Clue Design

Department of Humour Analysis
This website had the whole office in stiches! It is hilariously funny, check it out and let it brighten your day.
 http://www.tbshumorstudy.com/main.html

Logo Design Love
Want to know about or view anything to do with logos? From look-alike logos, to old and new logo designs, this website has it all.
www.logodesignlove.com

Pulp Pup Culture
If you’re into design, art, fashion and style, then you should check out
Pulponline, an online magazine which displays the funkiest creations of
lifestyle trends, photography and designs.
www.pulp.co.n

Mindmiester
Mindmiester allows the user to map out any thoughts, ideas or brainstorm suggestions for friends or employees to view and reflect on.
www.mindmeister.com/

Check out 5 of the coolest and strangest gadgets around.

• Transparent Toaster- Witness your toast cooking, not burning.
• Illuminated Slippers- Helping to light the way to the fridge, tap or loo.
• Laser Scissors- Cutting straight lines has never been easier.
• Waiters Tray- No more spills over your lap in restaurants.
• Travellers T-Shirt- Simply point to your shirt and get what you want.

Want more? Follow the link to view more weird and wacky gadgets. http://www.coolgadgets.org/top-15-weird-gadgets-you-never-thought-existed/ 

Some people prefer ear-piercing, others prefer wearing accessories, but for the crazy few out there, their enjoyment comes from logo tattooing.

If you would like to advertise your corporate image in an “out there” way, why not try a cloud logo. A company called Flogos, (short for floating cloud logos) can create a cloud shaped just like your company logo.

Sweet fashion is another form of weird advertsing getting around. Check out this Louis Vuitton lollypop. Rooftop advertising like this Target rooftop logo is also popular now with Google Earth present. For more weird advertising click here: http://pzrservices.typepad.com/advertisingisgoodforyou/

We all live in the technology age, and therefore we love to get our hands on the latest and coolest new gadgets.
We have compiled a list of 10 must-have gadgets for 2009. Read on to discover whether you’re one of the lucky ones to own any of these trendy gizmos.

• Pulse Smartpen- Clue design own one of these little beauties! Read below to discover how this fascinating pen records, plays music and interprets different languages. www.livescribe.com
• iPhone- This popular mobile combines a breakthrough in technology such as GPS mapping, iPod, and internet and iTunes Music Store.
  www.apple.com/au/iphone/
• GPS car navigation- Getting lost without a street directory in this day and age? Say no more.
  www.garmin.com/garmin/cms/site/us
• Portable Media Device- Storing thousands of songs, images and videos, anyone whose anyone should own one of these.
  www.apple.com/itunes/
• Latest PC with Intel Quad Core Processor- This is needed to handle massive compute and visualisation workloads or Top end games, videos and applications.
  www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_8796_15223,00.html
• Macbook Pro- Titled as the world’s thinnest and lightest 17-inch notebook, this laptop is a “Must-Have”.
  www.apple.com/au/macbookpro/
• SLR Digital Camera-  Everyone needs a good digital camera. This camera has been the highest rated digital camera and captures high quality professional images every time.
  www.canon.com.au/products/cameras/digital_slr.html
• IWC’s Big Pilot Watch- It’s worth $18,000 and displays a automativ winding system, beryllium alloy balance and seven day power reserve.
  www.vialuxe.com/IWC-Pilots-Watch-Classic-Big-Pilots-Automatic-White-Gold-Watch-IW500402/Watch/115
• Mintox Adaptive Content Management System- Hey, we have to blow our own horn sometimes, and how else are you going to update your website without hassle, quickly and effortlessly?
  www.mintox.com

This incredible pen has taken writing with your average biro to new ultra-modern depths.
We here at Clue Design have been utilising the Pulse SmartPen and our clients are constantly in awe at just how advanced this pen really is. Look out James Bond, there is a new gadget in town!

• An infrared camera with a dot positioning system which tracks exactly what you write, tap or draw.
• A microphone and speaker feature enabling the pen to record crisp clear instructions and play back recorded audio- perfect for those intense meetings where your brain has been bombared with information.
• USB connector made for recharging and installing new applications.
• An audio jack for headsets.
• Interpretation of different languages according to what you write- Great for conversing with international clients.
• A notepad with various features displayed at the bottom of each page such as record, rewind, pause etc. The notepad also includes calculator, time and date information and measurements.
• An OLED display screen.
• The Smartpen holds 1-2 GB of memory.

