Fanwagen Facebook Car

Lucu kali ya kalo ada mobil yang didesain dengan tema Facebook? Coba deh lirik campaign Volkswagen dari Belanda yang mendandadi iconic T1 bus mereka menjadi Fanwagen Facebook Car, a facebook-themed vehicle. Uniknya, 33.000 orang penggemar Volkswagen lah yang penasaran dan memilih T1 dan mobil VW kodok untuk diubah dengan konsep tersebut.

Lucu kali ya kalo ada mobil yang didesain dengan tema Facebook? Coba deh lirik campaign Volkswagen dari Belanda yang mendandadi iconic ‘T1’ bus mereka menjadi ‘Fanwagen Facebook Car’, a facebook-themed vehicle. Uniknya, 33.000 orang penggemar Volkswagen lah yang penasaran dan memilih ‘T1’ dan mobil VW kodok untuk diubah dengan konsep tersebut.

Nah, interior mobilnya pun dibuat mirip seperti fitur di Facebook. Pada dashboard-nya ada ‘fanwagen’ dan juga ‘feed-o-matic’. Berupa perangkat yang dapat mencetak 10 tulisan dari news feed pemilik account Facebook, hanya dengan menekan tombolnya. Kalo kamu perhatikan, plat mobilnya ada info Relationship Status sang pengemudi Fanwagen loh, contohnya: In A Relationship.

Fitur lain yang nggak kalah seru, klakson mobil diganti menjadi ‘Poke’ button. Kemudian pintu mobil diberi label dengan nama ‘add friends’, lalu juga ada ‘wall’ yang ditaruh di pintu samping, agar para penumpang bisa menulis sesuatu, atau menempelkan foto, setelah foto-foto dari instant camera yang disediakan. Dan jangan salah, tirai jendelanya pun juga bisa menggambarkan status pengendara Fanwagen. It’s really fun! Jika tirai jendela terbuka, itu statusnya ‘All’. Jika tirai terbuka setengah itu tandanya ‘Friends Only’, dan ‘Only Me’ jika tirai tertutup semua. And both cars feature a ‘chat mirror’ (kaca spion). Caranya tinggal lirik aja dari kaca spion, jika ingin mengajak ngobrol teman yang sedang duduk di bangku belakang. Seru banget ya idenya! So, ada yang mau ikut gue muter-muter naik Fanwagen?

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Multiplo

Kamar kosan kamu cukup mungil? Multiplo is a modular object that wants to help people's everyday life in little space. Dirancang oleh perusahaan desain asal Italia; HeyTeam, mirip seperti Lego, Multiplo bisa kita ubah-ubah bentuknya. Mulai dari tempat tidur, meja, tempat duduk, sampai area lesehan dan santai-santai. Cocok banget buat yang punya ruangan kecil, jadi nggak perlu banyak furniture, hehe.. Kalo lagi nggak dipake, tinggal dilipat, dan kamu punya space luas di kamar. Do you want it? Cek disini ya https://www.formabilio.com/.

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Monsters University

Masih inget film animasi Monsters Inc. di tahun 2001? Pasti udah pada nggak sabar buat nonton sekuelnya, “Monsters University”, yang rencananya bakal keluar 21 Juni 2013. Katanya sih, Monsters University akan menceritakan kehidupan kampus Mike dan Sulley, sekitar 10 tahun sebelum Monster Inc. Dari trailernya, gue udah cekikikan ngeliat gimana bakal seru dan kocaknya film Monsters University. Nah, sambil nunggu filmnya tayang, yang bisa kita nikmatin sekarang adalah promosinya yang sangat unik. Jadi, Pixar sampai bikin website Monsters University yang udah persis mirip universitas beneran! Ada profil mahasiswa, profil dosen, daftar pelajaran, perkumpulan mahasiswa, alumni, admission untuk daftar ke universitas, event calendar, sampai video promosi kampus. Wah wah!

