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<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;"><b><u>Introduction</u></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">The character Gorden Gekko, from the 1987 Oliver Stone film Wall Street is an artificial creation. Though perhaps inspired by very real individuals, he himself is not real. Despite this he has transcended from being just a writers creation to become a cultural icon – an inspiration many working in financial sector and many who don’t.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">When this antagonist made the proclamation that “Greed is good” in the film, no one could have imagined that those three simple words would come to so accurately portray society and human desires. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">In the consumer society, "I am what I have" is the operative definition of self. Though I didn’t always have the knowledge to accurately describe this concept, it was something that I’ve always had some understanding of, though in a vague sense. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">It started in the 90’s - back in 1996, when my sister bought be a pair of Nike Air Jordans for Christmas. Now, I didn’t follow fashion at the time and had no idea of the cultural significance having a pair of Jordan’s meant. But I quickly found out. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">The first day in school with these Jordan’s on gave me more attention from my peers in 5 minutes than I had received in my entire life – all because of those sneakers. And I liked it. Who I was as a person was only supported (made interesting) by what I had - and this case what I was wearing. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">‘Greed’ for attention? Yes. But lets be clear, greed in all its forms – greed for life, greed for money, greed for love captures the evolutionary spirit within us all. ‘Greed’ has marked the upward surge of mankind. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">The world runs on individuals perusing their own separate interests. That’s greed and we runs on greed.</span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;"><b><u>Consumerim</u></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">Actually, greed is good. Of course none of use are greedy – it’s always someone else, someone other than ourselves. But what is greed? Let me tell you that ‘greed’ is simple individuals perusing their own separate interests. The world runs on greed. And ‘greed’s’ natural child is consumerism<b>.</b></span><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">Now in today's society consumerism is often portrayed to be a negative aspect of people's lives and purchasing behaviors, which inevitably leads to materialism. But, consumerism is actually good. Consumerism is right. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">Consumerism has emerged as part of a historical process that has created mass markets, industrialization, and cultural attitudes that ensure that rising incomes are used to purchase things. <sup>1</sup></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">Consumerism rests on the assumption that human desires are infinitely expandable; if there are an infinite number of ways to be dissatisfied; there are boundless opportunities to create new products to meet those desires.<sup> 1</sup></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">Every day companies compete by inventing a new product to satisfy consumer's need. Some of these things are very useful and make some people wonder how they would live without them. Many of these products don't have much impact on society and fade out throughout the years.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;"><b><u>Money</u></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">Although it has been said that money is the root of all evil, many people actually believe that they would be happier if they were wealthier. People often want more than they have now, more money, a better car, a bigger house, more shoes and cloths. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">We have become lazy since our ability to obtain what we need has become so easy. Now we strive to obtain what we want. Money is all around, even here on Helium we can type our thoughts for money, everywhere you go the 21st century offers endless ways to make and earn money. With this money we can gain as many possessions as we want, we only need very little to get food and shelter, now we need more money to buy the latest gadget or toy to produce happiness. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">Many of us take up unfilling jobs in fields that were dircclty created by money and we do so in order to make more money to buy more wanted items – to buy more things. We waste a lot of our intellect in jobs that do not challenge us and for the most part do little to make a difference or contribute to society. <sup>1</sup></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">We are driven to do whatever task pays the most, so we can have the most.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">Morals are artificial creations. They are attempting to make order of chaos. Morals are great – but morals are noting more than a set of social ideologies. Social ideologies are trumped by social reality. Money won’t buy you happiness, but it ‘s a damn good start.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">Now here’s another does of hard reality: The economy depends on people buying stuff. If people only bought the absolute necessities, most of the country would be unemployed and unable to make enough money to buy those absolute necessities. </span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">Consumerism increases consumption, more consumption requires more production, more production means more jobs and more income in society, and more income means more consumption. This is the cycle, which if managed properly can bring growth and prosperity to society. Consumerism is essential to our economy, but authorities should imply rules and laws to make sure that consumerism does not destroy our planet. <sup>1</sup></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">The growth of demand for consumer goods also encourages investors to put their money into production thus helping to stimulate economic growth.