Future Drama. Christmas 2061: space getaways, 'Holodeck' adventures, and more. Infographic of the Day: The Top 100 YouTube Clips of All Time | Co.Design. Ah, YouTube: source of countless leaping cats and Jedi kids and orgasm-inducing double rainbows. It has so obviously enhanced our lives (if not our productivity), somebody oughta? Build a monument to it. A couple of Canadian designers have done the next best thing: Introducing the YouTube -- Top 100 Videos of All Time tribute poster.
The poster, by Toronto-based Ibraheem Youssef and Paul Parolin, uses graphic icons to depict all the clips that've gone crazy-viral since YouTube's dawn a mere five years ago, from Lady Gaga's sneering "Bad Romance" (No. 2) to "Charlie the Unicorn", which has become something of the Internet equivalent of a lava lamp (No. 100). [Click the image for a ginormous view] Naturally, the designers included a key that matches the icons to the videos, but we think it's way more fun to try to guess 'em on your own.
Buy the poster here. [Images courtesy of Ibraheem Youssef] 2012: 12 Themes - What to expect in the year ahead. The Flight From Conversation. Sony: Community: FutureScapes. FUTURE Perspective # 9 trends newsletter. Talk/articles-publications/articles/landor%27s-2012-trends-forecast-market-trends-and-their-impact-on-brands/ Www.millwardbrown.com/Libraries/MB_Articles_Downloads/12_Digital_Predictions_for_2012_Millward-Brown.sflb.ashx. Www.accenture.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/PDF/Accenture_EHT_Research_2012_Consumer_Technology_Report.pdf#zoom=50. The 10th Annual Year in Ideas - Interactive Feature. Www.eurorscg.com/flash/pdf/Euro_RSCG_WW_Trendspotting_for_2012.pdf. Coke taps new trends. The Decade’s Most Significant Cultural Trends. Five days into 2011, and it’s still a relevant time & interesting exercise to consider what we saw, learned and experienced during the first ten years of this century (particularly when you consider what science fiction thought we’d see ‘in the year 2000…’).
A piece by Andy Crouch at Q Blog offers an insightful recap of the ten most significant cultural trends and shifts impacting North America during the past 10 years. The post is definitely worth a complete read; as a more brief conversation-starter, we’ve summarized the key trends highlighted. Admittedly, some of these were not exclusive to 2000 – 2010.
Cycles exist – economies (and hemlines) rise and fall, along with the the attitudes, behaviors and distractions associated with those. But the technological advances of the past decade (amplified by the Internet and digital media) – and their impact on how we behave & communicate – are quite unique. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 2012: 12 Themes – What to expect in the year ahead. What will the world be like in 2012?