

Talented Hungarian creatives applied for the ArtHungry Award for the sixth time this year. The jury has already finalized their shortlist, but we’ll have to wait for the results to be announced until December 4. Until then, we asked José Tábori-Simon, the founder of ArtHungry about the launch of
Car design inspired by skeletons | Ondrej Hlavenka X Lotus
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Car design inspired by skeletons | Ondrej Hlavenka X Lotus

This concept made based on the designs of Ondrej Hlavenka is so streamlined, airy and light that it would even be the perfect ride for Spiderman. Written by: Márk Szolomayer Nature is our best inspiration for creating modern designs, and the pictures will show just how true that is. Ondrej
Musk’s version of life on Mars | SpaceX
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Musk’s version of life on Mars | SpaceX

The early settlers colonizing Mars could live in glass domes before terraforming the planet – at least according to Tesla and SpaceX leader Elon Musk. In a recent tweet, the billionaire entrepreneur, who this week became the third richest person in the world, proposed glass domes as a viable way of
Robot inspects use of masks
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Robot inspects use of masks

The latest version of the product of Japanese tech company SoftBank can detect whether office workers are wearing a mask and reminds those not wearing the protective equipment of its importance. The company developed the version of their existing Pepper robot optimized for the epidemic during the summer: it can
We can now upgrade IKEA products with 3D printed elements | Uppgradera
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We can now upgrade IKEA products with 3D printed elements | Uppgradera

IKEA’s homeware products are used by many all over the world, and often we don’t even realize their small defects – yet we shouldn’t simply accept that our glass keeps sliding on the tray or that the kitchen counter is covered in cheese every time we grate cheese.
Anna Dello Russo to open Budapest Fashion & Tech Summit
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Anna Dello Russo to open Budapest Fashion & Tech Summit

The Hungarian Fashion and Design Agency organizes Budapest Fashion & Tech Summit, the prestigious fashion technology event of the region for the third time. In light of the epidemic, this year’s event will be held online, between November 30 and December 1. In the framework of the conference, internationally acknowledged
Transportation in New York is facilitated by a real-time subway map
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Transportation in New York is facilitated by a real-time subway map

New Yorkers won’t have to miss the subway ever again thanks to the digital map allowing them to track the movement of trains in real-time. With the help of the live digital map introduced by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), passengers get to track the trains moving on the
On the verge of reality | Digital art and space design
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On the verge of reality | Digital art and space design

It didn’t start during the quarantine, but being isolated and stuck within the four walls for sure gave a great momentum to the dreamscape movement, that is, spaces created with artificial, dreamy 3D visualization. Digital renders have formed an integral part of architects’ and designers’ practice for a long
Budapest Design Week will be held in a hybrid form this year
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Budapest Design Week will be held in a hybrid form this year

Several programs of Hungary’s most significant design events will be held in the online space this year between October 1 and 11. The coronavirus is inescapable also from the perspective of design, thus it received a great role in the program of the 17th Budapest Design Week, too. In
When a graphic designer starts to make music | ONAKOM
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When a graphic designer starts to make music | ONAKOM

Exciting patterns of sounds and animation algorithms line up to form systems – this is a unique synthesis of the drums, the bass, the colors, waves and other textures, in music and graphics all at once. Tamás Birinyi has been intrigued by music and the visual display of the same for
Budapest by Labrosse | Margaret Island Water Tower
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Budapest by Labrosse | Margaret Island Water Tower

A snail twirling on one hundred and fifty-two steps hisses and obsesses, the experience embraces the entire stage. The audience of the fresh rock band thinned by the virus is replaced by the famished and raving crowd in the greenery of the island – hands in the air, eyes high as
Build your own town | Townscaper
architecture

Build your own town | Townscaper

Experimental game without rules, inviting us to build unusual island towns. Meet Townscaper! Townscaper has no rules, no goals and no real gameplay, only the beauty of building and creativity. The game invites players to create charming villages, large cathedrals or sky cities on stilts, while they establish roads and
HIGHLIGHTS | Animated illustrations
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HIGHLIGHTS | Animated illustrations