Mungkin yang paling lucu adalah fakultasnya. Selain jurusan School of Engineering, School of Science, dan School of Business yang terlihat ‘normal’ di Monsters University, tapi ternyata mereka juga punya kelas untuk School of Scaring dan School of Liberal Art and Monstrosities! Di School of Scaring, para monster akan diajarkan cara untuk menakut-nakutin orang. Kelas-kelasnya diantaranya ada Sneaking II, Disappearing and Hiding, Scare Appearance, sampai Advanced Scream Type segala! Memang Universitas buat monster banget ya, ada kuliah untuk belajar nakut-nakutin. Nah, selain website-nya sukses bikin kita senyum-senyum sendiri dan nggak sabar buat nonton filmnya, disini juga ada Monsters University Store, dimana kita bisa beli pernak-pernik yang berhubungan sama Monsters University, termasuk t-shirt, gelas, sweater, dan masih banyak lainnya. So, would you apply to be a student in Monsters University?

Source: http://www.monstersuniversity.com

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Tick Tock

Tick Tock menghadirkan beragam pilihan koleksi jam dengan desain modern. Mulai dari jam dinding, jam meja, hingga jam yang bisa kamu costum juga ada. Jadi nih, kalau kamu mau menghias kamarmu dengan berbagai gaya, tinggal cari deh jam yang sesuai buat kamarmu. Ada jam dengan bentuk clipper film, jam klasik, juga jam meja modern digital. Cukup memilih salah satu desain, dan kamu bisa menentukan sendiri seperti apa model dan warna yang kamu inginkan. Nggak cuma menyediakan jam buat mempercantik kamar kita, di dalam outlet Tick Tock, kita juga akan menemukan berbagai souvenir showcase yang cocok buat hadiah ulang tahun, maupun anniversary lainnya. Karena hampir seluruh produknya didatangkan langsung dari luar negeri, kualitasnya nggak perlu diragukan lagi nih. Plus, kamu juga bisa memesan jam yang ada di katalog. Langsung aja deh kunjungi outlet super cute ini.

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Little Printer

How come a printer got so adorable like this? BERG, London-based design studio, adalah perusahaan yang membuat printer thermal imut tanpa tinta ini! Seperti namanya, Little Printer bisa ngeprint kertas-kertas dalam ukuran mini, seperti miniature newspaper, note, resep masak, foto, bahkan game kayak sudoku. Prosesnya juga simpel banget.

How come a printer got so adorable like this? BERG, London-based design studio, adalah perusahaan yang membuat printer thermal imut tanpa tinta ini! Seperti namanya, Little Printer bisa ngeprint kertas-kertas dalam ukuran mini, seperti miniature newspaper, note, resep masak, foto, bahkan game kayak sudoku. Prosesnya juga simpel banget. Melalui custom designed BERG Cloud program, printer ini langsung terhubung secara wireless ke smartphone kamu, tanpa harus di-setting. BERG juga bekerjasama dengan foursquare, Google, theguardian, dan ARUP lho. Jadi kalau kamu pengen nyetak artikel atau apapun dari website tersebut, bentuknya bagus dan jelas. Ngomong-ngomong, kamu juga bisa men-setting untuk subscription, jadi nanti dia akan ngeprint data dari satu sumber pada waktu yang sama setiap hari. Wah, jadi makin gemes ya sama alat ini?

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Audio Cassette Limited Edition\

Suka nulis jurnal atau bikin doodle di dalam notebook, kayaknya kalian mesti ngelirik notebook limited edition yang dikeluarkan oleh brand Moleskine deh. Seperti yang kita tau, Moleskine adalah perusahaan yang dibangun di tahun 1997, dan memang terkenal dengan produk-produk, seperti notebook, sketch book, drawing book, dan masih banyak lagi. Baru-baru ini Moleskine meluncurkan produk paling barunya loh, yang dibuat sangat terbatas! Kalo diliat dari foto di halaman ini, pasti udah pada nebak dong kalo notebook yang dikeluarkan adalah Limited Edition Audio Cassette Notebook.

