For seven years Jan Banning studied the cultures of some of the world’s (China, USA, India, Liberia, Russia, France and Bolivia) public administration offices and the bureaucrats. The comparisons between their environments are fascinating. (via www.ignant.de)
A beautifully hand-crafted Idea
A Beautiful Idea, is a new project aimed to make a big impact on the world through art and handmade goods. Through the site, a network of artists will commit to create exclusive products whose entire proceeds go to charity. If you’d like to get involved you can do so by spreading the message on …
New Ways to tell Stories
Matt Locke of Channel 4 Education and Jeremy Ettinghausen of Penguin Books discuss examples of new kinds of story-telling that use hyper-connectivity, interactive media and the changing demands of 21st century audiences. These case studies are very inspiring, and will open your mind to new ways we experience narratives.
Peter Gabriel's song-swap is beautiful
Peter Gabriel‘s first album in seven years is an orchestral covers collection called Scratch My Back. It features reinterpretations of Heroes (David Bowie), The Boy in the Bubble (Paul Simon), Mirrorball (Elbow), Flume (Bon Iver), Listening Wind (Talking Heads), The Power of the Heart (Lou Reed), My Body is a Cage (Arcade Fire), The Book …
Make something Beautiful
I came across this image that got my attention, and it was interesting that someone would sell “100 scrabble pieces from a !953 – 1976 Scrabble set, for collage, ransom notes, scrapbooking, card making, assemblage, or for just playing scrabble.” If it inspires you, go get the set.
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