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Caleb reading Paul Rand’s “Conversations with Students”

Itamar Medeiros — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:17:33 +0000

Trying to do my part in educating the next generation of designers: last week my son and I watched Apple's WWDC 2013 keynote together (instagram.com/p/airUpvvWMr/), now we're reading "Paul Rand: Conversations with Students" (tiny.cc/ts9uyw)! Check it out [...]

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For Inspiration: “O Tal Casal” by Vanessa da Mata

Itamar Medeiros — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:31:10 +0000

Watch "O Tal Casal", by Vanessa da Mata

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Watch Paola Antonelli’s “Why I brought Pac-Man to MoMA” talk at TED

Itamar Medeiros — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:06:45 +0000

When the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) senior curator of architecture and design announced the acquisition of 14 video games in 2012, "all hell broke loose." In this far-ranging, entertaining, and deeply insightful talk, Paola Antonelli explains why she's delighted to challenge preconceived ideas about art and galleries, and describes her burning wish to help establish a broader understanding of design [...]

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Watch Alastair Parvin’s “Architecture for the people by the people” talk at TED

Itamar Medeiros — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:47:17 +0000

Designer Alastair Parvin presents a simple but provocative idea: what if, instead of architects creating buildings for those who can afford to commission them, regular citizens could design and build their own houses? The concept is at the heart of WikiHouse, an open source construction kit that means just about anyone can build a house, anywhere. Alastair Parvin believes in making architecture accessible to 100 percent of the population [...]

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Information Technology in Brazil: app to reports urban problems is voted best in the world

Itamar Medeiros — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:26:09 +0000

Colab, a Brazilian application that helps report urban problems, was elected on world's best by the New Cities Foundation at an event in Sao Paulo. Other finalists included traffic BuzzJourney (Israel) and PublicStuff (United States). These apps participated prize App My City, urban award for best application in the world (those of us trying to unlock the big cities). Colab received $ 5000 in cash [...]

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Watch Thomas Friedman’s “The World is Flat 3.0” talk at MIT OpenCourseWare

Itamar Medeiros — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:07:23 +0000

Back in 2000, Tom Friedman recounts, the world began to shrink and flatten, under the influence of digital interconnectivity. Elaborating on his World is Flat thesis, Friedman describes how this new global order puts creative, entrepreneurial individuals in the driver's seat, and poses distinct new challenges and opportunities. The digital platform that connects Bangalore, Boston and Beijing enables users from any of these places to "plug, play, compete, connect and collaborate," and is changing everything, says Friedman [...]

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Watch Michael Norton’s “How to buy happiness” talk at TED

Itamar Medeiros — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:29:15 +0000

At TEDxCambridge, Michael Norton shares fascinating research on how money can, indeed buy happiness -- when you don't spend it on yourself. Listen for surprising data on the many ways pro-social spending can benefit you, your work, and (of course) other people [...]

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Information Technology in Brazil: public management collaboration app nominated for international award

Itamar Medeiros — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 18:04:17 +0000

A Brazillian startup took to the social networking approach to collect testimonies from residents about the precariousness of public facilities such as sidewalks and streets, in order to connect people to public management. The buzz generated around the site (which has already caught the attention of the city of Recife, hometown of the creators) led Colab to the final of the second edition of My City App, app award for best city in the world (those of us trying to unlock big cities) [...]

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Dieter Rams’ “Less is More” interview for Gestalten TV

Itamar Medeiros — Fri, 31 May 2013 14:21:35 +0000

How to introduce one of the most influential designers of the 20th century – one whose clear visual language has not only defined product design for decades, but also our fundamental understanding of design's potential and function? We're guessing our Less and More: The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams book, this video podcast interview, and the exhibition at London's Design Museum is a good start [...]

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Information Technology in Brazil: leading the video games market growth in 2012

Itamar Medeiros — Wed, 29 May 2013 22:57:43 +0000

A study of manufacturers showed that sales of games and equipment totaled R$ 1.6 billion last year (800 million US dollars). While this market has shrunk in most countries, in Brazil grew by 60% in comparison with 2011 [...]

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