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(CBS) - Sometimes we watch a video online and it inspires us to dance or sing or ride a bike or... well, the list is pretty much infinite. This beautiful video will almost surely make you want to paint (or do something creative). Check it out. Truly amazing artistry and a video that really brings a sense of calm and serenity while watching. The work was posted by YouTube user "KduRochaY" and is entitled "SUPAKITCH & KORALIE Art".
Beautiful video that will make you want to paint - The Feed - CBS News
Four-year-old Jivan lives in a skyscraper in Brooklyn, New York, USA Where Children Sleep, set to be published later this year by Chris Boot , is a collection of James Mollison 's photographs of childrens' bedrooms from around the world. The book also contains a portrait of each child and, as you'd imagine, the differences between the spaces each one calls their own are striking... The book has been designed to appeal to readers of all ages, with the texts apparently prepared with an audience of nine- to thirteen-year-olds in mind. "I hope this book will help children think about inequality, within and between societies around the world," says Mollison in his introduction, "and perhaps start to figure out how, in their own lives, they may respond." Fourteen-year-old Rhiannon lives in Darvel, Scotland
Creative Review - Where Children Sleep
Fascinating Lamps by Calabarte | Pondly
Article by Lily I'm a French full time student and a part-time blogger. I like Pondly because it allows me to share what I find on the Internet, for everyone to see. Calabarte is an artist from Poland. He sculpts elaborated patterns on gourds which come from Senegal.
BBC News - Knowledge economy: Global best school buildings
How can design and architecture improve the quality of education? Designing for Education: Compendium of Exemplary Educational Facilities is an annual showcase for buildings for schools and universities. Here is the multicoloured exterior of the Tuomarilan kindergarten, Espoo, Finland.
Emma thought it would be fun to create a placemat with spots for each item when setting your table! She chose aqua placemats with lace details for her bohemian styled home. Here's how we made this simple project...
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World's Most Advanced Crowd Simulator Predicts How People React In Emergencies | Fast Company
Humans react in a seemingly irrational manner during emergency evacuations; sometimes, people even get trampled in the process.
Where Children Sleep: A Diverse World of Homes
When photographer James Mollison was asked to do a project on children’s rights , he found himself thinking back to his childhood bedroom and the deep importance it played in his upbringing. Taking that idea with him around the world, he photographed a diverse cross section of children and the bedrooms they call home. His moving images remove the children from their home environment, showing them before a neutral background that mostly hides their economic status as if to say “kids are just kids.” Only when their bedroom is observed, however, does the full scope of their living situation become poiniently clear. Where Children Sleep, a beautiful hardcover book featuring 112 color photographs is now available from chrisboot.com .
Imagine Pot Was Legal. How Would You Brand It? | Fast Company
Print Magazine asked four designers to imagine what a legal pot package might look like.
This Awesome Urn Will Turn You into a Tree After You Die | Design for Good | Big Think
You don't find many designers working in the funeral business thinking about more creative ways for you to leave this world (and maybe they should be). However, the product designer Gerard Moline has combined the romantic notion of life after death with an eco solution to the dirty business of the actual, you know, transition. His Bios Urn is a biodegradable urn made from coconut shell, compacted peat and cellulose and inside it contains the seed of a tree. Once your remains have been placed into the urn, it can be planted and then the seed germinates and begins to grow.
Creative Truths | Ubersuper
Charlie Loosen those letters and make the world happier! We need room to breathe. The super-tight kerning creates a sense of anxiety and perverts your messages.In From up North's inspiration galleries we present the latest of our findings from the wonderful world of design. Amazing high quality artworks in various categories from great designers all over the globe.
Various quotations | #222 « From up North | Design inspiration & news
Today, I had slept in and was late going to school. On a note I wrote my reason for being late as "busy fighting crime" and I drew the Batman symbol under it. My mom laughed, signed it, and dropped me off to school. When I got to school I signed in at the attendance office, and gave my note to the secretary.
Life is pretty normal today
Bathroom walls give opinionated urinators everywhere a makeshift, bacteria-covered forum for virulent racism, misogyny, homophobia and, worst of all, philosophy. Of course, we'd never advocate one of these obscene acts of vandalism — unless it's a smart-ass response to a previous act of vandalism. [ Via imgur , From the Bathroom Wall , Reddit , Reddit , lolgraff , Flickr , Andrew Backwell , The Poke , lolgraff , Todd C. , Pictures of Walls ]
The Most Brilliantly Obnoxious Responses To Moronic Graffiti | Happy Place
In From up North's inspiration galleries we present the latest of our findings from the wonderful world of design. Amazing high quality artworks in various categories from great designers all over the globe.
Various quotations | #318 « From up North | Design inspiration & news
See what happens when people use sleeves from classic vinyl records to spice up their photographs, the results are truly spectacular… Sleeveface is an international phenomenon wherein one or more persons obscure or augment body parts with record sleeve(s), causing an illusion. Good… But could’ve been better. Almost everyone shows faults along the edges where the shouldn’t be. A little more time and angles would’ve made them perfect. Good idea/concept, though
Trick Photography with Album Covers
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