WEEKLY EMAIL: JUNE 17, 2010

FEATURED THIS WEEK : ERNEST BECK

How to Run a Design Firm for Social Change

In a field in which large, for-profit design firms like IDEO, Frog and Continuum do much of the heavy lifting, Catapult Design's nonprofit model offers a new way to think about how designers can engage social innovation projects.
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OBSERVATORY : J.D. MCCLATCHY

"A View of the Sea"

The argument had smoldered for a week,

Long enough for the fine points of fire,

Banked from the start against self-righteousness,

To have blurred in the pale ash of recrimination.

Red Light, Green Light : The Invention of the Traffic Signal

The traffic signal was first invented in 1912 — by a Detroit policeman named Lester Wire — as a two-color, red-and-green light with a buzzer to warn pedestrians ahead of the impending transition. In 1920, this basic design was modified (by another policeman called William Potts) to include the tri-colored red, amber, and green lights widely used today.
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PLACES : BRIAN DAVIS, JULIENNE SCHAER

Building Brooklyn Bridge Park: An Interview with Matthew Urbanski

This spring saw the openings of Pier 1 and Pier 6, the first phases of Brooklyn Bridge Park, a major transformation of the former industrial waterfront of New York City's most populous borough. To mark the occasion, landscape designer and journalist Brian Davis interviewed landscape architect Matthew Urbanski, principal of Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates. Their conversation focused on the design and construction of Pier 1, and on the challenges of both continuing and extending the city's extraordinary legacy of public parks, including Frederick Law Olmsted's Prospect Park. To complement the interview, we are pleased to include a slideshow of photojournalist Julienne Schaer's images of the park under construction. This is the first of an occasional series on Places of interviews with leading landscape architects.
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OBSERVATORY : ERIC BAKER

Today, 06.12.10

Here are Today's images.
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WEEKLY EMAIL: JUNE 17, 2010
FEATURED THIS WEEK : ERNEST BECK How to Run a Design Firm for Social Change In a field in which large, for-profit design firms like IDEO, Frog and Continuum do much of the heavy lifting, Catapult Design's nonprofit model offers a new way to think about how designers can engage social innovation projects. READ MORE
OBSERVATORY : J.D. MCCLATCHY "A View of the Sea" The argument had smoldered for a week, Long enough for the fine points of fire, Banked from the start against self-righteousness, To have blurred in the pale ash of recrimination. READ MORE OBSERVATORY : MARY BADON Red Light, Green Light : The Invention of the Traffic Signal The traffic signal was first invented in 1912 — by a Detroit policeman named Lester Wire — as a two-color, red-and-green light with a buzzer to warn pedestrians ahead of the impending transition. In 1920, this basic design was modified (by another policeman called William Potts) to include the tri-colored red, amber, and green lights widely used today. READ MORE PLACES : BRIAN DAVIS, JULIENNE SCHAER Building Brooklyn Bridge Park: An Interview with Matthew Urbanski This spring saw the openings of Pier 1 and Pier 6, the first phases of Brooklyn Bridge Park, a major transformation of the former industrial waterfront of New York City's most populous borough. To mark the occasion, landscape designer and journalist Brian Davis interviewed landscape architect Matthew Urbanski, principal of Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates. Their conversation focused on the design and construction of Pier 1, and on the challenges of both continuing and extending the city's extraordinary legacy of public parks, including Frederick Law Olmsted's Prospect Park. To complement the interview, we are pleased to include a slideshow of photojournalist Julienne Schaer's images of the park under construction. This is the first of an occasional series on Places of interviews with leading landscape architects. READ MORE OBSERVATORY : ERIC BAKER Today, 06.12.10 Here are Today's images. READ MORE		BECOME A FAN ON FACEBOOK \| FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AUDIO: DESIGN MATTERS ARCHIVE Laurie Rosenwald Laurie Rosenwald is a graphic designer, artist, illustrator, writer, television actress and author. Listen >> More Design Matters Archive >> CHANGE OBSERVER: PROJECT ARCHIVE PACT Underwear Report on PACT, an underwear company that embraces green manufacturing and donates a portion of its revenue to nonprofits. READ MORE OBSERVATORY ARCHIVE Notebooks Logorama Hiroshima: Lost Photographs PLACES ARCHIVE: WINTER 2007 The Lost Public Art of Gordon Matta-Clark Gordon Matta-Clark infiltrated the worlds of art and architecture, revealing deep complacencies in each. READ MORE CHANGE OBSERVER: RESOURCES Academic Programs >> Competitions >> Conferences & Events >> Fellowships & Prizes >> Organizations >> Programs & Initiatives >> Publications & Websites >> Social Networks >> RECENT BOOKS RECEIVED Perspecta 42 "The Real" Matthew Roman & Tal Schori, editors Dot Dot Dot 15 Stuart Bailey, editor RGB: British Graphics Marc Valli & Richard Brereton, editors
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