Archived entries for Around-The-World

We love you, truck drivers

A national strike promoted by truck drivers has brought Italy on the edge of a crisis. Without trucks you don’t carry around fuel nor any other good. Consequences? In some cities, fruit and vegetables prices rose as much as 100%. Some industries idled thousands of workers because of a lack of supplies.
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Finally, two days ago truck drivers found an agreement with the Government (they were protesting high gasoline prices, long working hours and foreign competition) and everything is now going slowly back to normality. Yet it was pretty impressive to see how fast a country can turn into an absolute chaos and how miserable we would be if we ran out of oil tomorrow.
Via Biagio Rampante

Wieden + Kennedy

Wieden + Kennedy is seeking for people who can turn thrash into pixelated heat. Old-fashioned thinking for the modern world and vice versa. People whose migraines are made of words and pictures.
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This advertising company has offices in Portland, New York, Amsterdam, Tokyo, London, Shanghai and Delhi.
Click here to apply.

All music, no dogma

Greek station Galaxy 92 put together a set of print ads called “DOGMA” with help from Lowe out of Athens. According to writer Nadia Santorinaiou, the campaign, being inclusive, targets multiple music demos.
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The first poster says “Black people are the future of music.” The second: “Hard Rock is the Real Cultural revolution,” and the last one explains: “I bless America for Rock ‘n Roll.” Interesting (and brave) approach.

Poster controversy

This poster is part of an anti-discrimination campaign launched by Tuscany’s regional government (Italy) and is accompanied by the slogan: “Sexual orientation is not a choice.”
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But have provoked controversy and conservative politicians have condemned it, saying that “Exploiting newborns to suggest that homosexual tendencies are innate is a misleading and shameful act.”

Les Yeux Ouverts in Shanghai

The Centre Pompidou’s Fabrica: les yeux ouverts exhibition goes to China following an invitation by the Shanghai Cultural Development Foundation.
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The exhibition will be open until November 11 at the Shanghai Art Museum as part of the Shanghai eArts Festival.
To find more information, click here.

History of Religion

How has the geography of religion evolved over the centuries, and where has it sparked wars? This map gives us a brief history of the world’s most well-known religions: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism. Selected periods of inter-religious bloodshed are also highlighted. See 5,000 years of religion in 90 seconds.

Braille Graffiti


In anticipation of the upcoming issue of Colors, check out this video.
Statement from Scott Wayne Indiana’s project site reads:
“Most braille found in public exists as pragmatic directions. This project is an attempt to create a unique moment for a blind person who might happen across one of these bits of braille graffiti. 5 different phrases were peppered around Portland, Oregon in late August, 2007. The visible title is included in an attempt to draw attention to all who pass making it more likely for a blind person to come in contact with the words via suggestion from friends or passersby. This was a strategy that arose in an interview with a blind person who wished to remain anonymous.”
Very interesting stuff. enjoy.

World Clock

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If you are looking for figures and statistics, World Clock is an online tool for ticking figurative information about a range of issues. The data updates itself with each passing second. You can look up World population, births, deaths, diseases like AIDS, TB etc. abortion rates, internet points, divorces, earth temperature, species extinct and a lot more.
http://www.poodwaddle.com/worldclock.swf
Rita Botelho, our newest team member in the Product Design department shares this with us.

The kitchen of the future


Via Paleo-Future

Against the wind

Jack Goodman from Florida seems to finally have found the proof for a controversial theses:

He built this cart to end an long argument on the Amateur Yacht Research Society website (ayrs.org) about whether DWFTTW (Down Wind Faster Than the Wind) is possible. In the end it led to more discussions, with some believing the video is a hoax. However, for me it looks reasonable. Check also Jack’s writeup (PDF).
Via boingboing

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