...world. Search is one of the many tools that Pam Grossman, director, visual trends at Getty Images, uses to predict where our collective aesthetic is heading. What she discovers often...

...Visual trends can be difficult to identify as they are happening, but Getty Images manages to do just that. For its annual trend report, the photo service analyzes imagery...

...The problem is, it’s based on scans of text—and we increasingly communicate on visual platforms like Instagram using images. Until recently, computers haven’t been able to draw useful information about...

...concluding that the technology just isn’t sophisticated enough yet. Still, with today’s consumers embracing images over text, retailers have started introducing visual search tools. Macy’s positions its Image Search app,...

...dopamine-like high of swiping through potential matches to the search for fashion or other goods. Kwoller allows users to swipe left or right on an array of clothes and accessories,...

...Since we spotlighted the “emoji explosion” in Do You Speak Visual?, one of our 10 Trends for 2014, the tiny pictographs have only picked up in popularity. The Wall...

...is getting more nuanced. –The Drum argues that brands must think more visually as image search becomes more mainstream. -The FT takes a look at marketing’s shift away from focus...

...Blippar will search its database of faces for the correct “Augmented Reality Face Profile.” Blippar recognises faces with over 99% accuracy and generates basic information such as name and biography...

...annoying people taking cell phone calls. They’ve got to do something, and I think the practicality of adding a lot of sensory input beyond visual and audio is challenging. People...

...only got to search a little bit of the Internet to find some really great examples of interactive filmmaking and interactive storytelling. Further to that, everyday new events and environments...