This
poster will be released in the New Year.
It was designed by the super talented Joby Barnard.
It is number 2 in a series of 10.
The idea is to give people to some extra motivation to cialis 20 mg go and do.
1, You want to start something.
2, You want to change something.
3, You want to
disrupt something.
4, And you can’t wait anymore.
5, You don’t do conferences.
6, You don’t do name tags.
7, You don’t do conferences halls.
8, You don’t do convention.
9, The Broadband is awful. And we will do our best to keep it that way.
10, It’s hard to get to.
It will help you leave where you are.
11, The magic that happens here is not filmed.
12, The workshops are not filmed.
13, The pitches are not filmed.
14, The music is not filmed.
15, You will have conversations that will never be forgotten.
16, Yes, there are other people out there like you.
17, It gets cold. You will go home smelling of smoke. No bad thing.
18, You will swim in rivers and run on mountains.
19, You will build a company in 72 hours.
20, You will know what it’s like to be put in a food blender.
21, You will feel tired, challenged but alive.
22, This will change you.
23, Listen to that noise. It’s a starter pistol going off in your head.
Do Start-Up. April 25th-28th 2013.
Email: Anna.thomas@thedolectures.co.uk
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The Bread Collective are the guys and girls who put together this evocative film from this Spring’s Do Lectures – we love it and we know it has been a lovely trip down memory lane for those that were there, and a great way to share the experience with those who weren’t. Bread is a collective working on some brilliant projects for the likes of Carhartt and Monkstone. Their work is very distinctive, using stunning imagery to maximum effect – they obviously put their heart and soul into their work. We thought it would be great to share a bit more about Bread with you using this interview with Luke James from the collective.
1. What and who is the Bread Collective?
Bread is a creative collective based in East London. The core members of Bread are Luke James, Owen Phillips, Victoria Walmsley & Jo Lee. We draw on a network of creatives and friends and combine our different skills to create work across varied disciplines.
2. Does your Collective’s name have any special significance?
The name comes from the phrase ‘to break bread’. We liked the symbolism and the idea of a friendly social interaction where something is shared. oh and we also like baking and eating bread too!
3. How do you make sure that your approach to new projects is creative?Â
The best thing about being in a collective is having like-minded people to share ideas with. We sit down together at the start of every project even if we are not all going to be working on it. We find that the most creative solutions always come when everyone is relaxed and having fun so we try and keep this initial stage as informal as possible. Everyone is encouraged to say whatever comes in to their heads, it’s much better to come up with a crazy idea and have to refine it than to come up with ideas that are dull and have been seen a hundred times before.
4. What drives you to do the best work possible?
The reason we formed Bread was to push ourselves to do new and exciting projects. By being part of a team we are able to work bigger and embark on more involved projects. When we see great work it inspires us and we hope that we can produce really thoughtful, great work ourselves that will excite and inspire others too – this is what drives us.
5. What is your little DO? What is your big DO?
Our little DO: ‘Break bread’ (preferably home-made) with friends and family at least once a week. Remember the family that eats together stays together! Our big DO: Collaborate to do something good. When you join forces you can achieve so much more.
6. What did you most want to get across with your film of the Spring Do Lectures?
We wanted to show that the Do lectures was so much more than just a series of talks. The fascinating workshops, delicious food, great pub and Fforest itself made it such a unique event but what really made it special were the people. People talked to one another like they had known each other for years. They shared stories, ideas and everyone left feeling inspired and energised truly believing that their ideas could change the world, or at least a small part of it! We hope that we captured some of this in the film, it was one of those jobs that made us all think, ‘I love what we do’.
This is the first Do
poster in a set of 10.
The aim is to inspire you to go and do more.
The inspiration came from sitting and watching all the talks. And taking those key bits of learning and writing them down.
The other bit of inspiration was a set of simple american election posters that I came across in 1987.
This beautiful illustration was by Marion Deuchars.
