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I recently started writing some bits for the Arts section of the San Diego Union Tribune. With two “craftsman” related projects passing my way in the past two weeks, I decided these modern craftsmen were not to be ignored. Who is the face of this emerging modern-day craftsman? Two beautifully shot projects aim to define [...]
A great TED talk about the new trends in sharing and how the internet is shaping this movement. “Sharing is to ownership what the i-pod is to the 8-track, what solar power is to the coal mine.”
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” -R. Buckminster Fuller
The Washington Post review calls British graffiti artist Banksy’s latest film, Exit Through the Gift Shop, “a celebration of pranksterism and perhaps a superb prank in its own right.” Indeed, Banksy initiates an unexpected and entertaining dialogue through the supposed “documentary”. It’s a twisted art project in itself. Why do we love pranks? They remind [...]
via The Living City, by Jonah Lehrer (full article at SEED Magazine) A group of scientists and economists got together for an unexpected experiment: to study how cities might work like organisms. Indeed, through all their math and measurements, they found cities act just like creatures. Cities apparently act decidedly like elephants, because “they get [...]
Some food for thought via WorldChanging — some of the “Sustainability Trends of the Next Decade”: Welcome: BIKE CULTURE! How: bike lane expansion, bike-friendly city thoroughfares, bikesharing, indoor bicycle parking, access on public transportation. In this scenario, bike-friendly accommodations, fashion, etc. is sure to be in demand. END OF CHEAP OIL: The overbuilt market for [...]
The Haiti Poster Project has just been launched: It’s a collaboration of artists and designers from around the world, benefiting victims of the earthquake in Haiti. Moxie Sozo, the organizer of the 2005 Hurricane Relief Poster Project, is teaming up with Josh Higgins, the organizer of the 2007 So-Cal Fire Poster Project to produce the [...]
Thanks to Miriello Grafico for the recommendation: Tim Brown of innovation and design firm IDEO discusses “design thinking” at TED. He reminds that the potential of design is enormous. We need a different view of design, he says: less focus on creating small consumer objects and more on cultivating comprehensive “design thinking” to tackle the [...]
Attention non-profits! The 1% is a fantastic program I learned of through San Diego based S.K.I.N. Design Studio. The 1%, a program of San Francisco’s Public Architecture, connects nonprofits with architecture and design firms willing to give their time pro bono. The program recognizes that nonprofits need and deserve facilities and work environments that are [...]