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Futurists
“Brains are prediction engines. Walking down the street, your brain is processing massive amounts of information. We build these regulatory technologies in our heads to facilitate the flow of predictions. We’re always making predictions—every person with a brain is a futurist.”
I.D. International Design Magazine
Communist Google
Online search engine leader Google Inc. has agreed to censor its results in China, adhering to the country’s free-speech restrictions in return for better access in the Internet’s fastest growing market.
Drudge Report
Knowledge is power in 2006
DDB Signbank, part of the global advertising network DDB, has identified a desire for greater intellectual rigour as a key trend for 2006.
Signbank, which forecasts trends from numerous small signs of change, pointed out that rising circulations for the Spectator, the Economist, National Geographic and the popularity of Sudoku across Europe point to people wanting to use their brainpower more.
The Media Guardian
Cities and Slowless
I travel to see the differences, and believe the differences are real.
Newtopia Magazine
http://www.newtopiamagazine.net/archives/content/issue11/features/slowness.php
World Office
Does a world marketplace effect an office in Bangkok the same as an office in Bógota? Images, news, texts, trends, brands, and
Material goods may circulate in almost real time, but they come from somewhere and are made by somebody—particularities consumers are rarely made aware of.
The World Design Report
During the 2005-2007 term, Icograda will lead the development of the
World Design Report on behalf of the IDA (International Design
Alliance). This pilot project will map the design sector in 12 countries
to determine the contribution of the design economy and the level of
strategic engagement of design as a developmental imperative at the
governmental level.