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;"><b><u>The Corporation</u></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">Now some would argue that corporations have a social responsibility to society at large – that by fostering consumerism (i.e. Black Friday) they’ve become a detriment to society – WRONG!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">A corporation has no social responsibility. Let me repeat: A corporation has no social responsibility. We hear this all the time about business’s having a social responsibility. No they don’t. Only people can have responsibilities. A corporation is an non living entity - an artificial person. Business as a whole cannot be said to have responsibilities, even in a vague sense. Only people have responsibilities and corporations are not people. <sup>2</sup></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">The only function of a corporation is to conduct the business in accordance with the desires set forth by its proprietors or founders. They are not responsibly to society at all. Their desires generally will be to make as much money as possible while con</span><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Baskerville;"></span><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">forming to the basic rules of the society, both through laws and ethics. So, literally it can be said that the only responsibility a corporation has is to increase its profits – that’s it! <sup>2</sup></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">Corporations foster consumerism because they must. 70% of our economy is driven by consumer spending – without consumerism we’d slip into a recession (like now) or worse a depression in which the economy sees negative growth, unemployment reaches unimaginable levels, the sky falls in and cats and dogs start marrying each other. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;"><b><u>“Good Greed”</u></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">My focus is on Consumerism but lets step back for a moment to examine greed and understand that not all greed is created equally. The greed that nearly brought the world economy to a screeching halt in 2008 is disgusting. The greed that led to millions of hardworking people around the world losing their jobs is not “good greed.” You must be greedy without exploiting others. <sup>3</sup></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">The problem is not that we’re not greedy enough! Sure, there are the occasional Bernie Madoffs and John Edwardses that lose themselves in their excessive desire — that will do anything to achieve their goal — but that’s not the issue most of us face. Actually our problem is that we are plagued by not caring, wanting, or being too casual in the pursuit of our own goals.<sup> 3</sup></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">It is not wrong to put yourself first; it is not wrong to peruse your dreams nor is it wrong to stop turning your goals into a group decision and realize the ‘purity of vision’ is singular undertaking. Pure vision is not a democracy but rather based on a natural aristocracy of talent. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">Any successful entrepreneur is greedy. They have an insatiable desire to see their product come to market. They want to see their invention in the hands of as many people as possible. They want their book to hit the New York Times bestseller list. They will do whatever it takes to achieve their goal. They will stay up later and get up earlier. <sup>3</sup></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">Success is the byproduct of greed - it is the end result or the destination.</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;"><b>“<u>To America working you have to keep Americans wanting.</u>” </b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">Criticisms of the anti-consumerist movement are largely based on the perception that it leads to elitism. Ironically its critics are largely elites themselves who believe, that because of their ivory tower experiences they know what’s good for the individual. Wrong. No person should have the right to decide for others what goods are necessary for living and which aren't, or that luxuries are necessarily wasteful, and thus anti-consumerism is a precursor to central planning or a totalitarian state. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">The logical outcome of the anti-consumerism movement would be a return to the dystopian nightmare that existed in Russia and Eastern Europe for much of the 20<sup>th</sup> century. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">Consumerism is not some evil phantom seeking to reek havoc on society. It’s a social reality. Consumerism is the engine of capitalism. To keep America working, you have to keep Americans wanting. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">All Designers are in the commercial industry. That’s the great divide between them and Artists. Ill regardless if they are helping to sell cigarettes or solar panels Designers (graphic designers, communication designers, etc) must foster consumerism for the simple fact that consumerism increases demand – demand increase jobs. Included in the ‘Jobs’ category is the role of a designer. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">TV commercials, posters, viral videos, music videos, T-Shirts and other graphic apparel; sneakers, book covers, consumer products, logos – all things designed are driven by consumerism. Designers need demand. Designers need consumerism. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">The truth is, we’re all greedy – not a single human being is above it. Greed, in all its forms – greed for life, greed for money, greed for love - captures the evolutionary spirit within us all. