French Industrial Designer and digital imaging maven Lysandre Follet pushes ideas into visual concepts. Lysandre first exhibited a crack ability to prototype with his “Motorola Stereo Camera Phone” and he has now just released his dream sneaker, a mutant Nike slip-on that looks light as air. We want them. Now.

Each week, JoshSpear.com explores the latest projects by top creative professionals in the Behance Network and highlights a few that are pushing the edge of the creative industry. Josh also serves as an Advisor and Guest Curator for Behance.

Isaac Asimov’s first law of robotics stated that “a robot may not harm a human being.” While we don’t remember Rosie ever bludgeoning Elroy Jetson with her duster, our old friend, Alice Wang, not only worries about the danger of artificial intelligence in the home of the future, but also questions whether or not current home mechanisms are already doing us harm. Her thesis project examines the effect scales play on the human psyche. Wang has created three scales which reverse the effects of weight consciousness by giving the person being weighed the choice of knowing their actual weight.

The accuracy of the white lies scale depends on closeness to the center of the device. If the weight watcher wants to be lighter, they can stand closer to the edge. The number placement on the half-truth model doesn’t allow the subject to know their weight and must rely on their companion for a truthful reading. The open secrets model text messages one’s weight to their phone, where they can decide whether or not they not they want to know the results. Our question, though: who gets the scale’s cell phone bill?

Anthony Kolber is not your typical graphic designer. The graduate of Australia’s Swinburne University eschews the traditional methods of the design process, which call for incremental improvements to one’s own material. Influenced by the work of artists such as Joseph Kosuth and Hans Haacke, and the writings of Bob Gill and Alan Fletcher, Kolber favors of a more subversive process that utilizes the designer’s own impulsivity as a direct result of the short time frame he might have to conceptualize and finish a project…and don’t even think about getting us started on his brave usage of Courier New. The result is the astonishing work on display at Aesthetically Loyal, which features everything from typefaces to event posters, which may just make you a convert to Kolber’s non-traditional style of design.

So what exactly is the sound of color? Gap and San Francisco-based Rehab asked this question to five bands, who each wrote corresponding tracks for Sound of Color. The pieces were then handed off to different directors who were allowed complete creative control over the videos they produced. The result is a diverse and — pun alert! — colorful soundtrack to accompany Gap’s Spring ‘08 line. Read more of the director’s commentary over at Creative Review.

While Achilles was one of the heroes of the Trojan War, we have to think that it’s probably his handsomeness and not his penchant for brut force that inspired the founders of The Achilles Project to adapt his name, because if there’s one word to describe this dual retail space and restaurant in the heart of Boston’s Fort Point Channel neighborhood, it’s certainly “handsome.” The site, co-founded by former music industry pros Michael Krupp and Shaka Ramsay offers guests a multi-faceted hip urban country club environment where they can choose to sip fine beverages, chow down on the exquisite cuisine created by Chef Michael Leviton at the Persephone restaurant or jam out to a guest DJ, and maybe even engage in some intense Xbox or Wii battles with their friends. If visitors tire from the food or fun and games, they can get their fashion fix by checking out the boutique area which “features exclusive and limited-run clothing and accessories from competitive to high-price point fashion lines.” It’s sort of like a one-stop shop urban chic version of Dave and Buster’s…but fun.

Richly layered and refreshing, Ananda Project’s “Night Blossom” brings together a myriad of producers and artists to reinterpret their 2007 album, “Fire Flower.” With help from Grammy Award nominated J-Jay, Pasta Boys, Frankie Feliciano, and others, the deep house double CD set is enjoyable both on and of the dancefloor. Highlighting strong vocals and what I’d call multidimensional sound, the album is best enjoyed with a pair of good headphones. Though mostly remixed, the album also includes a few untouched classics as way to introduce newcomers, like myself, to the group. The album drops April 15.