Reed Space: Redu Homeroom

Posted on November 6, 2010 Under Art

LET'S REDU from Redu on Vimeo. Reed Space is holding what looks to be an incredible event opening this coming Tuesday night in conjunction with a two-week artistic and fundraising exhibition. Running November 9th–23rd, 2010, join in an effort to…

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Unclasses

Posted on July 20, 2009 Under Life

Upon leaving the TED alternative BIL Unconference, Rahmin Sarabi wanted to see what his friends had to teach each other in a similar co-education framework. The community-powered learning community (un)classes became Sarabi and partner Jonathan Strauss' chance to see what…

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Infograph 'Effing Hail' Game

Posted on May 1, 2009 Under Life

We've been digging on info-graphs for a while, it's our preferred method of learning. Intuitiongames is hosting an info-graph game titled "effing hail" explaining the weather through destruction. For those of you that don't know how hail is formed, basically…

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GDP Insanity

Posted on January 15, 2009 Under Life

Christian Broda, professor of economics at the University of Chicago, has created a map where he replaced U.S. states with countries with a similar level of GDP. With an $825 billion stimulus package on it's way to the House floor,…

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Livemocha

Posted on December 15, 2008 Under Life

When I meet with my international friends I am always humbled at their ability to speak two, three, or four languages. Now that I'm a little older, I'm kicking myself for not studying a language in high school and college.…

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Sao Paulo: Art Protest

Posted on June 16, 2008 Under Art

When Rafael Augustaitiz - a student and long-time member of Brazil's pixacao tagging movement - staged his graduation show along with the rest of his class in Sao Paulo at the highly esteemed private art college Belas Artes last Wednesday,…

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Dick & Jane Art

Posted on May 16, 2008 Under Design

See Dick get vintage cool. See Jane become art. See Dick and Jane on your wall as a whimsical conversation piece. Whether they're part of your memories of early childhood education or not, the nostalgic kick of Dick and Jane…

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Trailerwrap: Project Complete

Posted on August 27, 2007 Under Design

We wrote about Trailerwrap last year when the project started by the University of Colorado at Boulder College of Architecture was still just in infancy-- lots of drawing and sketches. Slightly less than a year later, the project is complete.…

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Escola Sao Paulo

Posted on April 23, 2007 Under Life

One of the newer, more young-spirited cultural spaces in Sao Paulo, Escola Sao Paulo fills a niche that's important to a city whose artists have been gaining more worldwide attention in the last few years. It's an informal school that…

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TrailerWrap

Posted on October 13, 2006 Under Life

While it is not statistically likely that you -- a loyal JoshSpear.com reader -- live in a trailer, these abodes serve an important role in our society. With ever-increasing wage and wealth disparities in our economy, many American families look…

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