Audi A1 Clubsport Quattro

Audi will be presenting its A1 Clubsport Quattro showcar at the Wörthersee taking place from June 1-4, 2011. The Audi A1 clubsport quattro is a one-off vehicle built to the limits of technology for breathtaking dynamics. The heart of the Audi A1 clubsport quattro is a classic Audi gasoline engine – a five-cylinder unit displacing 2.5 liters with turbocharging and direct fuel injection. Compared with the version used in the Audi TT RS and RS 3 Sportback on which it is based, the output of the TFSI has been increased dramatically to 370 kW (503 hp) and 660 Nm (486.79 lb-ft) of torque. Maximum power is available between 2,500 and 5,300 rpm. Another area where the A1 clubsport quattro shines is its overall weight of just 1,390 kilograms (3,064 lb). The powerful engine catapults the car from 0 to 100 km/h (62.14 mph) in 3.7 seconds. From 0 to 200 km/h (124.27 mph) takes just 10.9 seconds, while the car goes from 80 to 120 km/h (49.71 to 74.56 mph) in fourth gear in just 2.4 seconds.

The A1 clubsport Quattro rides on 255/30 low-profile tires mounted on 19-inch alloy wheels with a unique turbine design. Sitting behind the wheels are large, internally ventilated disc brakes. Up front, six-piston calipers grab perforated carbon fiber-ceramic discs. Large steel discs are mounted on the rear axle. The coilover suspension of the A1 clubsport quattro features adjustable compression and rebound damping.

The body has a Glacier White and the roof arch in high-gloss black supports a roof made of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP), and the four rings at the front of the car are solid aluminum. Large, split air intakes with carbon struts are integrated into the distinctively modified front skirt. The single-frame radiator grille sports a black honeycomb design and the headlights feature matted clasps with a red “wing.” Heat from the engine compartment is dissipated via two large air outlets in the hood.

The front fenders, the doors and the rear side panels of the Audi A1 clubsport quattro have been widened by a total of 60 millimeters (2.36 in). They form horizontal “blister” edges, like those found on the Audi Ur-quattro. Air outlets are integrated into the rear ends of the fenders, and the newly designed trim strips on the sills are made of exposed CFRP. Sleek side mirrors are reminiscent of the Audi R8 high-performance sports car. The rear of the showcar is dominated by the roof spoiler, which features a double wing to provide for sufficient downforce. Darkly toned rear lights and a large, closed diffuser hone the rear view of the A1 clubsport quattro.

This is no family econo-car so there is no rear seat. In its place are a large crossbar to further stiffen the body and storage for racing helmets. A weight-optimized starter battery used in racing is mounted in the rear below the two storage compartments. The strict high-performance concept left no room for an infotainment system, an MMI monitor or even a loudspeaker. The lightweight bucket seats are taken from the Audi R8 GT and feature a chassis made of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer. Red four-point belts secure thedriver and passenger.

The interior of the showcar is a study in dark gray. Large areas are covered with exposed, matt-finished CFRP, including the walls in the rear section of the car, the tubes of the air vents and the “stern of the yacht” in the lower section of the center console. The CFRP material used on the open-spoke sport steering wheel is covered with leather. Rocker switches on the center console replace switches on the control stalk and in the door panels. Three additional instruments indicate the oil pressure, boost pressure and electrical system voltage. The center console and the seats are covered in fine leather upholstery with tone-on-tone stitching. The selector lever is made of aluminum; the caps of the pedals and the surface of the footrest are made of stainless steel. Red loops replace the handles on the doors, the glove box and the covers of the storage compartments.

Though the A1 clubsport quattro will not be sitting on the showroom floor of your local Audi store many of the features of the Audi A1 clubsport quattro will soon show up in the accessories program for the A1 family, which Audi is steadily expanding.

Too Late Neo Watches

Italian brand Too Late presents the Neo Watch for Spring/Summer 2011 – a monochrome bracelet style timepiece with a light-up LED face. Different looks for different folks. They sell them at nano universe and at http://shop.too2late.com/eu/it/content/neo-black for $40 a piece. 

Cee Lo Green – I Want You (Hold On to Love)

The single can be found on his latest album, Lady Killer which is available now through iTunes. See how the lady killer does it right above.

Etnies X Busy P Sneaker

Etnies and Busy P from Edbanger Records have teamed up. This time the two invite to the Nuits Sonores Festival in Lyon, France. On June 4th the Ed Banger crew will take over the festival, with sets played by DJ Mehdi, Busy P and others. Busy P is also using the occasion to promote his second collaboration sneaker with Etnies, featuring the ‘Busy P W.T.F.!’ graphic by So Me, which we have already seen on a Cool Cats Starter Cap a while ago.