Such a great idea! Ternyata notebook unik ini memang dibuat untuk merayakan 50 tahun dari Compact Cassette atau yang biasa kita kenal dengan kaset. Sedikit flashback, kaset sendiri pertama kali diperkenalkan oleh Phillips pada tahun 1963 di Eropa. Naksir nggak sih sama notebook ini? Udah gitu, Moleskine membuat 2 tipe notebook, yaitu walkman-like pocket sized notebook dan tape recorder style, dengan tebal halaman sebanyak 240. Oh ya, berhubung notebook-nya limited edition, kalian bisa order disini: AMAZON, dengan harga sekitar Rp.100.000-an. Pst, dapet satu set sticker limited edition juga! Oh, how lovely!

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Pitch Perfect

The film revolves around the Bellas, an all-female a capella group from Barden University. Reeling from a humiliating loss at the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella, the group struggles to find new members the next year. Beca, a Barden freshman, has no desire to go to college, but is forced to attend by her father, a professor at the university. Wishing to instead move to Los Angeles to pursue a career as a DJ, she takes up an internship at the school radio station, where she meets fellow freshman Jesse. When Beca's father finds out that Beca has not been attending classes, he offers to let Beca go to Los Angeles if she joins a club and proves that she wants to be involved. After some persuasion from Aubrey, the group leader, and Chloe, she joins the Bellas, along with a group of other women who do not fit the Bellas' typical mold.

At practice, Aubrey's controlling nature gets on the nerves of the other girls. She is constantly critical and insists that they use the same set list the Bellas have been using for years, which clashes with Beca's contemporary style. Meanwhile, Beca hangs out with Jesse—who has joined the Treble Makers, the Bellas' main rival—despite Aubrey's warning to the group not to get involved with Treble Makers. Beca plays several of her own mixes of contemporary songs for him, and he compliments her for her talent. He then tries to get Beca to watch the ending of The Breakfast Club, his favorite movie, after Beca tells him she does not like movies because they bore her and she never gets to the ending.

Despite their issues, the Bellas attend the regional a capella competition. On the way to the venue, the group stops for gas where Fat Amy is hit by a burrito by Bumper, a member of the Treble Makers in their own bus. After the other girls clean her up, they continue on to the venue but run out of gas since Fat Amy forgot to actually put any in the bus. They're then forced to call the Treble Makers to drive them to the venue. In spite of their bland set list, the group manages to place second at the regional a capella competition.

At the semifinals, Beca notices how bored the audience is with Aubrey's traditional arrangement, so she provides impromptu back-up, mash-up vocals. The Bellas come in third in the competition behind the Treble Makers and another group. Even though the audience was pleased, Aubrey was not and Beca quits the group. The Bellas make it into the Nationals after the other group was disqualified because their lead singer was discovered to be in high school, not college. They get together after spring break, but this time, Beca is not included.

During this time, Beca begins working as a DJ at the university radio station, playing her music on the overnight shift, and also steadily distancing herself from Jesse. She finds a copy of The Breakfast Club and watches it. She realizes how much she needs the Bellas in her life. Her father convinces her to rejoin the Bellas, who she finds falling apart. The now complete again Bellas have a heart-to-heart and decide to kick things up a notch with Beca's 21st-century mash-ups. At the National Competition, the Bellas sing a piece arranged by Beca, including "Don't You (Forget About Me)", the theme from The Breakfast Club. The Bellas win the competition and Beca and Jesse reunite with a kiss.

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LOL (Laugh Out Load)

In a world connected by Facebook and other social networks, Lola Williams and her friends navigate the peer pressures of high school romance and friendship while dodging their sometimes overbearing and confused parents. When Lola's mom, Anne, "accidentally" reads her teenage daughter's racy journal, she realizes just how wide their communication gap has grown.

Lola has an ordinary life, with a boyfriend, Chad. When they return to school, Lola discovers that Chad has cheated on her over the summer. Lola lies about meeting someone else and the two break up. Lola has lifelong friends in Emily, Janice and Kyle. Kyle and his band want to compete in the battle of the bands. When Kyle and Lola realize the feelings they have for each other they pursue a relationship. To make matters more complicated with Chad and Kyle being friends and the high school 'post it note' Ashley wants to be with Kyle. When Lola looks for Kyle she is told he is in the bathroom but when she overhears two people in the toilets together she assumes it is Kyle and Ashley from seeing a purse on the floor the same as Ashley's. Lola confronts Ashley who does not deny it. A huge fight breaks out where Lola accuses Kyle of cheating like Chad did. Kyle is astonished that she thinks that this would happen, causing them to break up. Kyle's father dislikes music and feels that Kyle's love for music is in the way of his school work, so he constantly tries to stop him from playing.

