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Teens Create Socially Responsible Campaigns One of the exciting aspects of Design with the Other 90%: Cities is the ability to connect the international themes of the exhibition to a New York setting. In our second DesignPrep workshop held at the United Nations, teens examined key issues highlighted in the exhibition. designprep, program, Teens, youth, Workshop, United Nations, New York City, NYC, social, responsibility, issues, international, campaigns, iPad, teamwork, proposals, John Emerson
Ascendant Public Architecture Public architecture in South America put North America to shame. There’s something about the emerging Latin American countries that promotes viable, scalable, building projects that can transform a neighborhood, even a city – for everyone. Design for the Other 90% Cities, Exhibition, Architecture, public, South America, Latin America, resources, Medellin, Colombia, instititutional, building, Santiago, Chile, housing, social, Elemental
Designing Media - Alexandra Juhasz Alexandra Juhasz is a professor of media studies at Pitzer College in California, where she teaches video production, film and video theory. She has given a lot of thought to the social impact of YouTube. Alexandra Juhasz, media studies, professor, video, production, theory, YouTube, course, class, connectivity, democratization, Bill Moggridge, designing media, Interview, MIT press, design media, social, impact
The Tangible Earth Project - Professor Shinichi Takemura I first met Shinichi at the Indaba design conference in Cape Town, South Africa, where his presentation captivated everyone in the audience. I immediately asked him if he would like to be interviewed for Designing Media and he enthusiastically accepted. Tangible Earth, shinichi takemura, professor, Installations, natural, disasters, earthquake, tsunami, holistic, sustainable, digital, globe, projector, sensors, interaction, interactive design, Bill Moggridge, designing media, Interview, MIT press, design media, social, impact
Designing Media - Jorge Just While studying history and political science, Jorge fell in love with the public radio program This American Life, so he taught himself to edit audio, moved to Chicago, and applied for an internship with the program. Ira Glass gave him the opportunity and helped him learn the art of storytelling. Jorge Just, this american life, ira glass, storytelling, YouTube, music, band, OK Go, dance, routine, viral, video, Open, contest, competition, fans, communication, Here it goes again, treadmill, Bill Moggridge, designing media, book, Interview, MIT press, design media, social, impact
Designing Discussion There is no shortage of practical objects in the 2010 Triennial. You will see everything from noble solutions for global issues, to networking sites that ensure our most mundane thoughts never go unpublished Why Design Now, Triennial, Exhibition, pratical, objects, Dunne + Raby, moral, social, implications, technology, Risk Watch, political, stability, provocative, critical, humor, absurdity, discussion
Designing Discussion There is no shortage of practical objects in the 2010 Triennial. You will see everything from noble solutions for global issues, to networking sites that ensure our most mundane thoughts never go unpublished. Why Design Now, Triennial, Exhibition, pratical, objects, Dunne + Raby, moral, social, implications, technology, Risk Watch, political, stability, provocative, critical, humor, absurdity, discussion
Understanding and Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet This is the second of the grand challenges posed by Secretary Wayne Clough for the new strategic plan of the Smithsonian, with the explanatory sentence: “We will use our resources across scientific museums and centers to significantly advance our knowledge and understanding of life on earth, respond to the growing threat of environmental change, and sustain human well-being.” challenge, Wayne Clough, smithsonian, resources, sustain, implications, how, questions, respond, experiences, people, bio, biodiverse, nano, technology, social, Tony Dunne, Fiona Raby, Design Interactions, Royal College of Art, environment, change, communicate, holistic, Tangible Earth, project, digital, globe, installation, shinichi takemura, pragmatic, sustainable, materials, recycling, collaborate, Why Design Now, Triennial, Exhibition, World, planet, international, themes
Felt in Haiti I had the pleasure of meeting recently with Ton Vriens, a Dutch documentary filmmaker and journalist who, through his foundation Turtle Tree, is working with women in Haiti to develop a felt-making co-operative, with the goal of achieving economic and social independence for the members of the self-governed group. Haiti, felt, collective, women, Tom Vriens, Dutch, documentary, filmmaker, journalist, Turtle Tree, foundation, economic, social, independence, poverty, Fanm Veret Wi Nou Kapab!, Women of Verrettes Yes We Can Do It, grant, Andalusia, spain, Business, training, product development, American, makers, workshops, needlework, organic, wool, source, soft, import, equipment, iPhone, iPod, laptop, covers
National Design Triennial Cooper-Hewitt invites you to submit ideas for our fourth Triennial exhibition, opening in 2010. We are looking for designers, firms, and projects from around the world that answer the question “Why design now?” Triennial, Exhibition, Why Design Now, 2010, submissions, tool, problem solving, trends, creativity, social, sustainability, accessibility, universality, fair trade, conservation, health, education, capitalism, underserved, populations, systems, services, networks, products, experience, solutions, beautiful, just, invention, inventive, series, development, public input, ideas, nominations