Inspiration, Cool Stuff, Etc #35

Conflict Kitchen - take out from only countries the US has conflict with. (I was sent this by numerous people awhile ago. I am not sure why I haven't posted it sooner.)

What Social Entrepreneurship Can Teach Social Design


Ralph Caplan pod cast - dialogue about design that is functional versus just looking good, the civil rights movement, branding, fashion, obsolescence and designer responsibility.

Maira Kalman on the Colbert Report

Billionaires Favorite Politicians Infographic

iPhone Ap to help people conserve oil - the application is the tope view of a glass full of water. You are encouraged to set in on the dashboard of your car. The more water you spill from driving erratically the more oil you have wasted..

Modeling for Another Limited Rebellion

I modeled for ALR Design's collaboration with Dupont Circle Communications on the Red Flag Campaign . The campaign is focused on bringing awareness of the several ways that domestic violence manifests itself. The posters are intended to be posted at various Virginia college campuses and have been made available for campuses nationwide.

More info can be found on Another Limited Rebellion's blog.

Project M Comes to VCU

A friend of mine, Marc Obrien, will be discussing his work with Project M at VCU 5PM November 3rd at 1509 Main Street Richmond, VA.

Added info taken from the Project M promo materials

What is Project M?
Founded by graphic designer, John Bielenberg, Project M is an intensive two
week long program designed to inspire young graphic designers, writers,
photographers, and other creative people that their work can have a positive
and significant impact on the world.

Thinking Wrong
The human brain tends to think along pre-determined linear thought pathways.
Such linear thinking can inhibit true innovation and creative exploration.
Project M encourages and provides techniques for “thinking wrong” to
generate new ideas and design directions to challenge the status-quo.

What is a 48 Hour Blitz?
A Blitz is an intensive two day workshop that consists of design thinking, rapid
prototyping, immersive research, designing, exploring, anything & everything
based on an undefined project that participants discover in the process.
Twelve spots are available. Open to juniors and seniors. First-come, first-served.
M'ers will be excused from their GDES classes during the Blitz. Interested?
Contact Marc O'Brien at info@projectmlab.com

Schedule:
11/3: Project M presentation, 5pm, 1509 Main St. Open to all students.
If spots are still open, you can sign up after the presentation. Meet & Greet
dinner with Project M/GDES participants after.

11/4: 48 Hour Blitz begins at 9am at 1509 Main St.

11/5: Project will be presented at 1509 Gallery's First Friday opening.
A detailed email will be sent to Project M/GDES participants.

Project M Linkage:
projectmlab.com
pielab.org
welcomehomempls.com
100hammers.com
nadabike.com
blanklab.org
plot63.org
tropical-l.com
getrichslow.org

Inspiration, Art, Cool Stuff, Etc #34

Sorry I haven't been posting this stuff lately. I have been extremely busy.

Oil Does Not Mix With Water Posters printed with oil from the gulf spill.

Changing Education Infographic

NY Times infographic on the recent Wikileaks info

Tracking Fireflys with time lapse photography.

Interesting approach to a slow down and watch for children PSA

Inpiration, art, cool stuff, etc #33

Softwar from Moustache on Vimeo.

Where is my vote? article on poster project dealing with Iranian election protests.

UNF---K THE GULF interesting campaign to combat the BP Oil spill. Don't think I have to pint out that there will be a lot of profanity in the ad. Viewer discretion is advised.

The Story of Cosmetics - Free Range Studios does it again with this interesting video.

Inspiration, Art, Cool Stuff, Etc #32

"If I Ride" bicycle poem to encourage people to sign the People For Bikes pledge.

Amnesty International uses Matyroshka dolls to say "We must not let Russia's charm hide its atrocities."

The Great Oil Leak - is a poster project where proceeds benefit fisherman in the gulf.

Signal 01 - first of an interesting book series documenting compelling graphics, art projects, and cultural movements of international resistance and liberation struggles.

Interview with Emeka Okafor, founder of Maker Faire Africa.

Humanity Design vs Design Imperialism

US Marine Corps Combat Art - interesting project documenting art work by USMC on combat.

Data graphic on unaccounted for funds for the war on Iraq

Inside the Glen Beck Goldline Scheme

Afghanistan War Loges Revealed and Mapped

Inspiration, Cool Stuf, Art, Etc #30

8 Lessons for Creating Social Impact

How Laws Are Made Infographic Seen on Flowing Data.

Instant Electric Bike/Data Collector convert your bike to a data collection device.

Little Green Thumbs-farming project for elementary school.