Incase Rostarr Apple Cases by Arkitip

Slated to release next week, our Rostarr for Curated by Arkitip series features original work by the multidisciplinary artist in a signature style termed “Graphysics.”

Always striving to find freedom within the styles, mediums and forms in which he works, “Graphysics” describes the geometric dynamism characteristic in Rostarr’s work.

Rostarr for Curated by Arkitip will be available on May 25.

Puma Speakers

British personality Nash on his electronic kick with a project involving artist M.F. DOOM, PUMA and Sneaker Freaker. This video highlights Nash’s opportunity and working together with DOOM himself which was meant to release alongside Sneaker Freaker‘s Issue 21, available now. DOPE.

Wallpapers of every Kind

An awesome compilation of screensavers, and where to get these and more. 

(Click for a larger Image)

Download them here: 

wallbase.cc/toplist

30 Amazingly Creative Examples of Designer Resumes

The “DO’s” of a Resume:

• Write it Yourself
• Brief, Concise, Action-Oriented
• Rewrite/Revise
• Accurate (Not Puffed Up)
• Emphasize Strengths
• Deemphasize Weaknesses
• Have your resume professionally edited

“Dont’s” of a Resume:

• Photos or Illustrations ( In the Design Field you can go against this rule)
• Reasons You Left Past Jobs
• Salary
• Feelings About Travel or Relocation
• Testimonials
• Politics or Religion

Essential Components Of A Resume:

• Personal Data/Contact Information
• Education
• Experience (Appropriate Volunteer Work)
• Achievements, Skills, and Qualifications

Optional components of a  Resume:

• Objective
• References
• Awards and Honors
• Job-Related Outside Interests
• Professional and Social Organizations

Important Resume elements:

• Cleanly & clearly typed or typeset
• Logically and simply organized
• Simply laid out, with as much white space as the information will allow
• Short and concise
• Targeted to the prospective employer
• Designed to emphasize strengths and de-emphasize weaknesses
• In format that is most appropriate to the education, experience and skills of each person

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Aram Bartholl's Dead Drop Movement.

Dead Drops 'How to' - NYC from aram bartholl

"I am pleased to preview ‘Dead Drops’ a new project which I started off as part of my ongoing EYEBEAM residency in NYC the last couple weeks. ‘Dead Drops’ is an anonymous, offline, peer to peer file-sharing network in public space. I am ‘injecting’ USB flash drives into walls, buildings and curbs accessable to anybody in public space. You are invited to go to these places (so far 5 in NYC) to drop or find files on a dead drop. Plug your laptop to a wall, house or pole to share your favorite files and data. Each dead drop contains a readme.txt file explaining the project. ‘Dead Drops’ is still in progress, to be continued here and in more cities. Full documentation, movie, map and ‘How to make your own dead drop’ manual coming soon! Stay tuned."

87 3rd Avenue, Brooklyn, NY (Makerbot)
Empire Fulton Ferry Park, Brooklyn, NY (Dumbo)
235 Bowery, NY (New Museum)
Union Square, NY (Subway Station 14th St)
540 West 21st Street, NY (Eyebeam)

Markus Krauss Sway Chair

Sway is a rocking chair with a padded seat 

and a steel rack.

The shape of the seat enables many-sided use even in pairs.

The telescope mechanism locates the rocking chair in an easy chair position.

Map of the World Drawn Entirely Using Facebook Connections

The above map of the world, drawn by Facebook data structuring intern Paul Butler using connections between 10 million Facebook friends (full-size link), is interesting enough in itself until you realize that all of the country borders are entirely drawn using Facebook friend connections too. Even if the world was dark and totally unmapped, Facebook could produce a remarkably good approximation of most of its continents’ boundaries, and even the borders of some countries.

It still took some clever math. Butler explains how he did it:

I defined weights for each pair of cities as a function of the Euclidean distance between them and the number of friends between them. Then I plotted lines between the pairs by weight, so that pairs of cities with the most friendships between them were drawn on top of the others. I used a color ramp from black to blue to white, with each line’s color depending on its weight. I also transformed some of the lines to wrap around the image, rather than spanning more than halfway around the world.

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Later I replaced the lines with great circle arcs, which are the shortest routes between two points on the Earth. Because the Earth is a sphere, these are often not straight lines on the projection.

What really struck me, though, was knowing that the lines didn’t represent coasts or rivers or political borders, but real human relationships. Each line might represent a friendship made while travelling, a family member abroad, or an old college friend pulled away by the various forces of life.

Note the lack of definition in China and Russia, and the relative hole in Brazil. As we explained in a recent post, these countries are among the world’s last holdouts in having dominant social networking sites other than Facebook. (QZone, VKontakte, and Orkut, respectively.)

(Facebook via Hacker News)