For many Americans, home equity lines of credit aren’t a sure thing right now, with a 19 percent drop nationwide, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. According to data from credit reporting firm Equifax, as reported by WSJ, banks’ holdings of home equity lines were down 9 percent from a year ago, and originations of home equity … Continue reading Borrowers Come Up Short On Home Equity Lines In Pandemic Continue Reading
There are now more than 100 million skipped payments on student loans, auto loans and other kinds of debt, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. At 106 million total by the end of May, the number of skipped payments, deferments or other types of relief is now three times what it was in … Continue reading US Consumers Defer Payments On More Than 100 Million Loans Continue Reading
US architecture firm Inform Studio and Buro Happold have designed a curved and stepped wood-covered pedestrian bridge to link two parks in Providence, Rhode Island. Spanning 394 feet (120 metres), the Providence River Pedestrian Bridge connects new green spaces on the east and west sides of the city’s riverfront. The design also incorporates five existing piers along the Providence River. … Continue reading Curved pedestrian bridge links two riverfront parks in Providence Continue Reading
Sandy Rendel Architects, working with Sally Rendel, has built a 2.8-metre-wide skinny home named Slot House in a disused alley in Peckham, south London. Sandy and Sally Rendel designed and built the house to fit in the alley, which was almost the exact size of a London Underground carriage, alongside their own home in Peckham. “The major challenge … Continue reading Sandy Rendel Architects slots narrow house into Peckham alley Continue Reading
Ornamental hearing aids and a brassiere for breast cancer sufferers are among the unorthodox jewellery designs shared by Lucerne School of Art and Design students as part of their VDF school show. The three collections showcased here were created as part of the students’ undergraduate XS Jewellery degree, with XS referring both to the acronym for extra small and to “a … Continue reading Collections from Lucerne School of Art and Design students stretch the definition of jewellery Continue Reading
Sandy Rendel Architects, working with Sally Rendel, has built a 2.8-metre-wide skinny home named Slot House in a disused alley in Peckham, south London. Sandy and Sally Rendel designed and built the house to fit in the alley, which was almost the exact size of a London Underground carriage, alongside their own home in Peckham. “The major challenge … Continue reading Sandy Rendel Architects slots narrow house into Peckham alley Continue Reading
Studio Edwards has created a series of modular yellow-framed work pods to turn a vacant warehouse space in Melbourne into an office. The pods by Studio Edwards are designed to accommodate groups of up to four members of staff and are constructed from bright-yellow steel beams. These beams can be bolted together and taken apart by hand so that, when necessary, … Continue reading Studio Edwards arranges yellow steel beams to form modular work pods Continue Reading
A shared frustration of creative professionals, who are forced to stare at their desktops for hours on end, is the design inconsistency of Adobe’s Creative Cloud icons. And while the creative software giant unveiled a complete brand revamp a few weeks back, the logos are still just as—if not more—jarring. Critics are decrying that app icons with previously proper … Continue reading Adobe’s Redesigned Creative Cloud Icons Are Driving Users Bonkers Continue Reading
The Ewoks in Star Wars are silly and furry teddy bear-like beings that have naturally dominated sales as novel toy merchandise. Beneath all that fur, these creatures are a lot scarier than they seem. Concept designer Jake Lunt Davies recently shared a behind-the-scenes photo of Wicket actor Warwick David in his costume, revealing what an Ewok looks … Continue reading ‘Star Wars’ Unveils How Ewoks Look Without Their Fur, And They’re Nightmare Fuel Continue Reading
Artificial intelligence (AI) can now be deployed to transform “freehand sketches” into hyper-realistic pictures. The AI called ‘DeepFaceDrawing’, is developed by researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. According to the study, the technology is designed to help “users with little training in drawing” to create “high-quality face images” even from “rough or incomplete sketches.” The … Continue reading Researchers Develop AI That Turns Simple Sketches Into Hyper-Realistic Portraits Continue Reading