When we hear the word animation, we tend to think of something unserious or even childish. Hearing the word makes us think of the world of fairy-tales, a sweet and unrealistic story: many times (wrongly) we think of the motion picture creations defined as animation movies as cartoons, and regard
Nikon One x BMW | HYPNOPOLIS
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Nikon One x BMW | HYPNOPOLIS

It is the year 2063. Journalist Hope Reiser is woken from a thirty-year sleep penalty she has served for the murder of her husband. The young woman, convinced that she’s innocent, is trying to find her way in this completely alien future. We can follow this exciting storyline in
Stepping stone for young designers | Terike from Budapest
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Stepping stone for young designers | Terike from Budapest

Freshly graduated talented designers, limited local opportunities, strong global competition: Terike from Budapest was brought to life by the realization of the Hungarian reality. The Instagram profile allows young designers to introduce themselves to a broader audience, and in only two months, more than a thousand people joined its community.
Best of diploma 2020 | Part 5
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Best of diploma 2020 | Part 5

In the last part of our series, we steer apart from applied genres a bit and turn towards autonomous works that can be interpreted more subjectively. We selected animation films and illustrative projects that even though are inspired by personal experiences can address all of us with their visual world
MOME Care Packs | Creative pack for the summer holiday
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MOME Care Packs | Creative pack for the summer holiday

The Creative Pack, the latest package developed by the Social Design Research Group of the Innovation Center at Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design is here. After those expecting babies and the elderly, this time the focus is on kids between 8 and 12. Let’s see the details! The
Order, but do it green! | PriestmanGoode
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Order, but do it green! | PriestmanGoode

In addition to its obvious healthcare implications, another formidable consequence of the epidemic is the horrendous increase of food packaging. The problem is only partially caused by the rise in the number of store food packaging: the consumers’ preference of home deliveries and take-out services also have their share in
Budapest by Labrosse | II. János Pál pápa square
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Budapest by Labrosse | II. János Pál pápa square

Lightning rod-induced electric boogie and world record cell division on the top floor, making spatial geometric shapes running on legs to escape the children going berserk look like nothing. Mr. Striped Long-Neck in a narcoleptic swoon at quarter past six sharp. In the meantime, black bull hooves are tapping on
Data rights and poetry in AWO’s visual identity
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Data rights and poetry in AWO’s visual identity

The Big Brother watches on the internet, too – or at least this is what the new visual identity of data rights agency AWO suggests. AWO [https://www.awo.agency/] is an agency specialized on data rights: it has already consulted on cases including the Cambridge Analytica scandal or the prosecution
HIGHLIGHTS | Sacred design
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HIGHLIGHTS | Sacred design

sacred 1. dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity 2. worthy of religious veneration 3. of or relating to religion : not secular or profane – says Merriam-Webster’s dictionary. We could list countless items in the history of mankind which we pay a different kind of
The nineties’ VHS cassettes are now on posters
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The nineties’ VHS cassettes are now on posters

Die Hard, Jurassic Park, Rambo: one out of the three (and most probably a copy) was sure to be found on the shelves in every household. The cases of the empty VHS cassettes less discovered at the time have now been reinvented by Xavier Esclusa Trias [https://twopots-design.com/]. Written
Graffiti-inspired font | OFFYARD
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Graffiti-inspired font | OFFYARD

Tamás Sipos had studied the unique formal elements of graffiti, then created three versions of the OFFYARD experimental font. Most of the time we associate graffiti with underground subculture, however, their unique visual world has an impact on all of us: they are organically integrated into the fabric of cities,
HFDA Spot | Building an online business community
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HFDA Spot | Building an online business community

One of the key strategic pillars of the Hungarian Fashion and Design Agency is production development, intended to promote collaborations between manufacturers and designers. The digital platform called HFDA Spot launched by the HFDA plays an important role in implementing this, by encouraging the collaborations between manufacturers and designers via
MOME developed their own video game
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MOME developed their own video game

