Social media is changing the way we send and receive messages and, ultimately, the way we live and learn. The ability of the technology to ‘push’ interesting and valuable information without lengthy research provides inspiration in a an unbelievably efficient and effortless manner. Once you’re connected to the correct sources it’s really a matter of controlling the influx to avoid information overload.
Everyday is busy and packed full of deadlines and meetings. How can adding something else to the ‘to do’ list increase creativity and productivity? Committing to practice some sort of restorative mind/body activities everyday provides a way to decompress and allows for new ideas to flow freely.
Advertising does work, so designer’s need to truly think about their personal system of ethics. What ideas are you willing to communicate? Are these ideas inline with your personal belief system? Design is powerful and it is up to you to discern between the costs and the benefits. Or…maybe the government will step in and decide for you? In the case below it’s not a bad idea…
via Spain to Ban Some Prime-time Diet, Beauty Ads
LONDON (AdAge.com) — Marketers in Spain could be banned from advertising certain beauty products and services before 10 p.m., as the government attempts to stamp out the growing number of eating disorders and improve the mental health of young women fixated on their weight and appearance.
There is an interesting dialogue about the role of design on the 5D website. Thinking about how design can ‘change the world’ reevaluates the relationship between form and function; transforming the art form into a necessary and relevant factor in shaping the way we live. Design has the potential to depart from the commercial application we think of by default to something much larger and more important in the big scheme of things.
The next 5D conference will be held on the campus of California State University, Long Beach in October 2010.
Digital technologies are blurring the boundaries between the passive and interactive experience of visual art, entertainment, environmental design and the built environment. For all those engaged in the creative process of world-building and storytelling in narrative media, 5D: The Immersive Design Conference is the platform for exploring the present and future of immersive design, and its impact on all aspects of the creative media space. Our goal is to unite a vital community of designers and image-makers and to serve as a catalyst for innovation.
Just returned from a quick trip to Barcelona. The attention to detail within every inch of Gaudi’s work is inspiring! I had the opportunity to see Casa Milà,Casa Batlló, La Sagrada Família, and Park Güell.
Thoughts on Design…among other things
