6 milliards dAutres, 6 billion Others, 6 miliardi di Altri– a global vox-pop project by Yann Arthus-Bertrand:

In 2008 you will be able to listen to the thousands of testimonies which have been collected, and add your own testimony to the site. In the meantime, take a look at the project, the team, and some interviews that have already been made.

Sent by Kerry Seed via Lu Olkowski.

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Our npo, Tundra Club, just got another grant from the National Endowment for the Arts via their Arts on Radio and Television program. The $15K supports our series of HV Specials. The NEA, along with CPB, have been a huge HV supporters. More than that, really, without NEA, HV wouldn’t exist; many HV producers likely would never have been able to develop without NEA grants.

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The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum has an exhibition and website showcasing design done for people who don’t have money, power outlets or even running water. As a designer, I have often worked on projects aimed at the 10% that do have all those things and more (although, ironically, some of those projects were items such as travel brochures for expeditions to places like Mongolia where you can get away from all those trappings of wealth whenever you get sick of them). While one often pays at least some attention on usability and impairment issues, the reality is that most of the focus is on creating something cool, unique and that gets away - as much as possible - with using the latest and greatest.

I have found, however, that accomodating design (i.e. the equivalent of curb-cuts in sidewalks) makes it easier for all audiences to use a product or a site. Many of the items you’ll see on this site look like they’d be useful even in a first-world environment. It makes you think about how many design resources are wasted because they’re aimed at a narrow, mostly wealthy audience. “But hey, the beautiful finish on that Apple flat-panel display really makes it run better.”

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Pop Philosophy in PowerPoint-ese, a film by Clemens Kogler:

Found at WFMU.

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