Anne lets Lola go to Paris, where all her friends, including Kyle and Emily, will be staying with French families. Lola and Emily stay with a family who worship medieval culture. Kyle tells the family that Lola is his cousin and the two spend the night together. When they all get home, Lola sticks up for Ashley when Chad calls her a ho. Ashley thanks her for this and it seems they could be friends again in the future. Anne finds her diary and finds out Lola has slept with Kyle and done drugs. Later, she tells Lola's father and confronts Lola. Feeling betrayed and angry, Lola moves in with her dad. Eventually, Lola and Anne reconcile and she moves back in with her. Kyle's band wins Battle of the Bands with his father's support. Kyle and Lola stay together and Ashley is with Chad. The film ends with Anne and Lola laughing out loud.

Hipster Starter Kit

Concept piece yang dibuat oleh desainer asal Kroasia, yaitu Mihael Miklošic ini lucu banget! Guess what, Mihael Miklošic makes it easy to be a hipster or just look like one with his “Hipster Starter Kit”, hehe.. Nah, kotak ini udah berisi berbagai macam barang, mulai dari kacamata, kaset yang berisi rekaman berbagai lagu, 6 tongkat mustaches, dan satu buku owner’s manual. Sayangnya, Hipster Starter Kit ini tidak untuk dijual, tapi idenya boleh juga ya?

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How to Manage Your Money Freshman Year of College

Creating a smart financial plan now will pay off later in life. Learn about credit scores, line items, and online resources that will make balancing your budget easier.

The good news about starting college: you have more control over your life! But this power also comes with responsibility, especially when it comes to your finances. Even if you're not supporting yourself (thanks, Mom and Dad!), you need to be smart about managing money while you experience your newfound independence. The monetary behaviors you instate now will carry through to your adult life. According to financial expert Alexa von Tobel, the average college senior graduates with $4,000 in credit card debt, not to mention $30,000 in student debt. We asked her and other experts about what you can do to establish an easy, practical plan for spending and saving.

Create a budget.

"No matter how little your budget is, it's never too early to start a budget or spending plan," says Galia Gichon, the founder of Down-to-Earth Finance, a financial resource for women. "Money from your parents, financial aid, and your job are the three main sources. Start setting up a regular savings account around those few line items. For example: if you have $400 month, put $50 towards your cell phone bill, $50 towards spring break savings, and $50 towards going out at night. Take those few minutes at the beginning of the month or week to plan. I like to do things on a weekly basis because if you deviate one week, you can start over the next."

Set priorities.

"Now is the time to decide what is important to you and what you can go without," says Nicole Lapin, the founder of Recessionista.com. "Can't live without your weekly Bikram class? That's fine! Need a monthly manicure? That's fine, too! These small indulgences will keep you on track from splurging on other unnecessary expenses."

Consider opening a credit card in your own name.

"You should have a credit card that you only use to buy small things like a coffee or lunch so that you can establish really good credit," says Alexa von Tobel, the founder of LearnVest, a financial website that aims to empower women. "Your credit score is the only grade that matters after you graduate from college. Scores range from 300 to 850. If your score is above 760, that's fabulous. By having a good credit score, it means anytime you need to borrow money—like when you buy a home or car—it's a big signal of your responsibility. The more responsible you are, the less risky you are to the bank, so you'll get a much lower interest rate on the loan that you're borrowing. Your credit starts the second you have your first credit card in your own name. You need to pay your bills on time and in full every single month."

But don't open multiple credit cards.

"In college, you can open a credit card and get a discount on pizza," says von Tobel. "Opening a card is a big thing for your finances, and it shouldn't be something you do freely for a 15 percent discount."

Monitor your ATM usage.

