| This Way Up - more>> |
 Do you ever have the feeling that you're being lied to about just don't know what? That there's something wrong with the way society defines your success, but you just can't put your finger on it? Do you question that there has to be more to life than getting a job, making some money, working until you're sixty, then retiring to the country
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| Nomadic design. - more>> |
 James is an industrial designer who has opted out of the conventional career path of increasing management responsibility to focus on doing the work he loves in a way and a place (rural France) that suits his needs. Here he gives us five reasons why he made the move away from the rat race - making the choice of lifestyle over work-style.
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| The Wonder of Geodesics - more>> |
Many, especially in the media, appear to believe that sustainability means a return to cave dwelling. Corporate lobbying campaigns against environmental measures for fear of reduced profits. Ironically as a society we are better technically placed to go green and maintain our lifestyle than ever before – renewable energy technologies, renewable materials technology (see separate Industrial Hemp article) are advancing rapidly. Geodesic building contribute to this offering more covered space for less materials. |
| Communications for the real world - more>> |
Once again Seb - Client Relations Director at Ethical Media challenges our ideas about what constitutes good communications - especially for authentic businesses and charities and NGOs.
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| Which came first…effective communications or positive change? - more>> |
Seb Ross - Client Relations Director at ethical communications design supremos - Ethical Media gets passionate and challenging about the role and responsibilities of communications agencies.
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| Communications for life - more>> |
Communication is pivotal to life. Perhaps communication could even form part of a definition of life, because things that do not communicate do not live either.
In our "developed" society the methods, tools and techniques of communication have developed too. We now have an astonishing array of specialised communication, which support our way of life.
Sadly the biggest users of communication are also often the biggest abusers of communication. Governments and big business have sponsored the development of communications thinking through the employment of advertising, PR and other communications agencies. These agencies have developed techniques for helping their paymasters conceal or invert the unacceptable to persuade us the buying and voting public to accept and even support things that poison us and disempower us.
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| Functional, Accessible and Good-Looking - more>> |
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Digital information is available at anytime and from anywhere through many means (computer, PDA, phone, TV). In web design and digital products, features that enhance the experience for some users can make the information inaccessible to others.
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| The Church By Paul Soong, Founder, The Church. - more>> |
Creating a new paradigm in the design industry. The Church is a socially
responsible company which aims to help thousands of students worldwide,
through a unique system based on collaborative working and an attitude that 'nothing is impossible.'
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