Archive for the 'Everyday life' Category

Bouquet for Edmonton

Monday, February 11th, 2008

Marilei Fiorelli has created ephemeral winter art for Edmonton, which has had over a week of below -20C cold. Snow graffitti flowers make a bouquet for a frozen city. Check out her blog for more, before it melts! Let’s make an annual tradition out of this - if one can have […]

The complex (data) behaviours of the street

Monday, February 11th, 2008

I never cease to be impressed by the quality of Dan Hill’s thinking and writing on urban spaces and technology. In his most recent post on the street as platform, Dan claims that “the way the street feels may soon be defined by what cannot be seen with the naked eye.” He draws out detailed […]

When Parkour and Soccer Converge….

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

We’re all familiar with parkour, the urban-assault-a-la-Spiderman phenomenon from France.

So what happens when parkour is paired with le football? (Assuming the video is not some sort of computer-graphics-enhanced mashup….)

- Matthew

Subconscious City

Friday, February 1st, 2008

SUBCONSCIOUS CITY
February 8 to May 11, 2008
Public opening 7:30pm, Thursday, February 14, 2008 with performances by John K. Samson, Christine Fellows, and Freya Olafson.
Curated by Shawna Dempsey and Lorri Millan, Adjunct Curators
Subconscious City examines the often hidden underpinnings of Winnipeg – its myths, its vacant lots, its forgotten communities, its hidden gems – and reveals […]

Japanese love hotels

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Mobile tech researcher Younghee Jung describes the extraordinary interaction design of Japanese love hotels:
The entrances of love hotels are characteristically discreet. It is impossible to see the inside of the lobby from outside. There are many entrances to the building. Once in the lobby, you see the big board with pictures of all rooms. The […]

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