These cheap phones for emerging markets are designed by an Apple veteran. And they’ll be marketed like a cola.
John Sculley’s new smartphones are not coming to a store near you anytime soon.
Could Working Dads Be Underserved, Too?
A small study of working fathers reveals an identity crisis and the need for better work/life balance.
There is a subtle, but potentially seismic shift happening in the workplace. From sweeping diversity initiatives and radical strategies that tackle the gender wage gap to extended paid parental leave policies, the next decade could reveal a very different picture of American workers.
How An Hour Of Meditation Transformed My Workday
Earlier this week, Fast Company staff participated in a meditation session for creativity. Here’s how it changed my workday and attitude.
At Fast Company, we write a lot about how to do your best creative thinking. Unfortunately, continually hearing this insight from the best in business doesn’t always save me and my colleagues from hitting our own creative ruts.
In Africa, Chinese Developers Are Building A Mini-China
A photo investigation of the Chinese-sponsored apartments, highways, factories—and even entire cities—that are sprouting up in Africa at an astounding pace.
On the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, a small sign points to “Beijing Road,” where a new housing development called the Great Wall Apartments looks like the concrete towers you’d find in a Chinese city.
Hot Sauce, USA
Where once was Tabasco, there is now Sriracha, Cholula, and Gochujang. This is what the condiment aisle says about American consumers.
Ted Chung is a man who has thought long and hard about hot sauce. “It’s something I take very personally and spiritually,” the founder of Cashmere, a marketing agency that targets multicultural millennials, tells Fast Company.
This Mind-Numbing Machine Lets You Experience Making The Minimum Wage
Turn a crank for a whole hour, and out pops 8 bucks in pennies. It’s actually a much better bargain than most low-wage gigs.
Blake Fall-Conroy’s Minimum Wage Machine “allows anybody to work for minimum wage,” and represents the grinding futility of those jobs that pay it. The hand-cranked machine pops out a penny every 4.5 seconds. If you turn it for an hour, you’ll earn yourself $8, which was New York State’s minimum wage until December 30, 2014 (it was raised by $0.75 per hour since the machine was built).
3M’s Forthcoming Design Center Riffs On The Archetypal Minnesota Cabin
“The creative cabins are a hint to the Minnesota lifestyle,” says 3M’s chief design officer.
3M is the poster child for successfully forging a culture of innovation, but what about nurturing a culture of design? Well, the brand’s Minnesota HQ is about to overhaul one of its buildings to house a new design center.
Marian Bantjes Makes A Poster Out Of Dirt From Her Travels
The “Michelangelo of custom lettering” gets earthy with her latest impossibly intricate design.
Designer Marian Bantjes has been collecting soil and sand from her travels for over six years. After traveling to locations as far-flung South Africa, Argentina, and the Phillippines—usually for design conferences—Bantjes returns to her home in Canada with a jar full of the place. Now she’s putting her collection to good use in an impossibly intricate poster for the Alliance Graphique International (AGI).
The Big Bad Wolf Gets A Rebranding
An endangered species is worthy of our care, not fear.
Ever since the publication of Little Red Riding Hood—and even long before—wolves have gotten a bad rap in pop culture (with the possible exception of wolf-themed indie band names). A new art campaign seeks to rebrand the Big Bad Wolf as a misunderstood hero, in an attempt to help build support for an endangered species that doesn’t get a lot of love.
Yamaha’s Player Piano Brings Auditions To The Cloud
Students audition for music schools on the other side of the world with cloud-connected pianos that record and re-create how they played.
Getting into a top music school like UCLA (where John Williams studied) or Boston College (where conductor Robert J. Ambrose studied) requires more than a demo tape. Tiny nuances distinguish the very top musicians from the merely great ones, and judges really need to hear and see an audition in person to tell the difference.
