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July 15, 2008July 15, 2008

Design research in Italy on maps/Mappe della ricerca italiana di design

(EN) Maybe you didnt know but Torino is the World Design Capital for 2008. Some days ago, during the International Conference “Changing the Change”, the network of national agencies for design research presented a “white book” of Italian design research which contains cool maps describing the actors, themes, methodologies and the consequences that the researches have produced. You can find some of these maps on Flickr or download the Research in PDF or visit their video blog. ———— (IT) Forse non vi eravate accorti ma quest’anno Torino è la capitale mondiale del design. Qualche giorno fa, durante la conferenza internazionale “Changing the Change”, la rete di agenzie per la ricerca di design e altre sigle hanno presentato il primo libro bianco sulla ricerca di design che mostra gli attori, i temi, le metodologie e le ricadute che le ricerche hanno prodotto. Puoi trovare qualche mappa su Flickr o scaricare la ricerca completa in pdf o visitare il video blog che

July 14, 2008July 14, 2008

Check it out before committing/Informati prima di convertirti

(EN) If you are looking for the right religion to fulfill your spiritual need, it’s better to know if you are compatible with their sexual ethic. Looking at this infographic on sex and religious teaching it’s quite clear that the Roman Catholic church is the most strict on sexual ethics, compared to the other religions. For other detail check the data of this survey conducted some years ago where you can also check on Wicca and Unitarian Universalists. ————- (IT) Se stai cercando la religione giusta per soddisfare il tuo bisogno di spiritualità è meglio informarsi in tempo se sei compatibile con le loro idee sul sesso. Guardando questa infografica con tema sesso e insegnamenti religiosi, salta agli occhi come la Chiesa Cattolica Romana è quella che condanna più fermamente alcuni comportamenti, rispetto alle altre religioni. Per i dettagli della ricerca si possono vedere gli altri risultati in cui troviamo anche Wicca e Universalisti Unitariani. thnx to (Pseudoplacebo)

July 13, 2008July 12, 2008

Walmart growth and Freebase/La crescita di Walmart e Freebase

(EN) Freebase lists facts and statistics. it’s a an open database of the world’s information. It is built by the community and for the community—free for anyone to query, contribute to, build applications on top of, or integrate into their websites. It’s different from Googlebase because data are shared and collectively editable. And it uses a Creative Commons license known as an “attribution” so you’re welcome to use the Freebase data on your own site, as long as you credit Freebase as the source. Click on the picture above to see an example on how to use Freebase data through Modest Maps, a software to create dynamic maps with Flash or Python. Walmart’s supermarkets spread from the sixties until now! (IT) Freebase raccoglie fatti e statistiche in un database aperto dell’informazione globale. E’ costruito dalla community per la community e tutti possono ricercare, contribuire, programmare applicazioni che lo utilizzino o integrarlo nei propri siti web. E’ diverso da Googlebase perchè

July 12, 2008July 14, 2008

The sound of melting ice/Il suono del ghiaccio che si scioglie

(EN) Paul Miller aka DJ Spooky last summer traveled by ship through the icy waters around Antarctica and recorded images and sounds. While staying there he also stumbled upon some extremely rare Soviet footage that later mixed into a 70 minutes’ multi-screen live performance: Terra Nova, the Antartica Suite. He writes: One of the things I noticed first and foremost, is how much the different nation states had “scripted” their territorial competitions in Europe into claims onto what is essentially a moving and ever transforming landscape. For me, Antartica’s ice was a perfect metaphor for today’s contemporary geo-political flux. The 5 minutes’ trailer includes some infographic about the state of Antartica. ————- (IT) Paul Miller aka DjSpooky ha passato l’estate scorsa navigando nelle acque ghiacciate dell’Antartico registrando suoni e immagini. Si è poi imbattuto in rari filmati di archivio sovietici ha rimixato creando un’installazione live multi schermo di 70 minuti: Terra Nova, the Antartica Suite. Paul scrive nella presentazione: Una

July 11, 2008July 11, 2008

John Lennon animated interview/L’intervista animata a John Lennon

(EN) In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fanatic named Jerry Levitan, armed with a reel-to-reel tape deck, snuck into John Lennon’s hotel room in Toronto and convinced John to do an interview about peace. 38 years later, Jerry has produced an animated film about it: “I met the Walrus”, Oscar Nominated. Using the original interview recording as the soundtrack, director Josh Raskin has woven a visual narrative which tenderly romances Lennon’s every word in a cascading flood of multipronged animation. Pen drawings by James Braithwaite and digital illustrations by Alex Kurina. Graphic animation is exploring new fascinating applications and Lennon’s words become even more part of nowadays political life. —– (IT) Nel 1969 il quattordicenne Jerry Levitan, fun dei Beatles, armato di un registratore a nastro si è intrufolato nella stanza d’albergo in cui stava John Lennon e l’ha convinto a rilasciargli un’intervista sulla pace. 38 anni dopo Jerry ha prodotto il film animato nominato agli Oscar “I met the Walrus”