What If Your Ovaries Could Live Forever? I, for one, can't imagine running after a toddler all day at the age of 48. I had a conversation with my mother about potentially having children a few years ago, specifically in terms of the help I'd need from her, and she told me that she honestly didn't know if she had the physical strength and stamina to raise a kid at her age (she was 50 then). Well, I had my kid at 40. OK, pregnant at 40 and gave birth at 41. Yeah, even beyond the medical and health issues for both parent and child, raising a kid into your 60's isn't fair for either of you, but that's just my opinion. Yeah, I don't think that's an issue for either me or for my friend — as we are both first-time parents.
2 ou 3 choses que je sais d’elle… la typographie » 2 ou 3 choses que je sais d’elle… la typographie Il y a près de quatre ans, sur l’invitation généreuse de Renaud Huberlant, j’entamais, avec la co-animation de ce blog, un exercice de balisage du flux informationnel de la toile et une tentative modeste de décryptage des enjeux et des élans du graphisme contemporain. Aujourd’hui, après avoir chaleureusement remercié Renaud pour son invitation et Simon Lagneaux pour son travail de développement et de suivi de cet interface, je vais poursuivre cette aventure critique et pédagogique au sein de l’espace plus collectif proposé par la revue en ligne Tombolo. Cet article est donc le dernier que je produirai, non sans quelque émotion, sur 2 ou 3 choses que je sais d’elle… la typographie. Un tombolo c’est ce genre de talus qui protège ou constitue le lien littoral entre deux étendues terrestres. Tombolo a été initié par officeabc (Catherine Guiral, Brice Domingues) et votre serviteur. A tombolo is a kind of slope that protects or constitutes a coastal link between two land areas.
YMYI - You Move You Interact Design Archives Vignelli Associates (1962-2008) 50 Books/50 Covers of 2010 The 50 best-designed books and book covers published between January 1 and December 31, 2010.View Collection Chermayeff & Geismar (1960-2006) AIGA 365: Design Effectiveness (2011) Push Pin Graphic (1957-1980) 50 Books/50 Covers of 2009 The 50 best-designed books and book covers designed and/or produced in North America between January 1 and December 31, 2009.View Collection 50 Books/50 Covers of 2008 The 50 best-designed books and book covers designed and/or produced between January 1 and December 31, 2008.View Collection Fifty Books of the Year (1930) Communication Graphics (1969) Just Type Work published in 1978-1982 that relies solely on type or handlettering as illustrative elements.View Collection Graphic Explanations: Charts, Diagrams, Graphs and Maps Print charts, diagrams, graphs and maps designed to aid the reader's comprehension of complex information, published in the United States or Canada in 1978-81.View Collection Packaging
Jon Ardern . com - projects : Ark-Inc. #2a. Economics, Intrinsic Vs. Abstract Value The value of something is intrinsically linked to its relationship with its external environment. Although abstract value or money currently holds an intrinsic value as it relates to our current world system, that system, I would argue, is inherently unsustainable. As the project proposes that this system will soon crash, the value that that abstract value holds will crash with it. 'Intrinsic value' is a value system endorsed by ARK-INC. as it seeks pragmatic ways to gain capital, leading up to and beyond “the crash”. #2b. The Paradigm Index relates a general rise in the value of Ark assets with a progression in world collapse, as opposed to investing in assets that are tied to an 'abstract value system', that more closely relates increases in wealth to market growth. The paradigm index is a reworking of a stock-market/share index. - click image to enlarge -
Reimagining City Life: One Startup's Vision of the Future The Global Innovation Series is supported by BMW i, a new concept dedicated to providing mobility solutions for the urban environment. It delivers more than purpose-built electric vehicles — it delivers smart mobility services. Visit bmw-i.com or follow @BMWi on Twitter. From New York to Shanghai, one can quickly become irritated by the flaws and inefficiencies of city living. The startup was founded in 2010 by Adam Greenfield, who previously worked as head of design direction for service at Nokia and the user interface design and lead information architect for Razorfish's Tokyo office. The Downfalls of City Living ... Greenfield has lived in United States, the United Kingdom, France, Finland, Korea and Japan. "A lot of people face pretty profound constraints on mobility, enjoy only limited access to opportunity, and face serious difficulty in getting timely, accurate information about services available to them," he says. 1. Enter Farevalue. 2. 3. Series supported by BMW i
hillmancurtis Le Solar Generation Feature story - June 1, 2004 Who are we? Young people who want to change the world! What do we want? 15,000 postcards from the public calling for renewable energy are delivered in a ball of ice to the Bonn Renewables conference. Young people have the most to lose from global warming but also the most to gain from the urgent action that is needed now to prevent the worst impacts. Now members of Solar Generation are facing possibly their biggest challenge. They made a start with the chance to make a speech to the first day of the conference. "With what we are experiencing, we, the members of Solar Generation are putting our feet forward against climate change and are pushing for renewable energy. Back in China, Henry has been busy with Solar Campus projects to spread the word on renewable energy to students and lobbying Chinese energy companies to invest in renewable power: "We believe that our actions and passion for our environment could make waves in our world! Take action: More:
United Micro Kingdoms: A Design Fiction I designer londinesi Anthony Dunne e Fiona Raby riflettono sulle conseguenze del progresso tecnologico dai primi anni Novanta. Nel loro ruolo di progettisti, saggisti e docenti al Royal College of Art, i due sono stati tra i primi sostenitori di un design critico, che crea oggetti e immagina scenari che inducono a soffermarsi a riflettere sul futuro delle tecnologie di oggi. Vista della mostra "United Micro Kingdoms (UmK): A Design Fiction" al Design Museum di Londra La loro più recente visione prospettica è attualmente esposta nella mostra United Micro Kingdoms (UmK): A Design Fiction al Design Museum di Londra. In una saletta all’ultimo piano del museo la mostra mette in scena un futuro indefinito, nel quale l’Inghilterra è stata divisa in quattro “microregni”: quelli dei digitariani, dei comunisti-nuclearisti, degli anarco-evoluzionisti e dei biodemocratici. A Ovest ci sono i biodemocratici. Ma l’ansia tecnologica di oggi è evidente soprattutto nei comunisti-nuclearisti.