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">Actu<span style="font-size: small;">ally, greed is good. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">Works Cited</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">1)<u> The Pros and Cons of Consumerism</u>, Maxwell Payne, 2007, </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;"><u>http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/311895/the_pros_and_cons_of_consumerism.html,</u> 18, November 2010</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">2)<u> Greed is Good: Why You Need to Tap Into Your Inner Gordon Gekko, </u>Robert Pagliarini, 15 Feb 2010, </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;"><u>http://moneywatch.bnet.com/career-advice/blog/other-8-hours/greed-is-good-why-you-need-to-tap-into-your-inner-gordon-gekko/1183/,</u> 23, November 2010</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;">3) <u>The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profits</u>, Milton Friedman, The New York Times Magazine, 13, September 1970, </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="RU" style="font-family: Arial;"><u>http://www.colorado.edu/studentgroups/libertarians/issues/friedman-soc-resp-business.html 23</u>, November 2010</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div>Max Gaineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02916291743141490362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124536693720142811.post-42133935546644579012011-01-25T09:03:00.001-08:002011-01-29T16:01:21.342-08:00That Sick Generation.What can I say about my homeboy Tanner. He's the funniest guy - I never get to see anymore. His creativity (<a href="http://boredlarry.tumblr.com/">http://boredlarry.tumblr.com</a>) is something to be jealous of. In truth, most (if not all) of my inspiration comes not from the classes I take nor the books I'm forced to read, but rather the people I see and the peeps I know. The young generation - That sick generation.<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/4110764">Trent Reznor Digg Dialogg</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1573404">drawaside</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Max Gaineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02916291743141490362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124536693720142811.post-78263987733329349532009-11-22T19:25:00.000-08:002010-03-02T10:18:39.275-08:00From China, with Love<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/bag_tag.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 311px;" src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/bag_tag.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />With the US congress moving closer to pass legislation banning imported products made with child labor (<a href="http://axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/Article_57471.shtml">click here</a>) it's should come as a shocker that people are concerned about where and how the shit they buy is made.<br /><br />From <a href="http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/ethically_made_in_china_15245.asp">Core77.com</a> <span style="font-style: italic;">"US-based </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://baggubag.com/#Shop">Baggu</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> thinks so and they're leading the charge with an assortment of beautiful and reusable bags that are "Ethically made in China," according to the tag on each bag. Their phrasing probably seems like a smoke screen to skeptics who want to support their local economy and are dubious of Chinese imports."</span><br /><br />Plus with software like <a href="http://www.goodguide.com/about/mobile">Good Guide</a>'s iPhone app, continues to empower us with instant product information that will make us all more ethical consumers.<br /><br />Except there's one problem, and it's not with "ethical consumers". If you actually clicked on the link in the very first paragraph you would've been directed to a link to an artcile regarding how some corporations are worried about the impact on their bottom line legislation banning products made with child labor would have. Really? Talk show host Rachael Maddow sums it up best starting around the 3:20 mark:<br /><br /><object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QFZifmf1GxU&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QFZifmf1GxU&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="340" width="560"></embed></object>Max Gaineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02916291743141490362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124536693720142811.post-17415752718170766022009-11-22T12:51:00.000-08:002010-03-02T10:18:57.447-08:00The Great Water Debate.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/0scadtybee.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 341px;" src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/0scadtybee.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Forget oil. Water is our greatest resource. Recently I came across an article from Core77.com (<a href="http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/scad_students_water-saving_designs_15293.asp">click here for that article</a>) about a bunch of design students from Savannah College of Art & Design who are engaged in helping a nearby vacation destination, <a href="http://www.travelpod.com/cache/city_maps/tybee-island-united-states.gif">Tybee Island</a>, reduce its water consumption to preserve a local aquifer.<br /><br />Digging deeper I found an article on the SavannahNow.Com about the same issue (<a href="http://savannahnow.com/news/2009-11-20/tybee-eyes-rainwater-showers">click here for that</a>): "<span style="font-style: italic;">Tybee needs such innovations because the state has mandated it and other coastal communities reduce water usage. <span style="font-weight: bold;">The aim is to protect the area's main source of drinking water, the Floridan aquifer, which is threatened with saltwater contamination</span> from overuse. To do its part, Tybee has to find ways to cut back 44,000 gallons a day starting in the new year. The beach showers already have been shut off, then restored as foot-washers to meet current water use limits."