The researchers of the Creative Technology HUB of MOME Innovation Center respond to the situation brought on by the coronavirus pandemic with their strategic game called ‘Sombrero’. Even though the works of the students of the university have already featured gaming concepts on a regular basis before (this year, for
Budapest by Labrosse | Dunapark House
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Budapest by Labrosse | Dunapark House

On those afternoons under the striped sunshades sometimes earless guys come around. Oh no! One eye crying, one looking. There you go, a Tetris-like mass scene on the third floor – the color doesn’t matter, the folks adjust. The Voodoo doll family standing on the balcony disrupts the order quietly.
Future Film Festival visual identity | Kata Moravszki & Tamás Szerényi
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Future Film Festival visual identity | Kata Moravszki & Tamás Szerényi

About the now through the future – Kata Moravszki had the motto of Future Film Festival Budapest in her mind when she designed a spectacular and eye-catching visual identity for the same. Hungarian association Filmtekercs Egyesület intends to organize a sci-fi film festival under the name ‘Future Film Festival’. The essence
The era of no-contact menus might start soon | SpeedPro
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The era of no-contact menus might start soon | SpeedPro

No more printed menus – SpeedPro proposes a solution allowing us to access the menus online with the help of an NFC sticker and our mobile phone. The Denver-based large format printing company developed a new hospitality system built on NFC and QR codes. They had started development long before the
Typographic posters from Bulgaria | radktt
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Typographic posters from Bulgaria | radktt

We came across Radoslav Panev’s characteristic prints infused with dark humor a few weeks ago. The Bulgarian graphic designer updates his Instagram feed with new prints every day since the beginning of January, and we already found our favorites amongst them. Bulgarian graphic designer Radoslav Panev’s statement that
Diploma exhibition in seemingly infinite spaces | MOME
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Diploma exhibition in seemingly infinite spaces | MOME

The epidemic intervened, therefore, Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design organized this year’s diploma exhibition in the virtual space instead of its newly occupied campus. The 121 MA grad students of the university showcase their diploma projects in the visual space designed by Sziklak Virtual Gallery [https://www.instagram.
A capsule could take us to the edge of space in the future | Spaceship Neptune
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A capsule could take us to the edge of space in the future | Spaceship Neptune

The process of our common treasures becoming available to wider and wider audiences is a trend that can be observed over the course of human history. Be it a result of television or the internet, the professionalism of the creative human mind has an undisputed role in it. Until now,
Gaming console overview, not just for gamers
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Gaming console overview, not just for gamers

Inspired by the recent release of the new PS5, Yanko Design collected the gaming consoles standing out also in terms of product design. SONY released PlayStation 5 a few days ago, and of course, we also shared our thoughts [https://hypeandhyper.com/en/groundbreaking-gaming-console-playstation-5/] about it. The groundbreaking gaming console
A classic pencil can be digital, too
digital

A classic pencil can be digital, too

French startup iskn collaborated with the prestigious Faber-Castel to create a digital drawing board allowing us to draw on any paper, with any pencil. In contrast with the similar products available on the market, pencils do not slip on the surface of Repaper at all, making it seem as if
The foxes are coming to life | Clever Fox’s Tales
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The foxes are coming to life | Clever Fox’s Tales

After three successful books and the cool interactive adaptation of BOOKR Kids, Róbert Farkas once again dreamt big during the lockdown and started to transform his kids books on astrophysics, starring a fox family into an animation series. As a child, Róbert Farkas aspired to be an astronaut, and has
Virtual fashion show without models  | Hanifa
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Virtual fashion show without models | Hanifa

The designer of Hanifa, Anifa Mvuemba has already contemplated a fashion show without flesh-and-blood models long before the pandemic – now it seems as if the circumstances adjusted to her ideas. In addition to designing clothes, a great passion of Congolese fashion designer Anifa Mvuemba is 3D modelling. This is how
Play Dead Studio X Skanzen | Virtual exhibition „in the making”
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Play Dead Studio X Skanzen | Virtual exhibition „in the making”

