The Last Iceberg
This is: Heartbreaking. Amazing. Incredible. Beautiful. I'm not even sure what to think. Camille Seaman chronicles a handful of the many thousands of icebergs that are currently headed to their end.
Continue Reading →World Economic Forum, Davos 2009
I was at Davos again this year, but decidedly quiet on the blogging front -- I did a bit of Twittering, but for the most part was really there to focus on the topics at hand. If you didn't make…
Continue Reading →Kiva.org
Micro-lending has been in the news a lot lately, since Muhammad Yunus won the Nobel Prize for his pioneering work in the field and wrote a book about it, called Banker to the Poor: Micro-lending and the Battle Against World…
Continue Reading →HOW 2008 Design Awards
Since we've got such a talented bunch of readers, we thought we'd share a few links to some high-profile design competitions that you should know about (and you probably already do, but just in case). HOW, the graphic design magazine…
Continue Reading →TEDA Landmark Towers
I think my heart skipped a beat when I set eyes on this latest skyscraper set to join the skyline in Tianjin, China. Composed of three towers made up of stacked and slightly rotated eight-story blocks, Atkin's TEDA Landmark towers…
Continue Reading →Matramba: Sao Paulo
Those of us used to navigating the concrete jungle in our cities know we've gotta be equipped with the right carry-all to get us through an entire day- sometimes, a backpack just isn't going to cut it when you've got…
Continue Reading →Peace: 100 Ideas
Peace: 100 Ideas is a collaborative book project put together by Chen Design that juxtaposes 100 illustrations next to 100 ideas for achieving a more peaceful world. The book is printed on 100% post-consumer recycled, elemental chlorine-free paper using soy-based…
Continue Reading →TED 2007: Day 2 Highlights
TED was not only described to me as inspirational, passionate and unique, but also as mind boggling-- sometimes almost exhaustively so. Today started early, I attended the pre-conference breakfast where TED Prize winners from last year updated attendees on their…
Continue Reading →All Free Calls. Seriously.
When Josh passed this little nugget of goodness on to me this morning, I thought it was too good to be true. For the cost of a call to Iowa, you can make phone calls to a bunch of countries…
Continue Reading →Start Soma: Propaganda III World Tour
Start Soma, the fine upstart art gallery in San Francisco that's focused on three simple ideals -- emerging artists, original art, and affordable art -- is going to be hitting the road this April through 2008 with its Propaganda III…
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