TREND REPORTS
(Infographic) 2022 Packaging Trends
[Design]
2021/12/07 08:03
Although every new year brings us a step further into a totally unknown future, the packaging design trends forecasted for 2022 are tinged with an overarching nostalgia.Freelance creator platform 99designs by Vista has cooked up a vibrant infographic delving into the types and styles of product packaging. You’ll likely be seeing these in the stores, in online shopping baskets, or perhaps alrea...
(PDF) Mckinsey - State of Fashion 2022
[Business]
2021/12/06 08:10
In 2022, the fashion industry can return to growth as changing category landscapes, new digital frontiers, and advances in sustainability continue to present opportunities.After nearly two years of disruption, the global fashion industry is once again finding its feet. Companies are adapting to new consumer priorities, and digital is providing a nexus for growth. Still, the industry faces signi...
(Paper) Disney : Combining Traditional and Neural Approaches for High-Quality Face Rendering
[Tech]
2021/12/06 08:09
The Disney Research propose to combine incomplete, high-quality renderings showing only facial skin with recent methods for neural rendering of faces, in order to automatically and seamlessly create photo-realistic full-head portrait renders from captured data without the need for artist intervention.In this work we propose to combine incomplete, high-quality renderings showing only facial skin...
(Patent) Intel Aims to Patent a Method to Facilitate User Interactions with Foldable Displays
[Tech]
2021/12/06 08:08
U.S. patent application, US20210342025, discloses a method to facilitate user interactions with a foldable display. The method includes detecting a hover event via a hover sensor included within a first region, a touch event via a touch sensor included within a second region, and generating interactive content on the display. The interactive content differs between a first appearance and a seco...
(Infographic) What are NFTs ? Mapping the NFT Ecosystem
[Business]
2021/12/06 08:07
NFTs have been the hottest topic and frothiest market of 2021, with sales volumes increasing by 100x while also becoming a topic of discussion on evening talk shows.It took crypto nearly a decade to really penetrate the mainstream, but NFTs only needed a couple of years to capture people’s attention. As brands like Budweiser, Visa, and Adidas have purchased NFTs and entered the space, it’s cl...
The Decentralized AI/Human Artist, Makes Its First Million - Botto
[Product]
2021/12/06 08:06
An AI algorithm called Botto has made somewhere around US$1.3 million at auction for its first six NFT artworks. Botto generates thousands of images, and a community of humans vote to influence its direction and decide which pieces go to auction.An AI artist, of course, has some serious advantages over its human counterparts. For starters, it can very quickly educate itself on the history of hu...
Shock to Crypto Daredevils Joins List of Scary Omens in Markets
[Investing]
2021/12/06 08:05
Retail absence is unwelcome development for the bulls: MaleyCryptocurrency selloff not a good thing for equities: TuttleA brutal bout of selling that wiped billions of dollars from profitless growth companies, IPO stocks and SPACs has now caught up with Bitcoin, further stressing risk tolerances and brokerage balances among small-time traders.Retail dip-buyers, whose willingness to stand firm a...
One-Hour Delivery Services for Customers
[Product]
2021/12/06 08:04
JDDJ & Perfect Diary Offer One-Hour Delivery Services for Customers.Dada Group (Nasdaq: DADA), China's leading local on-demand retail and delivery platform, is pleased to announce that JD Daojia (JDDJ) and Perfect Diary, one of the top color cosmetics brands in China under Yatsen Holding Limited (NYSE: YSG), have entered into a partnership to promote the digital transformation of physical s...
This Meditation Headset Uses Biomorphic Patterns to Elevate Your State-of-Mind
[Design]
2021/12/06 08:03
While most of us are stressed out the whole day, a tech-infused meditation headset to wind down is a liberation we all could do very well with.Life has become stressful in modern times with deadlines and other human-induced factors pushing us to the limit of physiological and psychological turmoil. Meditation is one thing that liberates one from the cyclical patterns of daily struggles – infus...
