June 2009
135 posts
The Human Printer →
The Human Printer is a group of people who print photos in CMYK or B&W by hand! By hand I say!
found at diskursdisko
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“Okay, question time: Imagine you’re a major national newspaper whose crosstown...”
– Four crowdsourcing lessons from the Guardian’s (spectacular) expenses-scandal experiment
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“For a self-described “stat whore,” there’s something...”
– The Nike Experiment: How the Shoe Giant Unleashed the Power of Personal Metrics
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“Social Animals: tomorrow’s designers in today’s world by Sophia Parker,...”
– Social Animals: tomorrow’s designers in today’s world (PDF)
“It took me three days to figure out that there was another side to the tape....”
– BBC | Magazine | Giving up my iPod for a Walkman
Can You Make a Board Game About the Holocaust? -... →
Brathwaite created “Train” to explore the tragedy and devastation of the Holocaust. Players load boxcars with tiny yellow figurines and are asked to move the trains from one end of the course to the other. They pull cards that either impede their progress or free some of the characters. Once a train reaches the “finish line,” the game is completed and it is revealed that the destination of the...
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“When prompted, folks of an older generation can recall exactly where they were...”
– The digital effects of Michael Jackson’s death - Core77
WatchSAMPARKOUR on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
Practices Around Privacy →
In the past few years our research into how people communicate, how they capture and share experiences has repeatedly touched on issues around privacy, security and trust. Anyone and…
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WatchJeff Koons
“No one cares about what you think, unless you do what you think. No one cares...”
– Six Questions from Kicker: Jack Schulze
Web 2.0/Social Media: Really guys, it's pretty... →
One of the more interesting parts is watching the industry as a whole, try to wrap its head around “new media”. Usually, they overcomplicate it. So here’s [Binkii’s] thoughts on this as someone who does deal with “Web 2.0” and “Social Media” from a few different angles.
The Impossible Project →
The Impossible mission is NOT to re-build Polaroid Integral film but (with the help of strategic partners) to develop a new product with new characteristics, consisting of new optimised components,…
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“Most journalists are shit. Go where no one else will go. Write what no one else...”
– The Reverse Cowgirl: Letter to a Young Writer
UNSC/R: Visualizing the United Nations Security... →
The project UNSC/R [pierozagami.com] is the abbreviation for the United Nations Security Council Resolutions, which represent the decisions of the UN’s executive body, captured in more than…
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WatchIs a sphere the optimal shape for our world? If physical laws were no longer a concern, how would we mold the Earth to better suit our global economy? The 21st century city planner tackles these questions and more as he redesigns our planet for the web.
Seed Design Series | Greg Lynn: New City
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“Cutting through that clutter can be difficult, but Vanessa Choy managed to do it...”
– Design and the Media - Dwell
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“Modernism was the first form of architecture to be decisively shaped by the...”
– Owen Hatherly – Framing Modernism
“Analog cameras, film and fiber prints lend warmth and depth that digital can’t...”
– Erotic publishing with Dian Hanson: Taschen
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Open Atrium →
Open Atrium is an open source intranet package that you can install, access, and start customizing to meet your team’s exact needs
Analog to Digital →
When television stations in the U.S. switched to digital broadcasting last Friday, viewers across the country documented the event and uploaded it to YouTube. There is something curiously surreal…
“These tactical retreats by Newsweek and Time are brave stabs at relevance in a...”
– The Newsweekly’s Last Stand - The Atlantic
WatchClay Shirky: How Twitter can make history
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