An exhibition always gives a lasting experience, as we can finally see the artworks and relics in the real space that we could only browse in albums before. Can an online exhibition give the same impression? With what technologies can we create a realistic effect in virtuality? We interviewed Döme
Ólafur Elíasson x Acute Art | Wunderkammer AR project
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Ólafur Elíasson x Acute Art | Wunderkammer AR project

Ólafur Elíasson uses augmented reality in his latest project titled Wunderkammer for the first time, with the help of which we can furnish our rooms with rare species and natural phenomena. We tested the AR experience developed in collaboration with the team of Acute Art! The shift towards digital technology
Budapest by Labrosse | The Postal Palace in Buda
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Budapest by Labrosse | The Postal Palace in Buda

Nine seventeen. A “Home Alone”-like rush – the complete population is in a berserk race. The long-legged crocodile takes the leap on two, while the ladybugs quickly take a shower in wolf tears. A giant spider, how lucky. But wait! Someone yells to the sky from the top: “Heartburn on
MOME Care Packages | Care pack for the elderly
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MOME Care Packages | Care pack for the elderly

After the downloadable baby pack, here comes the second edition of MOME Care Packages: the Care Pack targeting the 65+ population. Let’s see the details. Our readers could already read about [https://hypeandhyper.com/en/mome-care-packs-downloadable-baby-pack/] the MOME Care Packages initiative earlier. Its essence is to create packages containing
Home | Braw Production
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Home | Braw Production

The quarantine brings major changes into our everydays, will influence our future lives and it also draws more attention to the climate change. The following quite emotionally-charged animated short film rich in gestures was made by an international team. The short movie is intended as a warning message for everyone,
MOME CARE PACKS | Downloadable baby pack
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MOME CARE PACKS | Downloadable baby pack

Care packages that can be assembled easily by anyone, downloadable from a website. The Social Design Research Group of the Innovation Center at Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design, Budapest (MOME) prepared a digital platform under the name MOME CARE PACKS IN TIMES OF ISOLATION allowing us to compile care
SQUARE-ANGLE – Sándor Kányádi
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SQUARE-ANGLE – Sándor Kányádi

The earth tilted, borders are being drawn in sharp angles by black ink, the purple shade of a scarf, perhaps, on top of the strict lines.  If above me, if below, like an island in the sky. I live here. Budapest. A series by Ferenc Forrai [http://forraiferenc.hu/]. Sándor
SQUARE-ANGLE – Géza Ottlik
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SQUARE-ANGLE – Géza Ottlik

The earth tilted, borders are being drawn in sharp angles by black ink, the purple shade of a scarf, perhaps, on top of the strict lines.  If above me, if below, like an island in the sky. I live here. Budapest. A series by Ferenc Forrai [http://forraiferenc.hu/]. Géza
Online knowledge sharing (not only for creatives)
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Online knowledge sharing (not only for creatives)

The epidemic keeps steering our everydays towards the online spaces, and the activity of learning is no exception either. In this article, we collected useful platforms that help us deepen our existing professional expertise or to expand our knowledge with online courses. Not only for creatives! There are several online
Cyberpunk 2077 | design a PC case mod
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Cyberpunk 2077 | design a PC case mod

Characters with various superpowers, cheap human life and dark underworld, controlled by shameless private companies.  Everyone is an enemy here. The not even slightly optimistic vision is perhaps only brightened up by the appearance of Keanu Reeves. Fans have been waiting for Cyberpunk 2077 developed by Polish CD Projekt RED
Brain Bar 2020 postponed
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Brain Bar 2020 postponed

The coronavirus epidemic infuses almost every segment of our lives – our world is facing entirely new challenges. To this end, the biggest European festival on future will expressly focus on restarting after the crisis under the title Reboot!, now in September instead of the previously announced date in June. The
INCLUSIVE | Senzo
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INCLUSIVE | Senzo

