Buy Tapped and Help Put an End to Bottled Water.
“these companies are taking something great, that belongs to all of us, repackaging it and selling it back to us. And we think we are getting something great in return” We feel a little late on this one. Brought to you from the producers of Who Killed the Electric Car, Tappedspills the goods on all the bad [...]
To Live and Ride in L.A.
Visit: To Live & Ride In L.A. OFFICIAL TRAILER from TRAFIK on Vimeo. TRAFIK presents The Official Trailer for To Live & Ride In L.A. (toliveandrideinla.com) Over a year in the making, To Live & Ride In L.A. is the first feature-length film about L.A.’s underground fixed-gear culture. Directed by David Rowe (Fast Friday), the [...]
Re-Invent The Book Review with The Rise of “Collaborative Consumption” & Win
We have teamed up with Collaborative Consumption and Shareable.net to give you the chance to win. We believe in sharing and recognize that sharing is also an important emerging industry. It’s critical for the future of the environment, the way we mobilize and socialize—ultimately, the way we live and function together as a society. It’s [...]
Help Crowdfund The Future & Create a Thirst for Change.
321 Water Crowdfunding 2.0 View more webinars from Half A Teaspoon Pty Ltd. Gretha Oost doesn’t believe there are any problems too big to solve. Her high ideals and big ideas mean that if she sees something that needs to change in the world, she figures out a way to do it. Running a small [...]
The Surprising Hidden Facts Behind the Water We Use Everyday
The largest part of your water footprint may be the surprisingly large amount of water needed to grow and produce the food you eat. Here is a look at much water it really takes to support your lifestyle. Here, National Geographic take us through the surprising hidden facts behind the water we use. The average [...]
uncluttered white poll | uws asks for your thoughts on making water better
Did you know that 70% of bottled water companies gain high profits by drawing water from public water sources, putting it in plastic containers, and reselling it at 2,900 times the price of regular tap. Not only does bottled water contribute to excessive waste, it’s likely no safer or cleaner than our tap water in [...]
Diesel Create Facepark | The Analog Version Of Facebook
Diesel’s “Be Stupid” campaign platform continues to drive innovation and awesomeness in there approach to social engagement. Diesel has created a social event called Facepark, a live event where thousands turned up to create an analog version of Facebook, simulating pretty much everything you can do on Facebook in a physical format, starting with every guest receiving a profile [...]
An Infographic On The Coming Water Wars.
Click for larger image It is forecast that in the U.S. by 2050, energy will be 40 percent higher than it is today, (Energy Information Administration), a research unit of the federal Department of Energy. Climate change is steadily reducing snowmelt and rainfall that feeds lakes and rivers, says the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. [...]
We are Creating an Infograph on How You Get to Work Each Day.
uncluttered white spaces is interested to learn more about your day. We want to start off with how you get to work. With an increase of people choosing to ride their bike to work of 37% since 2003 in the USA, we wanted to see how our readers get around town. This should take you [...]
Redesigning Parking Meters to Help the Homeless
Can a parking meter help deal with homelessness? Montréal’s retired mechanical parking meters, ParcoDons, have been recycled and redesigned to collect donations to help the city’s homeless. The project was launched in 2007 and this year, its organizers asked local Quebec celebrities and organizations to “adopt” and personalize the parking meters with acrylic paint. Accordingly, the [...]
Jamie Oliver Introduces the openIDEO Challenge with Food Revolution
Jamie Oliver Introduces the OpenIDEO Challenge / OpenIDEO.com from IDEO on Vimeo. How can we raise kids’ awareness of the benefits of fresh food so they can make better choices? Jamie Oliver won the TED Prize wish last year. His wish was to create a Food Revolution in America, to change the way kids eat [...]
Bottled Water is a Symbol of Modern Day Consumerism. A Symbol we Don’t Need.
Bottled water is simply an indulgence for western culture, and despite the stories we tell ourselves, it is not a benign indulgence. The USA alone are moving 1 billion bottles of water around a week in ships, trains, and trucks. Picture this, that is the same as 37,800 full size trucks delivering water a week. [...]