Fallout Flashmob in Switzerland Green Peace's response to the the reintroduction of nuclear power.

Bicycle Portraits: Everyday South Africans and Their Bicycles.

Gulf Charity Poster

Inspriation, Art, Cool Stuff, Etc #29

The 100 Brands Project from Robin of Shoreditch on Vimeo.

Steal from the rich and give to the poor.

Institute for Urban Design-hosts a symbposium June 4th on planning strategies for more socially, economically and environmentally sustainable futures for Haiti.

Museum of Arts and Design exhibitions the Handbuilt Bicycle.

A visual history of the US Supreme Court

A visual history of the American Presidency

Give a Breast To Give Life -ecouraging women to choose to breast feed. The Video is Puerto Rico and has been unreasonably flagged on youtube once for offensive content.

Investing in Haiti Women

Space Monkey-It's not a planet, it's our home. A collaboration between the World Wildlife Fund, Ben lee & Leo Burnett

Inspriration, Cool Stuff, Etc #28

One Per Family - a greener car for the masses.

Nail - a workplace safety ad that was awarded a Bronze Lion at Cannes in 2008.

The Green Patriot Project - a poster contest encouraging sustainability.

NICK WALKER - Statement about the proposed ban of the muslim veil.

Ad for the Apartheid Museum by TBWA/HUNT/LASCARIS

Game Changers - competition to design a came that "forces us to rethink our lives and our relationships."

AfriCOBRA Campaign The African Commune of Bad Relevant Artists created a campaign from short documentaries about the artists via Nola Pictures.

Inpiration, art, cool stuff, etc #27

Typographic animation from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation about the future of US health care.

1 Hour Design Challenge - a challenge for architects to design short-term emergency shelters specific to Haiti.

This week is Global Ignite Week. More info here.

Carry Hope challenges designers to create a design for tote bags to be sold on MyDesignShop.com. Porceeds will benefit the cause of their choosing.

Crumpled City Maps an article about maps designed to be easily crumpled up instead of a complex folding system.

Z Magazine Campaign- Z Magazine is a publication that German homeless sell to generate revenue.

Inspiration, cool stuff, art, etc #26

New campaign from MADD's (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) New Mexico Chapter.

Brilliant campaign by youtube opening up a dialogue about online bullying.

Article on a data visualization documenting the past year of war in Iraq and Afghanistan. First seen in the New York Times.

An article about two different government data collection infographics

Street artist Specter,takes on gentrification

Left Me Speechless- an interesting article debating the power of image.

DesigNYC-article about a design initiative to match socially conscious groups with designers.

Inspiration, art, cool stuff, etc #25

Aides new campaign using bathroom graffiti as a way to encourage people to use condoms.

Origins of the "Doomsday Clock" visuals by Martyl Langsdorf.

When Fear Turns Graphic New York Times Article on a poster campaign about banning the building of minarets.

First Person Tetris - enough said.

David Ellis and Roberto Carlos Lange Trash Sculptures
Sculpture 1/Sculpture 2

Aman Ki Asha: Destination Peace a campaign hoping to aid cultural relations betwen India and Pakistan

Review of Emily Pilloton's "Design Revolution: 100 Products That Empower People"

Inspiration, art, cool stuff, etc #24

Visualization of the known universe from the American Museum of Natural History similar to that of the Powers of 10 by Charles and Ray Eames.

Critique of the UEFA Euro 2012 identity.

Fast Cheap and Fanstatic: A future strategy for Design?

Powerful Amnesty International campaign where the victims speak.

Nada Bike Revolution a community created through the shared experience of cycling using bikes made from recycled materials.

Inspiration, cool stuff, art, etc #23

Luis - Joaquín Cociña, Cristóbal León and Niles Atallah


Lucia


4th Bin - Recycle a cell phone feed the hungry

Infographic coins intended to help you understand the worth of our currency.

Neda ye Ahura - digital collages by Karbalai Ali Akkassbashi on the green movement in Iran

Poster4Tomorrow Posters Released

Poster4Tomorrow.org released their choices for the top 100 posters discussing the topic of free speech. All of the posters are all copyleft and free for you to download and print out to your hearts desire. So post these beautiful and inspirational images up!

Richmond's very own Noah Scalin of Another Limited Rebellion made the cut!

Inspiration, art, cool stuff, etc #22

555 KUBIK | facade projection | from urbanscreen on Vimeo.

Poster 4 Tomorrow - listing of places Poster 4 Tomorrow will be exhibited and a sneak peek of 5 finalists.

CO2 CUBES - an art project that conveys the hard facts about carbon dioxide.