A device that does not only facilitate the orientation of the visually impaired, but that can also be worn as a fashionable and customizable accessory. Senzo is an alternative assistive device for orientation promoting spatial awareness with a sensor, thus increasing the independence of its user. A significant added value
Incredible Apartments | Mathery Studio
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Incredible Apartments | Mathery Studio

We think the images of New York-based Mathery Studio should be given on prescription as a cure for grey everydays. Their latest project „Incredible Apartments” invites us to the super-colorful world of a fictive neighborhood. The extraordinary visual world of Mathery Studio [http://mathery.it/] immediately swallowed us: their anything
Companies of Musk and Bezos selected to land first woman on the moon | NASA
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Companies of Musk and Bezos selected to land first woman on the moon | NASA

2024 will not only see Paris hosting the Olympic Games – there is another large-scale event yet to come: the moon expedition planned by NASA, making it the second in the history of mankind. NASA has commissioned American billionaire Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin [https://www.blueorigin.com/] as well as
Micromonumental Mapping | Light art online
architecture

Micromonumental Mapping | Light art online

One of the most exciting out-turns of the pandemic is how art creations moved to the virtual space. Now we present you the work of light art creative group Limelight originally created for the opera house in Lille, and finally ending up on the screens. Limelight [https://limelightart.net/] is
Thermometer and blood-test-kit in a single device | Covid-19
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Thermometer and blood-test-kit in a single device | Covid-19

Right in the middle of the pandemic, Indian designer Anshuman Kumar designed a conceptual product which, once placed on the market, could be of great benefit for doctors, nurses and even everyday people in establishing swift diagnoses. The device is not your average thermometer – it can process the data generated
Another take on parking | Edison 333
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Another take on parking | Edison 333

London-based Colorsponge . did something that will make all cyberpunk fans electrified. Each and every frame of the “Edison 333” comes with a true “Blade Runner” feeling, and all of it is CGI! We came across the couple of very expressive frames presenting a fictive story in the not so far
Budapest by Labrosse | Citadella
architecture

Budapest by Labrosse | Citadella

Attention, attention, arms stretch in the bottom of the statue in the summer heat – only the elbows mind the new, lengthy and cascading state. No poise at all. Nudity and lurking everywhere: even trees have eyes here. In the meantime, people gasp on Verejték utca, and a frog guitar plays
Practice-oriented course online | GRID Interior
architecture

Practice-oriented course online | GRID Interior

Although interior design is a quite tangible profession, this does not mean that it cannot be taught online. At least that’s what the huge positive feedback received from the students who completed the course of GRID Online interior design academy seems to prove to Eszter Bertóty and Emese Bunyik,
The Lost Bridge
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The Lost Bridge

Time travel in the squares of Budapest. The Eltűnt Híd (The Lost Bridge) historical game shows how Budapest changed between 1899 and 2019 by reconstructing the pre-World War II era. The central and notable element of the game is Elisabeth Bridge with each detail elaborated authentically, virtually restored to its
Stay Sane – Stay Safe | Posters to find strength in
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Stay Sane – Stay Safe | Posters to find strength in

Two Hague-based design studios launched one of the most inspiring Covid-19 community projects: they created a platform where graphic designers can upload the posters they designed for encouraging health care workers or those struggling with saying home. During the epidemic, the most important is to stay sane – but that’s
Burning Man festival will be organized virtually this year
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Burning Man festival will be organized virtually this year

Burning Man festival has been cancelled for the first time in thirty years, as a result of the pandemic, of course. After lengthy discussions, the organizers of the festival announced last week that they are not willing to take the risk in the current situation, as 80 thousand people gather
Lightning illustrations in a digital cookbook | Viki Hitka X Quarantine Canteen
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Lightning illustrations in a digital cookbook | Viki Hitka X Quarantine Canteen

While in lockdown, even those start cooking who have only entered the kitchen to warm up the ordered food until now. With the recipes of 20 Hungarian star chefs, Quarantine Canteen also helps these kitchen rookies, but it was primarily created for health care workers: the amount generated from selling
Aspect | the digital canvas of the future
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Aspect | the digital canvas of the future

