Do people see the same when they see colours?

BBC has a program called “Do You See What I See?” that explores this question. The result is interesting, especially the experiment with the people from the tribe. It really is neat when you realize how limited by language we are. Somewhere in the comments there was a suggested book: Through the Language Glass, about how different the world is in another language. 

Hipster Lorem Ipsum

I found this on Swiss Miss, I laughed a lot!  Next time you need some random text, instead of this:

"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua....."

Use this!!

"Organic gentrify sartorial, chambray blog next level shit you probably haven't heard of them...."

Thank you http://hipsteripsum.me/

Patent Trollin'

If you have an hour to spare you should listen to this. It's mostly about the software and tech industry in Silicon Valley, but I think hearing about the complications of intellectual property management is valuable to anyone in a creative industry.

This American Life 441: When Patents Attack!

NYT Karim Rashid Office Tour

The New York Times has a section on interior spaces and they recently did an article on Karim Rashid's studio/office in New York. There's a decent amount of pictures with corresponding commentary, so check it out!

click link here.

Think Before You Design

yeahhhh...

Buy Your Yacht Island

Makeshift 22: A collaborative movement

What is Makeshift 22? from Alex M. Chong on Vimeo.

Taken from their website:
Makeshift 22 is a student collaborative projects group at Carleton University that works across years and disciplines to promote a greater sense of learning and personal growth among students.

We invite you to explore with us on our unique variety of projects. In the spirit of collaboration – we are interested in a multi-disciplinary and trans-disciplinary approach to our projects and look forward to working with a diverse group of individuals.

If you have a project or are interested in becoming involved with this group in the new semester they are always looking for more members!

For those of you in Toronto, there is going to be a gathering this Thursday, August 4th downtown Toronto. For details, email me at mhjz@hotmail.com.

hu-man inn-stoo-men-to

and sometimes we thought we were advanced...

ITALIA 2011: A Graphic Violation

Shannon Demers discusses the relationship between advertisments, age-old buildings and the urban landscape of Italy's most well preserved cities.

Read the full article here.

ITALIA 2011: Creating and Preserving Brand Heritage

Carleton student Xinran Fan discusses the role corporate museums play in Italian design.

Read the full article here.

Q — Carleton Engineering LGBTQ Group

C-Eng student groups often go overlooked by CUID students, so I'm here to inform.

Q is home to the queer community within Carleton Engineering.

Gay engineers are like unicorns. The Man says they/we don't exist, but you know they're/we're out there. Q organizes events for queer/questioning/allies/leprechauns/etc to meet and to prove that there are gay men and women out there that are open, nay, PROUD to say that YES, "I AM AN ENGINEER!"

Click on the image to join!
http://www.facebook.com/groups/28493106538

Upcoming events include a trip to Montréal Pride as well as a chance to march in Capital Pride.

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I feel as if it is also my responsibility to say to all undergraduates and incoming ID frosh that the school of ID has always been a safe space for LGBT people. Whether you're out or not, you'll often find that your closest allies are with you working every night in studio.

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End note: We often forget that we are part of the School of Engineering (& Design). How many of you have gone to a CSES event since EngFrosh? For the most of us, the closest we get to an engineering student generally involves holding the door open for someone in Mackenzie or buying a $1 pizza (!!!) at Leo's. #snob Think about it. Without them we'd be STARVING.