Community Hero: Queens Museum of Art

Today, the future of the United States looks like Queens, New York: multicultural, urban, not necessarily English-speaking or native-born. The Queens Museum of Art has long served this variegated community. It will reach out even more productively with its new expansion.
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Educating for a Future Within Our Sight

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Design Inquiry: DesignCity Montréal

"In 2006, Montréal, Québec, Canada was designated by UNESCO as the first and only North American City Of Design. Are design qualities somehow inherent in Montréal's topographies, its citizens, its outputs? Are these qualities designed by designers or do they evolve out of the way people use the city? The notion that design practice, and the presence of designers, can alter the trajectory of a city for the better is an assumption that warrants exploration and testing. "DesignInquiry: DesignCity (Montréal) participants will explore the Ville de Montréal for five nights and six days, sleep in dorms that are still partly occupied by a nunnery, and live, work and cook together all across the city. DesignCity (Montréal) findings will be published in the DesignInquiry journal and exhibited at Design Montréal's Portes Ouvertes-a high profile series of events opening June 3."

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FEATURED THIS WEEK : GAVIN BROWNING Community Hero: Queens Museum of Art Today, the future of the United States looks like Queens, New York: multicultural, urban, not necessarily English-speaking or native-born. The Queens Museum of Art has long served this variegated community. It will reach out even more productively with its new expansion. READ MORE
MARIA POPOVA Educating for a Future Within Our Sight According to Rita J. King, co-creator of the IMAGINATION project, "Current educational models prepare students for a fading industrial era, but making substantive changes is difficult. It’s hard to know where to begin and how. This project focuses on shifts educators can instantly make at no cost." READ MORE ERNEST BECK Benefit Corporations A new type of corporate designation recognizes enterprises that meet strict triple-bottom-line standards and provides consumers and investors with a verifiable seal of approval. READ MORE FROM OUR SPONSORS Two great MFA programs: The Interaction Design program, which explores the role of design in shaping everyday life and the Graduate Program for the Designer as Entrepreneur. Visit MFA Interaction Design >> The Designer as Entrepreneur Podcast >> SVA Website >> Being sustainable has never been so profitable. See how the country's most innovative companies are improving their bottom line by staying the course on sustainability. Look into Sappi's paper mills that are setting a new standard for environmental responsibility. Find out more about Sappi here >> Order a copy of eQ003 >> Download a PDF copy >> PHIL PATTON Sustainable Gold “Gold: Substance, Symbol and Significance,” a conference held April 8–9 at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, combined jewelry designers, investment counselors, mineralogists and fashion executives in its approach to the precious element. READ MORE		BECOME A FAN ON FACEBOOK \| FOLLOW US ON TWITTER Learn more now. Visit MPS/Branding site today >> From Mohawk Fine Papers a curated marketplace of designer papergoods and gifts. Browse the shop >> Good design can influence positive change! Learn more Ideas that Matter >> The leading health conference where design matters. Register today >> CHANGE OBSERVER: PROJECT ARCHIVE Rising Currents Report on "Rising Currents," an exhibition of New York City design solutions to the flooding predicted by climate change experts, which will be on view at the Museum of Modern Art, March 24–August 9, 2010. READ MORE UPCOMING CONFERENCE: MAY 08, 2011 Design Inquiry: DesignCity Montréal "In 2006, Montréal, Québec, Canada was designated by UNESCO as the first and only North American City Of Design. Are design qualities somehow inherent in Montréal's topographies, its citizens, its outputs? Are these qualities designed by designers or do they evolve out of the way people use the city? The notion that design practice, and the presence of designers, can alter the trajectory of a city for the better is an assumption that warrants exploration and testing. "DesignInquiry: DesignCity (Montréal) participants will explore the Ville de Montréal for five nights and six days, sleep in dorms that are still partly occupied by a nunnery, and live, work and cook together all across the city. DesignCity (Montréal) findings will be published in the DesignInquiry journal and exhibited at Design Montréal's Portes Ouvertes-a high profile series of events opening June 3." Other Resources Academic Programs >> Competitions >> Conferences & Events >> Fellowships & Prizes >> Organizations >> Programs & Initiatives >> Publications & Websites >> Social Networks >> RECENT BOOKS RECEIVED ArtWork: Seeing Inside the Creative Process Ivan Vartanian Design Driven Innovation: Changing the Rules of Competition by Radically Innovating What Things Mean Roberto Verganti Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model John Mullins & Randy Komisar
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