This March, the team of Radugadesign won in the category of generative media art at Pixels Fest [https://hypeandhyper.com/en/__trashed-3/], in Yekaterinburg. The international festival [https://hypeandhyper.com/en/__trashed-3/] awards and showcases the works of businesses and group of creators engaged in digital media art for the
Odett X CsaK | Fehér fény
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Odett X CsaK | Fehér fény

They were supposed to record the music video for the new song in March, but were forced to cancel the shooting as a result of the coronavirus epidemic. This is how finally Csaba Klement known for his cute GIFs ended up creating the animation inspired by Alice in Wonderland for
Knowledge sharing is caring
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Knowledge sharing is caring

As a result of isolation, access to local raw materials and local manufacturing is becoming more and more valuable and may offer solutions to many problems and shortages. The operation of open design utilizes values such as knowledge sharing, innovation or local supply chains. More and more open source products
TouchMe | Your body is an instrument
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TouchMe | Your body is an instrument

When people touch each other, they release great amounts of energy. In this touchless period, we decided that we still would like to call the attention to the importance and power of touch, by presenting a marvelous instrument of Playtronica. The Touchme created by Playtronica is a simple and intuitive
HIGHLIGHTS | Apps reimagined
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HIGHLIGHTS | Apps reimagined

We can be absolutely sure in two things when it comes to applications: 1) there is always at least one application that we downloaded once and never used it since, 2) if an application is updated and the design is changed, we are truly and utterly offended. With the transformation
Growing avocados with open design
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Growing avocados with open design

Ádám Miklósi is known for several projects built on technological innovation, including the Red Dot award-winning sleigh concept called Slē [http://adammiklosi.com/project/sle], or the smart heating unit titled Poizo [http://adammiklosi.com/project/poizo], however, Ádám has already designed a mobile oxygen bar and a wireless medical
Insta láv | CsaK
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Insta láv | CsaK

Csaba Klement known for his cute GIFs and illustrations (@csabaklement [https://www.instagram.com/csabaklement/]) raises specific topics for his Instagram followers from time to time – most recently, the topic of love was on table. “Every theme came naturally so far. The one with mythology was made before my vacation
The Wall of Sound | panGenerator
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The Wall of Sound | panGenerator

The Wall of Sound, the public installation of the panGenerator [https://pangenerator.com/] collective in Warsaw only needs a single sound to write our customized electronic tone. Public installation, participatory art and electronic music – the project of panGenerator [https://pangenerator.com/] art collective in Warsaw titled The Wall of Sound
Digital production for sustainability  | FabLab Budapest announces an open call for designers
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Digital production for sustainability | FabLab Budapest announces an open call for designers

Sustainable design objects accessible for everyone and built on smart technologies, in the manufacturing of which users have the lead role. The Distributed Design Market Platform (DDMP) reinvents the process of product design, manufacturing and consumption: instead of ready-made products, it makes manufacturing data accessible globally and democratizes access to
HYPE | Weekly program guide
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HYPE | Weekly program guide

Although it’s almost the end of January, the year is just about to really start off – at least in terms of programs. Each day of this week offers something exciting: bag-making workshops, exhibition opening in Ludwig Museum, discussions about ethical design and the life of freelancers abroad, introduction into
Innovatív, fenntartható és egyedi - az ARAMETRY kísérleti ruhamárka
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Innovatív, fenntartható és egyedi - az ARAMETRY kísérleti ruhamárka

A vásárlók bevonása egy termék előállításában olyan hozzáadott értékkel bír, amivel egy tömeggyártott termék már nem rendelkezik. Az Arametry egy innovatív gyártási technológiára épülő ruhadarab, amelynek elkészítésében a felhasználóra esik a főszerep: különlegessége, hogy digitális eszközök segítségével az Arametry kabát mérete és mintázata is saját igényre és ízlésre szabható.Az