‘It’s a 7-day, 545-mile bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles to make a world of difference in the lives of people living with HIV and AIDS.’
This weekend, designer Christopher Le is biking south in support of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation.
Donate here. Snag poster (above) for contributions of $50 or more.
‘Does the venue make the music? From outdoor drumming to Wagnerian operas to arena rock, he explores how context has pushed musical innovation’
Found via Lucy Cook
‘It’s an amalgamation of ‘sign’ (Korean written language) and ‘space’: signs become spaces, and spaces become signs’
The South Korean pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo 2010. Designed by Mass Studies. More info here.
Found via Poketo
‘British photographer Charlie Crane traveled to Pyongyang, the capital city and obtained permission to photograph daily life in North Korea.’
More here.
Found via H&FJ
Designing for use is something often overlooked by designers. What happens once the design is in the hands of actual people?
Stewart Brand takes a long look at design AFTER it’s implemented – in this case, the design of buildings. Does ‘form follow function?’
6-part, 3-hour BBC Documentary. Based on Brand’s book. Music by Brian Eno. From 1997.
Posted in its entirety on Google. Part one above. For part two thru six, go here.
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