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Klang

The shopping center MyTOWN wanted to distinguish itself from the crowd, why Radja decided to offer a unique sound experience by creating soundscapes - an audible landscape that consists of a variety of sounds that capture architecture, interior design and brand in a delicate and artful way. The compositions are played at selected areas in the building. To set tempo, evoke feelings, build expectations and tell a story that lasts over time Radja chose to use one in this context, perhaps somewhat unorthodox experience, namely sound design for computer games.

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DuoSkin

DuoSkin is a fabrication process that enables anyone to create customized functional devices that can be attached directly on their skin. Using gold metal leaf, a material that is cheap, skin-friendly, and robust for everyday wear, we demonstrate three types of on-skin interfaces: sensing touch input, displaying output, and wireless communication. DuoSkin devices enable users to control their mobile devices and display information on their skin while serving as a statement of personal style.

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Let It Play

With Let It play when the wind blows or tree branches shake by natural factors, people can hear a melody with a random combination of notes in a particular scale, a Pentatonic scale for instance. This makes the combinations pleasant. By any change in wind properties and in branches movements' orders, infinite ear catching melodies will play. People hear what nature is composing. Let It Play has two flexible slings in order to be attached to tree branches. It has flexible solar cells on the body and electronic parts for motion sensing and power storage for night use.

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Blackout

Custom77 has been designing original guitars since 2008. The Blackout is a mix of retro/vintage and futuristic concept, inspired by 50's american cars. The body shape really fits to the musician body and gives a feeling of confort. It's equipped with handwounded pickups and the highest hardware available. Terry Burrows, biggest selling guitar writers in the world, is "in love with Custom77 designs" and will introduce their work in the next "1001 guitars you must play before you die".

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QBracelet

The QBracelet is a stylish bracelet designed for both men and women that has the ability to charge smartphones. When designing the QBracelet, the Q team was driven by the minimalism exhibited during the Mod era of the late 1960s through 1980s. When looking at the QBracelet you might notice the clean lines, and lack of distinguishing marks on the fluid surface all of which give it an iconic minimalistic design. The QBracelet has set the bar in terms of the possibilities for the marriage of technology and fashion.

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Brincante

Created exclusively in stop motion animation, with an art direction and production at the same time richly detailed and artisanal, inspired by Brazilian popular handicraft.The title sequence script recaps the main character’s journey through the Brazilian countryside, across different regions and landscapes. The whole voyage is deliberately shown as taking place within a single stage-like structure, with changes of scenery carried out through ingenious mechanical tricks that echo the theatrical essence of the full-length film’s narrative structure, which was based on two of Nóbrega’s plays.

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Amazing design. Good design. Best design.

Good designs create value for society. Everyday we feature a special design project that demonstrates excellence in design. Today, we are pleased to showcase an award-winning design that makes a positive difference. We will be featuring more great and inspiring designs daily. Make sure to visit us everyday to enjoy new good design products and projects from greatest designers worldwide.

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