The Wrinkles of the City - La Havana

The Wrinkles of the City – one of a few photographic mural projects by a French photographer JR (in collaboration with an American artist José Parlá), in Havana.

Hans Rosling on TED

Hans Rosling – global health professor from Sweden – and his amazing data presentation at one of TED talks.
Infographics visualised with Gapminder

conflict minerals

so they've got something in common…
via a developing story – media for a fairer world

mikael floysand

a bunch of pretty design samples from Mikael Floysand of Norway

Dowling | Duncan

USA banknotes design by Dowling | Duncan, + more nice work samples

it's all about bikes

great film about the passion for bikes, presented by Rob Penn
(based on the book 'It's all about the bikes')
+ BBC iPlayer 'Britain by Bike'

AfroCup festival

RichMix: 'A festival celebration of African music, arts, culture independence and World Cup football.

Fri 11 June - Sun 11 July / All events FREE

25 days & nights of live music, DJs, film, art, food and football / All World Cup matches broadcast on our giant 15 x 10ft screen'

100 movies to see before you die

list of world's 100 must-see movies, for reference

volcano

some hilarious pictures of the icelandic volcano:
boston news
NY times
olivier vandeginste – photographer

EARTH HOUR!

WORLD EARTH HOUR – March 27th
(c'mon switch off your lights)

There

There is an inspirational design studio from Sydney

Britain thinks!

...even about immigrants! interesting, anyway.

Sense Worldwide

 

Monocle design

blogged design process of making Monocle live
monocle.com – by Fitzroy&Finn

also their stuff: London Design Guide

Waste & Recycle

Waste online – info on products recycling
Waste connect – find local recycling
Make-stuff
Green choices – UK guide to greener living
RecycleNow
Recycled products guide
Ecozone
Centre for Alternative technology
Scrap stores
Charity choice
Let's recycle
Recycle more
GreenSource
CreateUK
Recycle for London

Fonebank: sell & recycle your phone (mine is £5.50)
Simplydrop – phone, camera & players recycling + money (mine £5)

Imagine Leadership

Great work for the Harvard Business School from XPLANE.com

eat real, eat local

Hellmann’s - It’s Time for Real from CRUSH on Vimeo.

volunteering & charity

misc volunteering organisations online:
Intervol
Young timebank
Time bank
Junction 49
ActionAid
UN volunteers
Save the children
Oxfam
Barnardo's charity
Citizens Advice
Volunteering England
NAB volunteering
Volunteer abroad
Cancer research UK
Leonard Cheshire Disability

Life straw

+ other cheap and simple sustainable technologies for developing world

miniature earth

what if there were 100 people on the earth? a bit of stats
now appreciate what you have, will you

also: projects by Toby Ng 'The world of 100'