See you in 2008!
Hello, everyone! Ryan and I are back in our respective hometowns, enjoying family and friends for the holidays. There will be no posts this week, and hopefully we’ll stay away from the computer for a while! There will be new and great things coming up for Groundswell this year, and we look forward to doing [...]
Groundswell Weekly Review: Dec. 15 – 22, 2007
We’re winding down the end of the year, and the Groundswell Collective is preparing for 2008. So, the posts this week may have been fewer than in past weeks, but here you can rely on your daily dose of art and activism. That said, here is the round-up: Designbreak fiftyRX3 Mark Fiore Artivists and Mobile [...]
The David Report: The Sustainable Wheel
The David Report offers up an important bulletin on sustainable design. Called “The Sustainable Wheel,” the bulletin describes “an imaginary wheel created by Designboost which could work as a tool for designers, companies and organisations when defining sustainable design. You will also find an interview with designer researcher Jennifer Leonard.” They’re offering an important perspective [...]
Artivists and Mobile Phones: The Transborder Immigrant Project
A demo of the Transborder Immigrant Tool UPDATE: Ricardo Dominguez is threatened with city, county, state, and federal criminal charges for his work. Details can be found here. The Transborder Immigrant Project, which recently received the Transnational Communities Award for their Transborder Immigrant Tool, is a system developed by artist Ricardo Dominguez that uses GPS-enabled [...]
Mark Fiore
Mark Fiore is a wiseass. He professionally drafts animated political cartoons that are satire and mockery at its best. In fact, the Wall Street Journal once said that he is “the undisputed guru of the form.” Fiore couples his art with links to efforts tackling the problems addressed in the cartoons. He also supplies the [...]
