New paths for the roads of tomorrow
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Swimming is back in town (it’s still summer!)
Among other natural elements, water surely is one of the most appreciated in cities – or even a symbol, as the famous …
How cities deal with the climate change risks
According to the non-profit organization “100 Resilient Cities”, urban resilience is the ability of individuals,…
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Tesla enters the car-sharing world
Palo Alto car sharing system Vukee Car will soon enable drivers to rent luxury brand Tesla's highly expected Model S…
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A "living" crossing sign interacting with pedestrians
As part of an academic project at NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program, design students Alexandra Coym, Sam…
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Digital street-art
New York as a playing fieldOn October 2013, British street-art superstar and activist Banksy undertook a one month…
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Brands and institutions in favour of street-art
Crossing the street can be an esthetic experience too!The City of Paris is currently experimenting, in several…
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Art in the streets
Hidden street-artPieces of street-art don't always appear at first glance.German artistic duo Zebrating creates…
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Paris is hosting the first "Fête du Graphisme"
From January 8th to February 18th, 2014, Paris is hosting the first “Fête du Graphisme”, a Festival organized by…
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This billboard lets you watch a potato turn into French fries!
As part of a campaign to promote the freshness of its products, McDonald's Switzerland and TBWA agency set-up a…
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The Sky's the limit?
A year after this mysterious UFO was seen flying over the British capital to promote a Microsoft Xbox game, London's…
Urban Radar
Your face on a digital Mount Rushmore
As part of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, a giant interactive installation designed by British architect Asif Khan…
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Billboard on fire!
Double Grill&Bar, a steakhouse located in Yekaterinburg (Russia), found a spectacular way to promote its grilled foo
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On-demand wrapping-paper in a billboard
As part of a special Christmas campaign, Coca-Cola partnered with creative agency Duval Guillaume Modem to install…
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Japan outspends the U.S. on mobile apps
According to a report published by analytics firm App Annie, Japan has overtaken the U.S. as the world's largest mobile…
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The most popular spots for Facebook check-ins
Facebook just released some interesting data about its users' activity in 2013, including the places around the world…
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The most "ICT mature" cities are...
Ericsson recently published its latest Networked Society City Index, a report analyzing 31 major cities' maturity in…
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Mobile payment transactions to reach $251 billion in 2013
According to a report published by Visiongain, the global mobile payments market has experienced tremendous growth in…
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Music on the move
From the first portable gramophones manufactured in the early 20th century to the famous "Walkman" launched by Sony in…
Urban Radar
A piece of history through the bus window
As part of a graduation project at the Eindhoven Design Academy, Dutch designer Ilse Heesterbeek imagined a technology…
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A rodeo on your desk
To promote its vitamin tablets and effervescent drinks, Berocca set-up an installation in downtown Buenos-Aires…
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Takeaway flowers
Calgary-based florist Anne Paterson's Flowers found a simple way to promote its store thanks to a smart "do-it-yourself…
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A piece of Paris in the Montreal subway
To promote Paris as a destination, Air France partnered with Canadian advertising agency Bleublancrouge to set-up a…
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Asia-Pacific has become the world's largest regional travel market
According to a report published by PhoCusWright, Asia-Pacific surpassed Europe in 2012 as the largest regional travel…
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Multifunctional street furniture to improve walkability
As desaturation of public space is becoming a major issue for cities, Australian designer Michael Oechsle created…
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Google Street View now includes airports and train stations
Google Street View keeps on growing... After mapping iconic places and famous monuments, Google's panoramic view…
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30 squats for a free ride
As part of a campaign launched by the Russian Olympic Committee to promote the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, a special…
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The invisible bicycle helmet
As part of a research project at Lund University, Swedish industrial designers Anna Haupt and Terese Alstin created …
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Cities of light
Since its earliest uses, street lighting has traditionally aimed at protecting pedestrians from potential obstacles or…
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A rolling billboard to fight excess weight
Mexico is the country with the highest proportion of overweight people in the world.In order to encourage Mexicans to…
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Driverless cars: the future of public transport?
From 2015, Milton Keynes, a mid-size British city located in the north of London, will experiment a new public…
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Asian instant messaging apps to conquer the world
A new generation of instant messaging services from Asia could soon replace our good old SMS. This is at least…
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Can you run as fast as a champion?
As part of the events organized this year around the New York City Marathon, Japanese sports equipment company Asics…
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Open Data: there is still progress to be made
The Open Knowledge Foundation published its 2013 "Open Data Index" based on a survey led in 70 countries around the…
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XL items to promote Microsoft products
The use of giant objects in outdoor campaigns is decidedly very trendy. We recently mentioned in our blog Burger King's…
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Bikes are outselling new cars in Europe
According to a survey carried-out by NPR, bicycle sales outpaced new car sales in almost every European country in 2012…
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A walking map for Béziers' pedestrians
The Southern French city of Béziers just created a walking map allowing pedestrians to estimate the time they will need…
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A grocery store in a subway train
Two years after Tesco's "virtual store" experiment, a new form of mobile-shopping is currently being tested in the…