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☆ Advertising That Mixes Reality with A.I.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Jessica Bumpus | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Love it or hate it, artificial intelligence has become increasingly prevalent in our lives. Frankie Deane, senior vice president of growth for the British brand Monica Vinader, said A.I. was “another form of us utilizing technology to elevate our digital experience for consumers.” When it comes to providing an elevated product and in-store experience, “there is a greater expectation I think on brands like us to translate that digitally,” she said. While the overall project was still in a testing phase, some elements began to be introduced in March. Last year, the Bond Street jeweler David Morris was seeking help to create a gifting advertising campaign for its everyday pieces, which start at £1,500.

Persons: Frankie Deane, Monica Vinader, ”, David Morris Organizations: U.S, Constructor, Bond Locations: British

☆ Your Pet, Captured in Clay
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Jessica Bumpus | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Under a set of railway arches in the Haggerston neighborhood of East London, a pack of clay dogs was ready to be brought to life. A Boston terrier and a cockapoo were among the pack, the work of the ceramist Alice Johnson, who makes bespoke sculptures of people’s beloved animals through her business, Pottery Pets. “I feel sort of very lucky that that’s my job,” said Ms. Johnson, 29, who had the small dachshund she was dog-sitting curled up on her lap. “I hope that it’s something that they will treasure forever — that’s sort of the whole point.”Ms. Johnson was studying illustration at the University of Brighton when she began experimenting with air-drying clay, which doesn’t need to be fired in a kiln, and, during a summer holiday, completed a three-day pottery course that included making clay versions of her two pet spaniels. When she returned to school, she said that her friends asked if she could make replicas of their pets.

Persons: Alice Johnson, ”, Johnson, Ms Organizations: Boston, University of Brighton Locations: Haggerston, East London

☆ Why you should reinstate the classic alarm clock
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-24 | by ( Jessica Bumpus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“You use an actual alarm clock?” they asked, as though it was a fax machine. It was years later, in 1874, when the French inventor Antoine Redier became the first person to patent an adjustable mechanical alarm clock. German clockmakers reportedly soon followed and by the end of the 1800s, the electric alarm clock had been invented. From riffs on the Panasonic RC-6025 radio alarm clock, immortalized in the 1993 film Groundhog Day, to more retro designs from classic brands like Roberts. All I was after, though, was a straightforward alarm clock, much like my original.

Persons: CNN —, I’d, you’re, ”, Lily Silverton, Levi Hutchins, ” Hutchins, Antoine Redier, Seth E, clockmakers, Roberts, Virgil Abloh’s, Braun, Dieter Rams, Dietrich Lubs, Paul Smith, “ It’s, –, I’m Organizations: CNN, Deloitte, roosters, Panasonic, Dieter, “ Technology Locations: Britain, Concord , New Hampshire, French, Silverton

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