In the spirit of Bob's woderful little piece earlier this month about
situational creativity, not to mention the article I just posted a minute ago, I give you a blog dedicated to artists' and designers desks and workspaces. And you know what's special about 'em? Nothing!
bonus: to bob's point... just saw this scientific 'proof' of that different way of seeing things: Artists look different[ly]
Bruce Nussbaum pulls no punches in his blunt but powerful overview of the changing face of design in a web-enabled, sustainability-rules era. Move over, Egoman: it's all about the process, stupid.
Are Designers The Enemy Of Design?
During my very brief visit to Berlin I had the opportunity to visit the Reichstag. Having just last month been introduced through a work project to Norman Foster + Partners, I wanted to see first-hand how this knighted Brit handled the political minefield of melding the ancient teutonic icon with modern glass and steel.
The building itself is remarkable, and I'm sure as a member of parliment one benefits from the timely update, but as a tourist I found the whole experience very unnerving. In order to get tourists past the governmental work zones and onto the roof, the building employs a series of airlock-style corridors and an elevator. The employees who are charged with getting the throngs of tourists respond to these physical constraints by packing clusters of people in before they close one door and open another. And they packed us in tightly. Packed into the front door airlock. Packed again into a corner waiting for the elevator. Packed into the elevator. packed again into another lock when we tried to leave. With all the German talk (staff saying "let's go! get in tighter!) the whole thing felt, well, familiar, if you catch my drift...
Looking to put a couple of waiting room seats in your train station? If you're Berlin, you look no further than Grcic.
The Nun Bun, one of the few Nashville sites truly worth seeing (OK, maybe sort of worth seeing), used to live at Bongo Java. After emerging from the oven "miraculously" one day, it had been a centerpiece of Bongo's marketing until the Mother herself sent a cease and desist letter. 
A new advertisement by Amnesty International says it all:
or, in English:
Ted Bundy was accused of torturing, raping, and assassinating at least 100 women, including a little girl. He went through 3 trials and countless appeals before his case was resolved. He had due process of law. Why does a Guantánamo prisoner not?More on Guantánamo from Amnesty International here.
Germany: Cleaning your plate is a joy when you're eating the ultimate kid food: noodles mit butter and sugar
What more does one need to say?
The Hole - video powered by Metacafe
I'm not sure what to call this or even how to describe it. The problem is that it's a video demonstration of about 5 things at once:
Theo Jansen spoke at TED today, coverage of which lead me to this incredible video. This 'creature' of his is entirely wind powered... wow!!!
lots more here
