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Design for Good | Big Think http://bigthink.com/blogs/design-for-good <p>Design for Good is a blog about socially beneficial design. It covers everything from industrial design that addresses developing world problems, to guerrilla design interventions that make urbanity more livable, to graphical presentations of data that bring greater transparency to politics. Rapidly expanding in response to increasing cultural demand, this area of study will only grow more vital—and fascinating—in the 21st century.</p> <p> </p> <div style="font-family: Gill Sans, Gill Sans MT, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-transform: uppercase;">Submit a Design for Good!</div> <p>Have you spotted a design for good? <a href="mailto:teodora.zareva@gmail.com">Suggest a story</a> for inclusion on the blog today. </p> Tue, 21 May 2013 16:05:38 -0000 Copyright Big Think. This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License. Finally an App That Reveals the True Story Behind the Brands You Buy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/design-for-good/~3/HITgcD7rgrU/finally-an-app-that-reveals-the-true-story-behind-the-brands-you-buy http://bigthink.com/ideas/finally-an-app-that-reveals-the-true-story-behind-the-brands-you-buy Sat, 18 May 2013 14:21:41 -0400
Read More]]> Teodora Zareva http://bigthink.com/ideas/finally-an-app-that-reveals-the-true-story-behind-the-brands-you-buy The First Airline in the World to Sell Your Flight by the Pound http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/design-for-good/~3/oePCduHF28Y/the-first-airline-in-the-world-to-sell-your-flight-by-the-pound http://bigthink.com/ideas/the-first-airline-in-the-world-to-sell-your-flight-by-the-pound Wed, 08 May 2013 15:02:16 -0400 Samoa Air, they are the first airline in the world which charges you by the pound and provides a better level of comfort, customized to your needs. The system is super simple - the price of the ticket is ...

Read More]]> Teodora Zareva http://bigthink.com/ideas/the-first-airline-in-the-world-to-sell-your-flight-by-the-pound Is That a Solar-Powered Socket in Your Pocket? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/design-for-good/~3/5eIP7QzcaeY/is-that-a-solar-powered-socket-in-your-pocket http://bigthink.com/ideas/is-that-a-solar-powered-socket-in-your-pocket Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:00:00 -0400
Read More]]> Teodora Zareva http://bigthink.com/ideas/is-that-a-solar-powered-socket-in-your-pocket This Company’s Breakthrough is Changing the Future of Fuels and the World http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/design-for-good/~3/QgopjlTHY-I/this-companys-breakthrough-is-changing-the-future-of-fuels-and-the-world http://bigthink.com/ideas/this-companys-breakthrough-is-changing-the-future-of-fuels-and-the-world Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:12:03 -0400 LanzaTech is going to be part of the ...

Read More]]> Teodora Zareva http://bigthink.com/ideas/this-companys-breakthrough-is-changing-the-future-of-fuels-and-the-world Social Entrepreneurship With Grandma http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/design-for-good/~3/MIODEQUkJR4/doing-social-entrepreneurship-with-grandma http://bigthink.com/ideas/doing-social-entrepreneurship-with-grandma Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:30:21 -0400
Read More]]> Teodora Zareva http://bigthink.com/ideas/doing-social-entrepreneurship-with-grandma The Startup That Will Enable You To Crowdfund Everything From Your Friend’s Birthday To Your Non-Profit’s Next Life-Changing Cause http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/design-for-good/~3/9An8_Rn8e7g/the-startup-that-will-enable-you-to-crowdfund-everything-from-your-friends-birthday-to-your-non-profits-next-life-changing-cause-2 http://bigthink.com/ideas/the-startup-that-will-enable-you-to-crowdfund-everything-from-your-friends-birthday-to-your-non-profits-next-life-changing-cause-2 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:10:38 -0400 http://www.crowdfundthedebt.com/). I mean, could we really? Why not? When it comes to crowdfunding, I’ve ...

Read More]]> Teodora Zareva http://bigthink.com/ideas/the-startup-that-will-enable-you-to-crowdfund-everything-from-your-friends-birthday-to-your-non-profits-next-life-changing-cause-2 Yes, For Real, It’s An Invisible Bicycle Helmet And It IS Awesome http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/design-for-good/~3/jrwwRurUvbc/yes-for-real-its-an-invisible-bicycle-helmet-and-it-is-awesome http://bigthink.com/ideas/yes-for-real-its-an-invisible-bicycle-helmet-and-it-is-awesome Mon, 25 Mar 2013 05:23:24 -0400 Hövding (don ...

Read More]]> Teodora Zareva http://bigthink.com/ideas/yes-for-real-its-an-invisible-bicycle-helmet-and-it-is-awesome Why We Need to Change the Way We Think About Giving http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/design-for-good/~3/vopEl1GlSiU/why-we-need-to-change-the-way-we-think-about-giving http://bigthink.com/ideas/why-we-need-to-change-the-way-we-think-about-giving Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:38:51 -0400 this TED talk, given by Dan Palotta, AIDSRide founder and author of Charity Case . Why? Because according to him, it is the way we think about nonprofits that undermines our very own ...

Read More]]> Teodora Zareva http://bigthink.com/ideas/why-we-need-to-change-the-way-we-think-about-giving Access to the Web is a Human Right: How to Make It Happen http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/design-for-good/~3/DgMMNVQV3L4/access-to-the-web-is-a-human-right-how-to-make-it-happen http://bigthink.com/ideas/access-to-the-web-is-a-human-right-how-to-make-it-happen Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:41:46 -0400 "access to the web is now a human right". Probably not many people know, however, that only 25.6% of the world population has internet access. This means there are 5 billion people worldwide ...

Read More]]> Teodora Zareva http://bigthink.com/ideas/access-to-the-web-is-a-human-right-how-to-make-it-happen If You Liked the 'Bios Urn,' You'll Love 'The Spirit Tree' http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/design-for-good/~3/5FbZR4uxy9g/if-you-liked-the-bios-urn-youll-love-the-spirit-tree http://bigthink.com/ideas/if-you-liked-the-bios-urn-youll-love-the-spirit-tree Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 previous post, Teddy Zareva wrote about a biodegradable urn made by the Spanish designer Martin Azua that turns you into a tree when you die. Big Think readers quickly warmed to this romantic notion of life after death in the form of "an eco solution," and the post went viral. One big ...

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