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can we trust each other?

…that was the subject of the first emails to the people Vandejong communications wanted to get involved with their project; Creating Trustville. The Amsterdam based agency has detected a decline in the societal discussion regarding vision and development of society and culture.
Positions on the political spectrum -both left and right, are deepening and are increasingly rigid; politics and media alike. The empty arguments find a desolate no-man’s land that is ‘the people’ – and more often, completely misses them. Where do we base trust if we can base it at all? What is it made of; this trust?

intriguing newspaper direct mail piece which i received from design agency ‘vandejong’ introducing their new project ‘creating trustville’

m / 23-06-2010 12:22 - tags: , , ,  

start stop end

another stop-motion piece from ‘ok go’

m / 23-06-2010 12:08 - tags: ,  

underground geo-tagging

not very attractive but pretty interesting to see: a real-time map of the tube trains riding around london

m / 23-06-2010 12:02 - tags: ,  

you look like you don’t need friends

left is the book i made for artist ‘martin de waal’ earlier this year… and right is a poster for the upcoming film the social network (thanks to martin himself for pointing out the pretty surprising similarity…)

m / 22-06-2010 22:49 - tags: , ,  

220º virus

this upcoming title from ‘gestalten’ celebrates the world’s ugliest piece of furniture

…monobloc is the established term for the ubiquitous stackable plastic chair that can be found on patios and in yards, snack bars and campgrounds around the globe. Although despised by design aficionados, it is arguably the most successful piece of furniture in the world…

m / 22-06-2010 22:46 - tags: ,