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Authenticity in the Digital Age
ourrisd: What happens to the notion of place when objects are created and disseminated online? As makers and consumers, are we willing to accept the global, hybrid aesthetic that has developed in our increasingly digital world? These are some of the questions raised by Associate Professor of Industrial Design Paolo Cardini in an interesting opinion piece…
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Just because man’s need for tools is so obvious, we must guard ourselves against over-stressing the role of stone tools hundreds of thousands of years before they became functionally differentiated and efficient. In treating tool-making as central to early man’s survival, biologists and anthropologists for long underplayed, or neglected, a mass of activities in which…
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personalfactory: Print to build, joint collection by ollé gellért “One important feature of the design is that you do not have to screw or glue the parts. It is possible to build furniture, installations, partitions and anything else. It only depends on your creativity. With these experimental objects I wanted to draw attention to the…
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Moss and misunderstandings
smalllandmarks: I have not been unhappy for ten thousand years.During the day I laugh and during the night I sleep.My favourite cooks prepare my meals,my body cleans and repairs itself,and all my work goes well.—Leonard Cohen, from I Have Not Lingered In European Monasteries Some days I stare at a screen and some days I…
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PSA for my fellow white people
medusa-seduce-ya: cursethecosmos: castameresweaters: Latino/Latina: originating from the Carribean, South or Central America. Gender neutral term (in English) is usually written as latinx. Sentence: María was born in Ecuador, so she is Latina. Hispanic: Spanish-speaking. Sentence: José was born in Brazil, so he is NOT Hispanic, since his country’s official language is Portugese, but he IS considered…
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terryblas: Apologies, I don’t know how to put something under a cut, but I made this mini auto bio comic about the difference between the terms Latino and Hispanic. I hope you like it. Enjoy! -Terry Blas www.terryblas.com
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To be blunt, Denver and Boulder and Fort Collins, they don’t need that much help. The more rural parts of the state are still struggling and some of them have very high unemployment rates up close to 6 percent,” Hickenlooper said. “So we want to try to put energy into those communities and try to…
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Space to Create, Colorado will advance mixed-use projects that blend affordable live/work space for artists and their families with non-residential space for creative enterprises and organizations that serve a critical community need. A total of nine projects will be launched in eight regions in Colorado’s rural, small town and mountain communities over the next eight…
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LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) – Colorado plans to help find affordable housing for artists in nine rural communities. Gov. John Hickenlooper announced the plan Monday at an artists’ community in Loveland. The governor says that the state will help sponsor a $50 million plan to create artist housing in nine rural communities, starting with Trinidad. The…
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How I Organized a Series of Six Panels on Technology with Only Women Speaking — The Message
How I Organized a Series of Six Panels on Technology with Only Women Speaking — The Message jomc wrote a reflection of her efforts in organizing a set of panels on technology at Eyebeam where she worked to ensure diverse and inclusive representation. She generously shares both her resources and where she felt she could…