History of Religion

How has the geography of religion evolved over the centuries, and where has it sparked wars? Our map gives us a brief history of the world's most well-known religions: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism. Selected periods of inter-religious bloodshed are also highlighted. Want to see 5,000 years of religion in 90 seconds?

May 23, 2009 by mejiann No Comments

Experiment in Deviation

Carsten Holler’s Experiment in Deviation, also known as The Baudouin/Boudwijn Experiment, is inspired by late H.M. Baudouin, King of Belgium. When King Baudouin was declared incapable of governing the country for twenty-four hours on April 1990 he suspended his royal activities during this period.

The Baudouin Experiment took place between 10:00am on September 27th until 10:00am on September 28th in one of Belgium’s most famous architectural landmarks, the Atomium. This building was built for the 1958 World Fair in Brussels and imitates the structure of an atom made up of nine spheres connected by tubes. The space was turned into an area in which could hold up to 100 people who were invited to spend twenty-four hours in the space, stepping out of their normal everyday ‘productive’ lives and into this closed area to the outside world. Any public access was denied so the participants were allowed to cease their normal activities and do nothing at all.

Essentially, the experiment was created to experience what happens when people are freed their usual constraints and yet collectively confined to a particular space and time. There were not documents by means of film or video. The only documentation was the recordings of the memories of the participants and the stories they may tell after the event. However, the experiment is completely unscientific, since objectivity is not the aim. Instead, it is a unique opportunity to experience together the possibilities of escape from one’s daily routine, to participate in a unique event with an unclear outcome.

May 19, 2009 by admin

Full Code Press

Web teams from different countries take each other on to build a complete website for a charity in 24 hours. No excuses, no extensions, no budget overruns... Check out the Aussie teams' site built for the NSW Disability Discrimination Centre. Proving that with enough green lights website build can be a piece of cake.

May 14, 2009 by mejiann No Comments

Quake Quiz

Very attractive and engaging flash animation, developed for San Francisco's Department of Emergency Management, allows you to test your knowledge of how to cope during an earthquake.

May 12, 2009 by mejiann No Comments

Cocaine Basement

This flash-based education resource has Pablo the dog mule guide us through the hazards of using that evil drug cocaine. Highly interactive it uses grim realism to hit the message home in a humorous, non-patronising way. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="click image to enter cocaine basement"][/caption]

May 07, 2009 by mejiann No Comments

Room in a Box

The clever 'Casulo' aka 'Room In A Box' was designed by Marcel Krings and Sebastian Mühlhäuser. The Abraham & David Roentgen Award winning design uses 'green' materials, and by virtue of its ultra-efficient design, is inherently environmentally appropriate.

May 04, 2009 by mejiann No Comments

Recycled Urban Furniture Designs

20 Eye-Catching Pieces of ‘Recycled’ Urban Furniture: Geeky and Green Adaptive Reuse Design Projects. My favourites, the shopping trolley lounge and the flourescent chandalier (I have a bit of a weak spot for pre-loved objet chandaliers) :

May 04, 2009 by mejiann No Comments