<br /></span><br />But back up for a minute. The central issue of the these two articles are WATER<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> and </span></span>CLIMATE CHANGE<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;">. </span></span>Global climate change is not just affecting water supply on a tiny island off of Savannah. It's a global issue that will affect not just geology, but politics.<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span>Remember the film<span style="font-style: italic;"> Chinatown?<br /><br /></span>Digging deeper I remembered an article I came across a while back from the Guardian about a suppressed, yet leaked, report commissioned by the Pentagon on the national security implantation of global climate change. (<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2004/feb/22/usnews.theobserver">click here for the entire article</a>).<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>The Pentagon is no wacko, liberal group, generally speaking it is conservative. The report was commissioned in 2004 by influential Pentagon defence adviser Andrew Marshall and written by CIA consultant Peter Schwartz and Doug Randall of the California-based Global Business Network<span style="font-style: italic;">. </span>The report is bleak, to say the least.....In all honesty, the shit is depressing. Some key points:<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br />-"the planet is carrying a higher population than it can sustain. By 2020 'catastrophic' shortages of water and energy supply will become increasingly harder to overcome, plunging the planet into war. They warn that 8,200 years ago climatic conditions brought widespread crop failure, famine, disease and mass migration of populations that could soon be repeated</span>."<br /><br />-</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >"Coastal states like Florida and California face a water crisis not only from increased demand, but also from rising temperatures that are causing glaciers to melt and sea levels</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a itxtdid="14258798" target="_blank" href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21494919/#" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted darkgreen ! important; font-weight: normal ! important; font-size: 100% ! important; text-decoration: none ! important; padding-bottom: 0px ! important; color: darkgreen ! important; background-color: transparent ! important; background-image: none; padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia;" classname="iAs" class="iAs"><nobr style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 100%; color: darkgreen;" id="itxt_nobr_12_0"></nobr></a></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > to rise. Higher temperatures mean more water lost to evaporation. And rising seas could push saltwater into underground sources of freshwater" (</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >refer back to the first paragraph - on the Savannah design students</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >).</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br />-</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >"An imminent scenario of catastrophic climate change is 'plausible and would challenge United States national security in ways that should be considered immediately', they conclude. As early as next year widespread flooding by a rise in sea levels will create major upheaval for millions.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">-</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >"major European cities will be sunk beneath rising seas as Britain is plunged into a 'Siberian' climate by 2020. Nuclear conflict, mega-droughts, famine and widespread rioting will erupt across the world.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">And, now some videos on water, climate change and it's implications:</span></span><br /><object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HvMGE1rYBz4&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HvMGE1rYBz4&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="340" width="560"></embed></object><br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tdc222QYvIo&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tdc222QYvIo&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" height="319" width="450"><param name="width" value="450"><param name="height" value="319"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IS5ldxZkfBo&feature=player_embedded&fs=1&rel=1&showsearch=0"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/IS5ldxZkfBo&feature=player_embedded&fs=1&hl=en&showsearch=0" allowfullscreen="true" height="319" width="450"></embed><br /><a href="http://therealnews.com/">More at The Real News</a><br /></object><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" height="319" width="450"><param name="width" value="450"><param name="height" value="319"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eMjqRRVZqM4&feature=player_embedded&fs=1&rel=1&showsearch=0"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/eMjqRRVZqM4&feature=player_embedded&fs=1&hl=en&showsearch=0" allowfullscreen="true" height="319" width="450"></embed><br /><a href="http://therealnews.com/">More at The Real News</a><br /></object><br /></span>Max Gaineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02916291743141490362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124536693720142811.post-24411797565533875682009-10-18T15:29:00.000-07:002010-03-02T10:19:39.223-08:00Interactive LED Furniture.....Cool!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/0rippleledtable.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 468px; height: 888px;" src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/0rippleledtable.