The first edition features conversations with Evan Sharp of Pinterest, Rashmi Sinha of SlideShare, Yves Béhar of fuseproject, Christina Brodbeck of theicebreak, and Scott Belsky and Matias Corea of Behance. Collectively, they’ve helped create over a billion dollars of value and impacted the lives of millions.
via 6 Startup Lessons From Designers At Pinterest, Fuseproject, and Behance | Co.Design.
To promote the “Unboxed: Adventures in Cardboard†exhibit, The Chicago Childrens Museum launched Mister Imagines Toy Store, a pop-up store in Chicago’s Wicker Park. This toy store, however, was nothing like a traditional toy store with games, videos, dolls and books. This toy store sold cardboard boxes, and nothing else.
via Childrens Museum Promotes Creative Kids Play With Cardboard Box Shop | MediaPost Publications.
No more plopping preschoolers in front of videos to “zone out.†With the emergence of touchscreen tablets and e-readers, screen time has become interactive—and thus less guilt-inducing for parents who need a short break. Every purposeful swipe of our children’s fingers seems to offer a reassuring signal that their minds are at work, contemplating what to do next.
via Interactive screen time for kids: Do educational iPad apps teach toddlers anything? – Slate Magazine.
The U.S. House of Representatives is going after public broadcasting again. Please repost this. And write to Congress.
The Chronicle of Higher Education has created a must-see interactive infographic showing college graduation rates (1940-2009) from across the country. The information that’s displayed is a thing of beauty, but more important is the accessibility of the data as you drill down by county to filter for race, income, and population density.
