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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> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:07:49 -0000 Copyright Big Think. This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License. Access to the Web is a Human Right: How to Make It Happen http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/design-for-good/~3/nTVvDABwr4w/37934 http://bigthink.com/ideas/37934 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 who ...

Read More]]> Teodora Zareva http://bigthink.com/ideas/37934 If You Liked the 'Bios Urn,' You'll Love 'The Spirit Tree' http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/design-for-good/~3/-VI-3dxxgrQ/39799 http://bigthink.com/ideas/39799 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 thinker ...

Read More]]> Daniel Honan http://bigthink.com/ideas/39799 Soldiers’ Hearts Helping Soldier’s Heart http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/design-for-good/~3/L2eD3Uza6gU/39306 http://bigthink.com/ideas/39306 Arts & Culture Health & Medicine Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:24:15 -0400
Read More]]> Colin Stokes http://bigthink.com/ideas/39306 Something Good, Something Fun, Something Smart: Three Interesting Designs http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/design-for-good/~3/bw9K6Kk2AIw/39058 http://bigthink.com/ideas/39058 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:08:49 -0400 CuldeSac and it's ...

Read More]]> Teodora Zareva http://bigthink.com/ideas/39058 Zero Waste, Packaging-Free Grocery Store to Rock in Texas http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/design-for-good/~3/Szr4oJRhaU8/39027 http://bigthink.com/ideas/39027 Sat, 25 Jun 2011 09:12:31 -0400 portraying Barbie as a serial killer because of her addiction to cheap packaging. I personally think that ...

Read More]]> Teodora Zareva http://bigthink.com/ideas/39027 Ecobricks: How Sand and Bacteria Could Save 800 Million Tons of CO2 Annually http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/design-for-good/~3/OiSW4BAZj9A/38957 http://bigthink.com/ideas/38957 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:00:05 -0400
Read More]]> Teodora Zareva http://bigthink.com/ideas/38957 Successful Pay-What-You-Can Model Proves Humanity Can Be Awesome http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/design-for-good/~3/Y0GoJQ54Y4I/38887 http://bigthink.com/ideas/38887 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:43:29 -0400
Read More]]> Teodora Zareva http://bigthink.com/ideas/38887 Crowdsourcing Iceland's New Constitution http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/design-for-good/~3/uvXGV8zBIWY/38862 http://bigthink.com/ideas/38862 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:07:32 -0400 Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr, the 25-member council drafting the constitution is reaching out to Icelanders to get their recommendations. Everyone registered with their name and address can ...

Read More]]> Teodora Zareva http://bigthink.com/ideas/38862 Concrete Canvas: This is How You Pitch a Building http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/design-for-good/~3/y6I43d8wjeM/38796 http://bigthink.com/ideas/38796 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:01:31 -0400 Concrete Canvas. It is a ground-breaking material technology that allows for the construction of concrete shelters in no time and only with the help of water and air. The material the shelters ...

Read More]]> Teodora Zareva http://bigthink.com/ideas/38796 The Eyeglasses That Could Make The World Look Different http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/design-for-good/~3/XoPQM3e1viA/38614 http://bigthink.com/ideas/38614 Thu, 26 May 2011 14:58:55 -0400
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