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For Inspiration: “Eduarda fissura de átomo” by Mundo Livre S/A

Mundo Livre S/A, is a Brazilian manguebeat band, formed in 1984 in Recife, Pernambuco. It is also one of the founders of that musical style, which became popular in the 1990s. Fred Zero Quatro, the band’s singer, was one of the authors of Caranguejos com Cérebro (a manifesto considered one of the landmarks of the Manguebeat movement) together with Renato […]

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Watch Bjarke Ingels’ “Hedonistic sustainability” talk at TED

Bjarke Ingels’ architecture is luxurious, sustainable and community-driven. In this talk, he shows us his playful designs, from a factory chimney that blows smoke rings to a ski slope built atop a waste processing plant. Bjarke Ingels is principal of BIG, based in Copenhagen. An alumnus of Rem Koolhaas‘ OMA practice, Ingels takes a similar […]

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For Inspiration: “Blunt of Judah” by Nação Zumbi

Oldie, but goodie: “Blunt of Judah”, by Nação Zumbi […]

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Listen to Bjarke Ingels’ “An Architect For A Moment Or An Era?” interview for NPR

In a business that’s often poorly paid and anonymous, 39-year-old Bjarke Ingels has become something rare, especially at his age: a “starchitect” in demand. Now, the Danish architect, who has museums, apartment buildings and parks around the world, is taking his talents to New York City […]

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Watch Stefan Sagmeister’s “Don’t Take Creativity For Granted” talk at 99U

Renowned designer Stefan Sagmeister talks about the process behind his typography-driven films, which sprung from the insights in his book Things I’ve Learned in My Life So Far […]

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For Inspiration: “Boa Pessoa” by A Banda Mais Bonita da Cidade

Watch “Boa Pessoa”, by A Banda Mais Bonita da Cidade at JoyWeekend.TV

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For Inspiration, “A Fim de Onda” by Luê

The music of this singer from Pará mixes contemporary and erudite sound and released her debut album with support of Natura Musical […]

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Watch Josh Cothran’s “Personas made Personal” talk at Interaction’13 | IxDA Conference

This talk will provide an overview of the Meyers-Briggs, highlight research and thought leadership relating personality types to technology usage, examine controversies and limitations of the Meyers-Briggs Type Inventory (MBTI) and share ways to use personality types to support and communicate design, including a brief case study […]

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Watch Bill Buxton’s “Sketching Experiences” talk at the IIT’s Institute of Design Strategy Conference

Bill Buxton in this old — but still very relevant — talk advocates the need for global businesses to explore how design and design thinking can provide them with high-level, strategic value and competitive advantage […]