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Paul Kingsnorth examines the collective fear of the future and the progressive concept of space colonization. He urges us to deflect the delusions created by our techno-industrial society.
We have deluded ourselves into believing that there is a real possibility that we can escape the devastation of this planet by going to inhabit another.
See on www.globalonenessproject.org
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Harry Seidler | Australian Modernism
A brief piece on Harry Seidler’s 1950s houses in Wahroonga. Originally aired on ABC TV’s “Collectors” program.
Although I was not familiar with the architect, Harry Seidler, I was delighted to see familiar furnishings by Eero Saarinen, Charles and Ray Eames, and other mid 1950’s gems. Since watching the video and going through the 38 page pdf I found, I am awed by his history, his education, his colleagues, his work and his entire life.
HarrySeidler4DecadesVisualBiography (click to view pdf)
I was also struck by how many of the people and places in his career were familiar to me. I felt as if I were seeing a ghost or reading about a long, lost relative.
See on Scoop.it – The Food rEvolution
Did you know this is how your chocolate starts out? Follow us to learn more about where your food comes from. pic.twitter.com/afhOKMSfjQ
Who would imagine that something so strange a bug-like looking could be transformed into one of the world’s favorite, passion foods.
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After 16 Sherpas died in a horrific avalanche on Everest, a writer who climbed the peak wonders what’s next for the world’s tallest mountain.
It is fairly well known news at this point that towards the middle of April 2014, an avalanche on Mt. Everest killed 16 guides and injured 9 others. Primarily Sherpas, these ‘ice doctors’ are other nationalities as well.
Although all the guides are highly esteemed and well-paid compared to others in their poverty stricken region, the loss of life does not have an acceptable price tag. This tragedy takes many issues into consideration. One of them happens to be ‘climate change’ and the possibility that those who have climbed parts of Everest may be the last to have been in time to do it.
See on grist.org
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In Buffalo and Pittsburgh, urban beekeepers are taking sustainable food production into their own hands — sometimes in secret.
Urban beekeeping is on the rise. This is good news. It makes fresh local honey available and helps with crop pollination. As colonies collapse around the rural US, this urban increase is especially important.
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The retail giant already controls more than 25 percent of the U.S. grocery market, and with its new organic label, it’s aiming to control even more.
Is Walmart ‘going organic’ good for the economy? What are they really trying to accomplish by offering organic foods?
See on grist.org
See on Scoop.it – Social Media, the 21st Century Digital Tool Kit
“The Internet’s premier platform for free education in computer programming had an outdated wordmark. Pentagram’s Eddie Opara came to the rescue with a new visual identity.”
The new branding program would started with Codecademy Reimagined. This was based upon the conclusion that, “if we wanted to grow and mature as a brand, we required a thorough redesign of our entire product.”
WHY A REDESIGN?
REASON #1 – START FRESH
REASON #2 – BRAND MATURENESS
OUR NEW LOOK
PHASE 1
“The first thing we tackled was the logo, as the key centerpiece of our new look.”
Codecademy Identity from Pentagram on Vimeo
PHASE 2
“After defining the main brand pieces with Pentagram (logo, typography, iconography, color), we started applying it internally to our entire web ecosystem by building a comprehensive number of reusable design patterns.”
PHASE 3
“This was the longest, and perhaps most exhausting, of all phases, where we redesigned 70+ webpages in tandem with other collateral material (email templates, slides, apparel, etc).”
A brand needs to look like what a company does, is or represents. It should not be literal. That is for amateurs. But when a company teaches code, its brand needs to ‘speak’ code fluently.
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While the Centers for Disease Control in the United States refuses to conduct a study comparing vaccinated children with unvaccinated children, other countries have conducted such studies, and they show that unvaccinated children are much healthier.
Controversy over vaccination vs. unvaccinated children. What do you think?
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Imagine if everybody you knew in high school could anonymously broadcast the meanest things they ever thought.
The downside of technology and social media, cyber slander. The latest worst offender is an app called, ‘Yik Yak’.
See on nymag.com
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France will make quite a statement about feeding the world when it unveils its pavilion at the Milan Expo 2015. Not only will vegetables, herbs, and hops grow on the building’s exterior, but that same food will also be served at a restaurant inside. In fact, the whole place is set up to be like a market from the future.
Kudos to France and X-TU Architects. The Milan Expo 2015 features a building that grows its own food for its own restaurant.
See on gizmodo.com
