Ikea TV: the war for the living room has started!

IKEA is moving into Living room supremacy the same way they did with the kitchen: offering a smart and affordable system that really solve your problems (instead of creating new one). Watch out Apple!

The Apps of a Design Manager

1. Paper App

A really great notepad app from 53, the first pen tool is free, and if you want more you can buy the rest as bundle or separately (I bought the bundle). Makes it very easy to sketch ideas and explore UX concepts.

2. AppaFolio

Register to the site and upload your pictures, Appafolio will build an interactive Portfolio for you. Nice and free.

3. SketchBook Pro for Ipad

This app from Autodesk is not a toy, even if it is really cheap. It comes very handy with a pen and the touch screen bring a complete new dimension compared to sketching on Wacom+PC.

French Rock irreverence: the Parisians Itunes take-over

French rock band The Parisian and Tribal DDB urge fans to download fake itune covers with ironical messages, in order to create a Parisian take-over. Nice idea, but will the fans really do it? Maybe no, but the Parisians certainly get advertising.

Here is the Ad showcase video:

The Ipad early concepts

Today the third version of the Ipad will escape from the Lab and take a tour on the catwalk. Let’s take the occasion for looking at the early concepts for the Apple tablet, or as  the Maccultists called it at that time: the iSlate.