Posts in CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
Hard work, happy accidents, the pleasures of ritual: why, in a digitally-saturated age, we still love “analogue” tech
“Tired of the hustle… wanna hear the leaves rustle”. And other advertising strategies for the ultimate client, devised by The Agency for Nature
From a designer’s perspective, AI is like the new version of plastic - distorting everything, at great ecological cost
Matthew Green wants a new media system - a journalism that can heal our collective trauma (and not make it worse)
Digitally divided in society, echo-located in a neighbourhood, sanctified on a mountain... Documentaries that make a world
“Housing that is dignified, durable, beautiful and adaptable, and made available for all.” Dan Hill and Mariana Mazzucato dream big
Can stone return as a viable and sustainable material for buildings and constructions?
Humans bossing humans around, non-player characters lost in routine, and Sora making anyone a movie maker. A/V for this virtual moment
“I am a window of opportunity”: Plymouth’s innovative social enterprise sector comes up with Vacancy Atlas, redefining the high street
How do you make sustainable travel super-attractive? You sculpt hydrogen refuelling stations, and redesign the classic train journey
"Tech for Today - and for Tomorrow" makes a resounding case that community tech can drive change in Britain
What is the Fête of Britain? It's a four-day takeover in Manchester, curated by Brian Eno and Es Devlin's new cultural movement, Hard Art
Here's some videos that shake your reality frame - beautifully, weirdly and bruisingly
“How do you help the people you love create a future you're proud to leave behind?” Manda Scott’s forthcoming eco-political epic Any Human Power has the answers
How Frozen became the catalyst for Disney’s shift from male-centric tales
London's ticketing platforms & box offices should make Pay-It-Forward schemes possible. It'll make arts both more resilient and accessible
How can the productions of architects and designers help mitigate and prevent environmental disasters? “Design failure” is often a cause
“We're living through a global 'blandemic' in building design - an age of boring”, says Thomas Heatherwick, who wants emotion to return to architecture
"Infrastructure is always an act of solidarity with people who aren’t born yet." Cory Doctorow on tech's role in the climate crisis
Our societies are tilting against being choked with plastics. So how does Lego get on the right side of history?