To see just how truly amazing this new-age pen really is, follow the link! www.livescribe.com

Forward these statistics on to shock the people who believe technology takes up family and personal lives.
According to the Discovery Channel Magazine, interviews undertaken amongst 4780 people proved that due to the availability of email, mobile phones and technology, the average family now fits in 43 hours of activity out of 24.

• 14 per cent of people spend 6 HOURS with family and friends- 4.5 hours with family; 1.5 hours with friends.
• 47 per cent of people spend 20.3 HOURS on essentials- 7.1 sleeping; 1.2 hours commuting; 6.4 hours working;
• 2.7 hours at school; 2.9 hours chores, errands, cooking, cleaning.
• 18 per cent of people spend 7.9 HOURS with technology such as instant messaging, landline phone, mobile phone, SMS, MP3 Player, online/console games, PDA, online journals/blogs, listening to music, e-mailing, going to movies.
• 20 per cent of people spend 8.7 HOURS with media- 3.6 hours on the internet; 2.5 hours on TV; 1.3 hours listening to radio; 0.7 hours reading the newspaper; 0.6 hours reading magazines.

http://www.readersdigest.com.au/discovery-channel-mag/hightech-families-pack-more-into-life/article48566.html

Online shopping takes the stress and time right out of shopping and creating an online shop can benefit your business in more ways than one.

The online marketplace is the biggest in the world and shopping online has become an everyday activity for consumers and businesses around the world. Creating an online shop on your website means businesses can harness significant opportunities to reduce overhead costs and expand. Advantages of selling online include:

• The ability to securely sell products online- Benefits your business and is an essential element of a successful business in today’s online world.
• Reaching a global audience- Therefore increasing sales and opportunities.
• Competing with larger businesses-Being able to open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
• Attracting customers- Especially those who would not normally have investigated your type of product or service.
• Using your online shop as a catalogue- Great for existing customers.
• Receiving payments- Quicker online transactions.
• Plenty more options for customers- Consumers who leave their shopping to the last minute can conveniently shop online easily and efficiently without hassle.
• Shoppers are provided with an abundance of merchant sites- Almost any goods on earth can be bought and they can purchase your product without having to leave their home or office.

To learn more about how creating an online shop on your website can benefit your online business, follow the link. http://www.mintox.com/mintox-components/shop/default.aspx or speak to a consultant at Clue Design info@cluedesign.com.au

Microsoft alongside other companies have created a half-acre-wide home which is self-powered with a zero dollar power bill.

The electronic filled house is situated on the outskirts of Las Vegas and enables homeowners to turn on their music, check grocery levels and even pick up wine all from the home.
The technology which controls these impressive duties is called Lifeware software and allows homeowners to control everything with their mobile phone.

The house is powered by solar paneling and is selling for five million dollars. Pretty cool, hey?
http//www.trendhunter.com/trends/microsoft-unveils-the-new-american-home-40-fabulous-pictures-of-this-techno

Dongtan is the first of the four eco-cities to be built in China and will be unveiled in 2010 just in time for the opening of Shanghais World Expo.

Dongtan, an 8,600 hectare site, will be an ecologically friendly, car-free island with zero greenhouse-emissions and self sufficient water and energy systems.

With its energy needs generated from renewable sources, Dongtan holds its own energy center which controls and manages wind turbines, bio-fuels and recycled organic material.

80,000 people are expected to occupy this newly constructed eco-city which is located on the third largest island in China, at the mouth of the Yangtze River.

http://www.dongtan.biz/english/zhdt/plan.php

Who would have thought that the good old Post-it would be reinvented to a digital E-note. Designers, Sequoia Studios have created an electrical paper technology just like the Post-it.
Write, stick, erase or re-use the tiny pieces of e-paper that require only one minute of solar power per day to work.

The E-notes which come in a pack of 25 can be used and re-used to write, draw or erase anything you want, digitally with the stylus- its own style of pen.
Times, colours, dates and alarms are all a part of the special E-note experience.

To find out how to use the E-note, follow the link. http://www.sequoia-studio.com/fr/etude_enote.html