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McDonald’s Gets A Facelift

British design, branding, and architecture firm SSH has given a number of McDonald’s London locations a contemporary facelift in an effort to redefine the brand and keep McDonald’s hip in the ever growing sea of trendier, healthier eateries throughout the world and London alike. The upgrade includes an all-new image that will undoubtedly leave the restaurant’s wide variety of patrons unsure that they’re really at a McDonald’s.
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The World’s First Solar Tree

Sometimes, the greatest things in the world of design are those that may not ever exist. The Solar Tree, for example, is stunning. Dubbed “Photon Synthese” (French for Photosynthesis), the concept integrates an expandable structure of plugs and miniature solar panels to construct a tree that provides enough power for virtually any consumer device that fits in your pocket.
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The Energy Ball: A Breeze Of Fresh Air

Swedish energy design company Home Energy recently announced a new prototype that could potentially change the way the world looks at wind in the years to come. Using a unique, proprietary design, the Energy Ball utilizes the Venturi Effect in combination with a design that allows air to flow inside of the device itself, as opposed to simply going through it, to improve the look, efficiency, and simplicity of a tool that will be instrumental in the world’s shift to more sustainable and renewable forms of energy.
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