January 2010
7 posts
“…we have to define what people need rather than what people want. Which...”
– Massimo Vignelli at Thirty Conversations on Design. Found via Archinect.
Design fantasies for obsolete Bay Bridge span →
“It’s a safe bet that most Bay Area residents view the eastern half of the Bay Bridge as an aged structure that can’t be replaced soon enough. But a handful of designers see much more, an icon ready for a bold new life - such as a working farm that shares the deck with a hotel. Or a park stretched atop long blocks of housing. Or a hotel shaped like the prow of an ocean...
Haiti text message charity fundraising sets record →
“The charity notes that within 31 hours of launching its text message charity appeal on Wednesday (January 13th) it had raised in excess of $3 million (£1.84 million), a third of the total amount pledged to the organisation by American donors.” Found on the Charity Technology Trust.