Bollywood Film Posters - a look at sellers of Bollywood poster originals.

Urbanizing the Mojave - tracing the history of mining miltariztion, tourism and water politics

The Food We Eat Has a Story to Tell - Beautiful motion video from Kris Hofmann which is remake for the German animal rights organisation Albert Schweitzer Stiftung.

Going West With the New Zealand Book Council - video about the art of writing.

Inspiration, cool stuff, etc #20

Nuru put together three in house videos dealing with social advertising.

The End (Jake's Story) from Nuru International on Vimeo.
Nuru founder and CEO Jake Harriman attended the U.S. Naval Academy and served over 7 years in the Marine Corps as an Infantry Platoon Commander and a Special Operations Platoon Commander for an elite unit called Force Recon. During his career, Jake assisted in numerous humanitarian and disaster relief operations in the developing world resulting in what he feels is the best way to combat terrorism; to combat poverty.

Diario De Oaxaca by Peter Kuper
"Painting a vivid, personal portrait of social and political upheaval in Oaxaca, Mexico, this unique memoir employs comics, bilingual essays, photos, and sketches to chronicle the events that unfolded around a teachers' strike and led to a seven-month siege."

Liu BolinChinese artist whom camouflages himself into the urban landscape and documents it

The Great American Hackathon- an event hosted by Sunlight LABS (teamed up with Mozilla, Google, Redhat and Fedora) encouraging government transparency by developing open source government tools

Data visualization of a "choose your own adventure book"
by Christian Swinehart

Inspiration, Art, Etc #19

So I havent been posting for a little while because I have been inking "The Little Black Fish" comic and slowly loosing my ability to use my hands. Enjoy.


Iranian rapper P.Cantell feat. Ian Hooper performs, A Million Shadows (Tehran, Iran), in response to the Iranian election protests.

Start Asking-Ryan Fitzgibbon's solution to the final challenge of Command X: Season 2, a statement about civil rights.

Sustainability Six designers around the world comment on sustainability.

Dieter Rams-10 Design principles.

The Reitveld Academie Blog has been exhibiting an interesing series of reviews on book design via casual walks through the library almost like the Situationist's Derive.

Ways to improve the design of your blog. Kind of remedial, but good suggestions all the same.

Hand cut maps by Karen O'Leary-wow. Just wow.

Anti-smoking campaign with art direction by Shaun Velka, executive creative direction/photography by Sharad Haksar and creative cirection by Anantha Narayan

Inspiration, cool stuff, etc #18

Video of D*Face, Artist :: Off The Wall from friendswelove.com on Vimeo.

10 tactic for Information Activism from Tactical Technology Collective on Vimeo.

Photo essay on Iraqi war victims by Mehdi Monem

Video documenting stencil street artist, Nunca

88bikes - an article about an organization that distributes bikes around the developing world.

Hey Jude infographic

Cell Size and Scale- An inforgraphic about the relative sizes of cells, coffee beans and type point sizes. (make sure you pull the slider)

Upcoming local Richmond events!

All The Saints Theater Company presents it's fabulous annual Halloween Parade.
This years theme is a funeral march for the dollar.
When is it? On Halloween dummy!
Oct 31st 7PM
Meet at Monroe park
Come dressed up or come to help out with puppets provided.



Thinkhaus and Zuula Consulting Hosting A Job Workshop For VCU Graphic Design Students
With the current state of the job market jobs are very hard to find these days. Many experienced professionals are finding it hard to find employment, but what about the college graduates of 2009 and 2010? In a attempt to strengthen the local creative community Thinkhaus and Zuula Consulting are hosting a special workshop for VCU Graphic Design Students to assist them as they enter a very tough job market.

“These students will be armed with great design, conceptual, and technical skills as they leave VCU. What this workshop will do discuss the other professional skills they will need such as interview skills and Professional Etiquette. Attaining these skills will help them greatly in landing and keeping a job,” notes John O’Neill of Thinkhaus.

When asked why Thinkhaus is helping young creatives gain success the answer was simple. “What is good for the local creative community is good for our business. As an adjunct graphic design professor at VCU I have the honor of teaching these students. The senior class of 2010 is the best I have seen, I want to do what I can to help them,” says O’Neill.

In this hands-on forum students will have an opportunity to hear straight from Richmond professionals how to
excel in:

Portfolio Presentation
Resume & Cover Letter Writing
Interview Skills
Professional Etiquette

Wednesday, October 28
1509 W. Main Street, 2nd floor
6:30 to 8:00p.m.

Coffee will be provided by
Crossroads Coffee & Ice Cream
Light snacks will also be available