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“How graphic design ruined a good pint”

Design Week 

The other weekend I went to Sussex, walked across some fields and ended up at a pub. This is a familiar and normally pleasant excursion. But I’d barely sat down at one of the garden tables before my toes began to curl. Everywhere I looked, the place was awash with signage. These ranged from ‘No […]

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Free transit actually is a thing, and you might be surprised where

CBC 

While public transit in many Canadian cities is struggling with rising fares and falling ridership, one Ontario community has more than doubled its transit use in the past two years. Orangeville has made its buses free, joining a list of much larger communities that have gone fare-free.

Alex Chinneck creates distorted street furniture to bring "surrealism into the public realm"

Dezeen.com 

British artist Alex Chinneck has designed knotted lampposts, a twisted telephone booth and a constricted postbox as playful public sculptures in Bristol, England. Chinneck – whose recent work includes a six-metre-high looped canal boat in Sheffield – is known for his surreal public installations, which he defined as "intelligent sculptures that can laugh at themselves".

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Eggshell bowls and smart blinds star in GREEN GRADS showcase

Design Week 

Bowls made of eggshells, trainers that dismantle and a repairable kettle are all on display as part of this year’s GREEN GRADS exhibition. Now in its fourth year, GREEN GRADS is a platform for new graduates with ideas to heal the planet. “Our vision is to fuel UK environmental action with new talent from UK […]

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Americans Want Job Ads To List Salary

NewsWeek.com 

Millennials are most in favor of knowing the proposed salary, with 89 percent, as younger people are more likely to be deterred from applying without it.

Challenges and Hope for Bulgaria’s 51st National Assembly as Deputies Take Oath (UPDATED)

Sofia News Agency 

The newly elected 51st National Assembly of Bulgaria convened with the registration of 234 deputies. Silvi Kirilov, from the "There Is Such a People" (TISP) party, opened the session with a speech acknowledging the complex and dynamic political landscape both domestically and internationally. He emphasized the need for sober analysis of the country's political, economic, and social challenges....

A Brief Tribute to Karsten Heuer

The Last Word On Nothing 

One October morning in 2013, I walked into the Canmore offices of an organization called the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, or Y2Y, to speak with its reluctant leader. I was at the outset of my career in journalism, fresh out of graduate school and loose on the land in the Northern Rockies. With my […]

Former England striker was not too fussed about rejected Spurs offer

TheSpursWeb 

One former Premier League striker has revealed how he felt when he found out about Tottenham’s rejected offer in 2011, and has shed light on... The post Former England striker was not too fussed about rejected Spurs offer appeared first on Spurs Web.