TED is an annual event where some of the world’s leading thinkers and doers are invited to share what they are most passionate about. “TED”stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design — three broad subject areas that are, collectively, shaping our future.
The TEDx Brisbane event will be on 6 March 2010 at the State Library of Queensland.
A National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) would be a landmark social and economic reform, transforming the lives of Australians with disabilities and their families.
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DesigNYC via SEGD Blog, is a new organization that matches New York City designers with community groups and non-profits that could use their skills.
This could be a good idea for our local design community and community groups.
Just in time for the Winter Games, metro Vancouver’s regional transit authority, TransLink, has completed signage and wayfinding improvements for key stations as 1.8 million event ticket holders converge on the city.
The role of the ISX is to create a knowledge and capital base for the Australian Indigenous private sector that complements traditional cultural, economic and social structures and values. Not a financial market but a direct action facilitator. Peter Botsman is volunteer and organisation secretary. Here is a typical project that they are involved in: Valery’s Southern Cross Family Car Service – and the result.
Sited on a vacant corner in Philadelphia, this newly constructed house stitches itself into the neighborhood by responding to local cues.
The Tatoo Helmet, designed by Julien Bergignat and Patrice Mouille, is meant to be an easily stored, totally recyclable bike helmet. “Tatoo” is derived from tatou, the French word for “armadillo.” And that’s what the design evokes. Rather than a single carapace, it comprises several polypropylene strips, which come into shape after the joints are clicked together. When you’re not wearing it, it can be packed flat for storage”