The Creators Project Meets James Powderly
The Creators Project Meets James Powderly from Creators Project on Vimeo. The Creators Project is a new network dedicated to the celebration of creativity and culture across media, and around the world. At a time in the history of the arts where digital technologies have revolutionized distribution, democratized access, and completely re-imagined the scope and [...]
The Conspiracy for Good and Social Benefit Storytelling.
The Conspiracy For Good is the pilot project for a first-of-its-kind, interactive story, that empowers its audience to take real-life action and create positive change in the world. Call it Social Benefit Storytelling. As part of the Conspiracy For Good you will join a collective of thinkers, artists, musicians and causes, creating a unified voice [...]
Good Childhood Obesity | An Infograph
VIEW FULL SIZE Good have created a contest that asked you to create an infographic about childhood obesity, in partnership with the Let’s Move! Initiative. Thye have started to receive submissions and we have attached our favourite inforgraph.To view the rest, head over toGood Magazine and they will be announcing the winners on July 27. [...]
A BATHING APE and DAIWA create the 144 hour pop-up retail store.
A BATHING APE are creating a special pop-up store alongside fishing brand DAIWA. The collaboration will come to life on July 24th, as both companies officially open the retail spot dubbed 144H, for the amount of hours it will remain open to the public. Featured product include fishing supplies, outdoor goods, and fishing apparel. Further [...]
The Dirty Water Campaign New York by UNICEF Reminder
1 year ago this week in Manhattan, New York, UNICEF devised a very original way of raising awareness to the water problem millions of people across the globe are facing every day. The Dirty Water campaign gave people the chance to buy a bottle of disease-infected water, other people are forced to drink on a daily basis. [...]
People for Bikes | A Movement to Make Our World More Bike Friendly
People for Bikes is a movement to make our world more bike friendly- to build more trails, paths and bike lanes, to make riding safer and more accessible for all. Colle + McVoy have created a great campiagn for the new Bikes Belong initiative. The goal of peopleforbikes.org is to gather a million names of [...]
180 Days of the Fully Sick Rapper and the YouTube Project
The video was made on day 180 of the Fully Sick Rapper who’d been quarantined in hospital with TB, just three days before he was told he could finally go home. When he made this, he had no idea when or if he was going home. It’s raw and engaging. He was invited to make the [...]
Infograph | CO2 Emissions & The Cost of SPAM
“The Cost of Spam: CO2 Emissions” by designer Antonio Lupetti’s looks at the environmental impact of the remarkably high number spam emails send around the world. 183 Billion to be exact.
The TED Fellows Program Continues to Empower Visionaries
The TED Fellows program continues to empower visionary makers and doers from around the world (with a specific focus on Asia-Pacific, the Caribbean, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East). With 23 new TED Global Fellows, who join 20 exceptional Senior Fellows. The fellows span a wide spectrum of disciplines—from photojournalism to biotechnology to digital choreography. —and makes for [...]
From New York to Bondi – Woods Bagot Floats Modular ‘Icebergs’
Contemplating the blue-boarded frozen construction sites on his daily commute from Penn Station to Woods Bagot’s former Garment District office, Woods Bagot New York Principal Jeffrey Holmes considered how to reimagine and revitalise the City’s urban fabric with the promise held by such captivating physical spaces. “Owners and developers are spending money every day to [...]
Palladium Extend the Pirate Radio Concept to Bread & Butter Berlin
Following the success of London Pirate Radio, a documentary created by Palladium and VICE, and the Palladium x Logan Sama Mix tape release, Palladium continues their association with grime music at Bread & Butter Berlin 2010 with an exciting extension of the pirate radio concept. Palladium and VICE are creating Palladium Radio, a unique pop [...]
The Sustainable Future in Sydney | 5 days to go.
On the 14th of July, uncluttered white spaces is hoster a talk in Sydney on the Sustainable Future. As our environment is currently facing huge obstacles that have the potential to seriously disrupt our future and the future of our shared environment. Whilst there is speculation, the current apocalyptic predictions for our planet tend to paralyze people [...]