The Art Direction was by Joby Barnard.
This is how we pay for Free. A little things like this help us to keep going.
“When we build, let us think that we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for present use alone; let it be such work as our descendants will thank us for.” John Ruskin, from The Seven Lamps of Architecture 1849
For those of us engaged in effecting change in the built environment, the challenge to produce high quality buildings and spaces is clear cut. However, all too often the fork in the path chosen is the easy one. Frank Chimero’s cracking 2011 Do talk was all about the “long hard stupid way” and thats the fork we should choose. This fork is undeniably more challenging but what we build has an impact on everybody and should therefore be undertaken with a sense of responsibility. Architecture that seeks to achieve a harmonious balance between function, elegance, grace, light and order must be the principles that matter. Vitruvius wrote that a structure must exhibit the three qualities of firmitas, utilitas, venustas —  it must be solid, useful, beautiful. His belief was that architecture is an imitation of nature.
My philosophical belief is that in addition to excellent architecture, we need excellent design quality – to me that’s about a rigorous attention to the smallest details – a shadow gap here, a textural change there, the choice of door handle or brassware. Crafted materials that patinate and improve with age, the avoidance of unnecessary elements, spaces that are imbued with spirit and allow the owner/user to add autobiographical detail. Flexible, adaptable spaces with finishes that provide visual and tactile sensory interest.
When we build we must think that we build forever. My thinking on a “new functionalism” is that developers should seek to meld together strict resource productivity where material selection is based on obvious sustainable, natural principles, with innovative, imaginative thinking and a belief in technology’s ability to create a better future. Lets try and build simple, elegant, pragmatic,unpretentious buildings that are well crafted, tough and authentic.
On the face of it this leads to more expense but thats short term thinking. Consideration of the long term cost and value benefits of building properly demonstrate that this front end cost focus is wayward economic thinking, albeit that favoured by housebuilders and quantity surveyors alike. Of course there is no way of valuing what is arguably even more important, that is an engaged and excited relationship with our buildings and environments that makes for a much more interesting way of experiencing the world and reducing our environmental impact.
Via Good.is, this video story is about social enterprise Fonderie47 who buy AK47s in Africa, decommission them and create jewellery from the parts.
With over millions of guns more than we need, there’s a long way to go. This is a good step in the right direction.
John Elkington, Chair of Volans, co-founder of SustainAbility and creator of the ‘triple bottom line’, pays a moving tribute to Ray Anderson the driving force behind the transformation of Interface from being ‘just a carpet’ company to being, by head and shoulders, the best example of what the future of business needs to look like.
Ray’s energy was fired by pragmatism and passion as well as the need to make the profits that would continue to drive change.
Although Ray Anderson has passed, Mission Zero remains, and can be achieved in his memory.
There are people out there that I would love to work with sometime.
Marion is one.
This is something she has done for her new book.
I will be buying a few copies.
Streetsblog.net » Streets Built For Bikes and Pedestrians Also Yield More Jobs.
A study published in the US in June 2011 showed how designing streets around bike use generated more jobs per dollar than if the money was spent on building roads. Santa Cruz, California’s road focused project produced 5 jobs per $1m spent, whereas a bike focused project in Baltimore generated 15 for the same investment.
Getting common sense to become common practice has never been easier than is now, as costs and resource limitations become more evident.
Here’s a little Do. Send a link to your elected representative, suggesting that they can become heroes for creating jobs.
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Alex Heslop
Alice Holden
Andy Middleton
Anna Felton
Ben Addy
Carlo Navato
Chele Norrie
Clare Hieatt
David Hieatt
David Lloyd-Owen
Emily Wells
Gina Rembe
Joe Casey
John
Jon Heslop
Mark Shayler
Matthew Solle
Maxine Perella
Naomi Dyer
Nick Hand
Ron Story Jr
Ruth Carruthers
Ryan Krisch
Sarah Morris