Social Good

Observed|Collections

Flickr Collection of the Week: Curatimus Maximus

“Curatimus Maximus” is a beautifully curated group of imagery dedicated to color street photography.

Observed|New Ideas

Free Desk Here

Free Desk Here is a collaboration initiative set up by Nick Couch to encourage collaboration between design professionals.

Observed|Photos

2012: The Year in Construction

Engineering News-Record, a weekly technical magazine that traces it's roots back to 1874, has announced the winners of their "2012 The Year In Contruction" photo competition.

Alexandra Lange|Slideshows

Instagramming Around Australia

Lessons from contemporary Australian architecture, plus what I saw on Instagram.

Owen Edwards|Essays

My Month as a Mocker

A remembrance of London in the 1960s. Rockers rode motorcycles and Mods rode scooters.

Observed|Essays

Parking Meter History

The history of the parking meter — originally designed to have a positive affect on traffic flow and shopping.

Philip Nobel|Reviews

Oops: Understanding Failure

A review of To Forgive Design: Understanding Failure, by Henry Petroski.

Observed|Collections

Flickr Collection of the Week: Signs of Pittsburgh

Bright cursive hope and rust-covered despair, sigils of titans and corner store shingles, the quick and the decaying done for, encomiums to vanished glory and the name of an immortal beer-and-a-shot bar.

Observed|Competitions

Atrocity Prevention Challenge

USAID, Humanity United and OpenIDEO have partnered to pursue ways to prevent mass atrocities – that is, deliberate mass violence against civilians.

Observed|Collections

Flickr Collection of the Week: Manhole Covers

Sometimes the mundane is really beautiful, and that's especially true in this week's Flickr collection: Manhole Covers.

Rick Poynor|Essays

The Experiential Thrill of Driving in Films

A new book, Drive, shows how the car scenes in movies help us understand the experience of modernity.

Observed|New Ideas

A Campaign to Save The Post Office

Tucker Nichols is campaigning to save the Post Office.