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here we have the neato <a href="http://www.becausewecan.org/LED_coffee_table_Ripple/">Ripple Interactive LED Coffee Table</a> . It contaings 480 super-bright white LEDs and optical sensors to that light up when objects are placed near it. In a nutshell, it's interactive furniture. The table comes in three lengths: 22" inches long, 40" inches long, or 58" inches long. They are all 26" inches wide by 18" inches high. Prices range from $1,800 - 2,100. It was made in a collaboration between furniture designers <a href="http://www.becausewecan.org/">Because We Can</a> and <a href="http://www.evilmadscientist.com/">Evil Mad Science</a>.<br /><br />Though it's a bit pricey I still applaud the concept of interactive furniture. It's not unlike the interactive stage displaye employed by rock band Nine Inch Nails, built by <a href="http://www.momentfactory.com/">Moment Factory</a>, during their 2008 Lights In The Sky Tour. Trent Reznor (NIN and Trent Reznor are one in the same) wanted to manipulate the stage visuals with his movement and sound - to integrate the preference, display, lights and movement into one piece. Moment Factory is a new media arts and entertainment studio with HQ in Montreal. They specialize in the creation, design, and control of immersive environments and new media content.<br /><br />The following videos are of a demo on the LED coffee table, details on how NIN created their stage show and a preformace of the song Closer, Ghosts 31, Piggy and The Big Come Down:<br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IkmpIXd9Q90&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IkmpIXd9Q90&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/53S5wTWBz_c&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/53S5wTWBz_c&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uSyMjXzl1JQ&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uSyMjXzl1JQ&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="340" width="560"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://www.becausewecan.org/LED_coffee_table_Ripple/"></a><br /><object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zr8EafO-p4M&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zr8EafO-p4M&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="340" width="560"></embed></object><br /><object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/phnhJonLRu0&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/phnhJonLRu0&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="340" width="560"></embed></object><br /><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10px;" ><object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sMjDYDEpEMc&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sMjDYDEpEMc&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="340" width="560"></embed></object></span></div>Max Gaineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02916291743141490362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124536693720142811.post-79600969041361219302009-09-27T16:38:00.001-07:002009-09-27T16:39:30.205-07:00Jay-Z Rhapsody CommercialIn this commercial for Rhapsody, Jay-Z recreates every one of his album covers. Awesome.<br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iM1mPXJ95vc&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iM1mPXJ95vc&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>Max Gaineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02916291743141490362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124536693720142811.post-79762160432612529092009-09-27T15:52:00.000-07:002010-03-02T10:22:16.349-08:00Shoelace rug? Cool shit!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/shoelace_rug1b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 468px; height: 312px;" src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/shoelace_rug1b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Here's something interesting I found on <a href="http://www.core77.com/blog/materials/rug_made_out_of_shoelaces_kinda_awesome_14775.asp#more">Core77.com</a>. It's a rug made out of shoelaces. Pretty cool shit. It's considered a "happenstantial multiple" by creaters by Nate Silverstein and Andrea Paustenbaugh. It moves beneath your feat, creating an ever-changing sculpture that's surprisingly comfortable and engaging.<br /><br />In my opinion it's a great middle ground between form and function. Pleasing to look at, yet conformable and functional. We need more of that.<br /><br />Like what you see. Visit their website <a href="http://www.shoelacerug.com/">ShoelaceRug.com</a>. The SMALL, approx. 1m x 2m, color: black + white will run you $250 USD. The LARGE spanding 2m x 4m in black + white will cost you $500 USD. Those are your options and each one is unique. We like that. Im sure at some point these rugs will be swooped up and available at the hipster temple Urban Outfitters.Max Gaineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02916291743141490362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124536693720142811.post-82409444168555921262009-09-19T12:40:00.000-07:002010-03-02T10:21:15.569-08:00Out of the butt, into the fuck<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/slideelephantpoop.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 468px; height: 351px;" src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/slideelephantpoop.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So I found something interesting on Core77.com <a href="http://www.core77.com/blog/materials/slide_turns_you_kids_into_elephant_poop_14688.asp">Click here</a> for the original article. Now this is something I can get into. It's comical, yet functional. Irreverent, yet practical. As you can tell for the picture, it's a slide for playground made in the shape of an elephant. No more description needed.<br /><br />Why can't design be irreverent, funny yet practical. Sometimes I wonder if most designers mainly design things for their peers (that small group of people you went to art school with that always get-it because they've been soooo institutionalized) and not for the public in which they might serve.<br /><br />What's wrong with low brow humor? Do designers have to be soooo goddman pretentious? High and mighty? Elitist?Max Gaineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02916291743141490362noreply@blogger.com0