"Start off conservatively when you're budgeting your living, food, and transportation expenses," says Lapin. "Then, hit the ATM for any extra 'fun money,' but set a tight limit—for example, five to ten percent of your monthly paycheck. Take out just that amount of cash and stash it somewhere safe. When you run out, guess what? Show's over until next month."

Buy gently used textbooks.

"Your college bookstore will typically mark-up textbooks for convenience," says Lapin. It's just as convenient—if not more so—to buy your books online and save money. TextbookRecycling.com even donates a portion of each sale to charity, and BookRenter.com lets you rent expensive textbooks a semester or entire year."

Use apps to track your spending habits.

"Mint.com is an excellent app to look at where your money went the prior month," says Galia. "You can get a snapshot of your spending history. There are also a lot of apps like Pennies and You Need a Budget. Each time you spend, you can plug it into your phone and keep a tally."

Plan ahead.

"A lot of students want to travel, whether it's for spring break or a semester abroad," says Galia. "If you save $50 a month towards that, it shows your parents that you're taking on responsibility towards planning towards a future goal. You're communicating about money with your parents, which is something that students often don't do."

Forming Friendships the First Week of College: What to Know and Expect

As you start freshman year and settle into campus life, aim to meet classmates who share your interests and values.

If you're like most incoming college freshmen, it's been a while since you started from scratch and made new friends. Rest assured: almost everyone's in the same position as you. The classic rules to making new friends certainly apply—be open-minded, friendly, and make sure to smile! But you can also use the unique social situations on college campuses to your advantage by joining student groups and meeting people who share your major. Remember that it takes time to settle into campus life, and the students you meet during orientation probably won't comprise your friend group for the next four years. We asked the experts about what you should keep in mind as you meet your classmates.

Look for friends with common interests.

"Figure out what you like and what you want to achieve at college; after that, seek out the communities that are involved in those kinds of activities and have similar values," says Kelci Lucier, an education writer for About.com and US News & World Report. "You can meet people through a sports team, club, and your major's department. Head to programs, speakers, or events. If your community doesn't exist, go ahead and make one! College campuses are always open to new groups—chances are, if you're feeling a lack of community around something, other students are too."

Aim for variety.

"One nice thing about college is that you can have different friends who play different roles in your life," says Lucier. "You can have your studious friends with whom you know you can cram for a midterm and as well as more social friends with whom you know you can go out with on weekends."

Step outside of your comfort zone.

"Stay open to meeting new friends, even if you already know people from high school going to your college," says Jenny Blake, author of Life After College. "Challenge yourself. Think about the quote, 'do one thing each day that scares you.' Talk to one new person each day and try to expand beyond that initial comfort zone of a clique."

Try to avoid cliques.

"Cliques in college are very different from high school," says Lucier. "Because people travel in so many different circles—for example, people who live in your residence hall, chemistry majors, students in the organic farming club—cliques in college are pretty fluid. So, it's important to always be open to meeting new people. Each semester will bring changes to the groups you belong to, so you'll always have a chance to break out and meet new people if you feel stuck. The challenge is really figuring out which community to join, not finding one!"

Prioritize quality over quantity.

"There's a window when new students will be much more open to connections, and that window stays open for about the first six weeks of school," says Rachel Simmons, author of Odd Girl Out. "There are positives and negatives to that. The good part is that you can connect easily and quickly with a lot of people. The bad part is you can go overboard and read too much into the connections you're making."

Don't be afraid to distance yourself.

"You may wake up one day and ask, what am I doing with these people? This is not me," says Simmons. "It's important to spin that in a positive way. It means that you're getting more confident about your life at college and what you want. That's exciting! It doesn't mean that everything's a mess. You don't want to burn any bridges, but it's important to start scheduling time to be in situations without those friends. If you're in a pack of friends, you probably don't look like someone who wants to make new ones."

Realize that some of your friendships are fleeting.

"It's important to remember that some friendships may last, and others may not, and that's totally normal," says Simmons. "You're in a new place, and you're going to get overwhelmed by a very large social community. It takes time to find your tribe. It doesn't mean you're bad at making friends."