Up and Out

Blog focused on social and environmental led design.

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World’s easiest decision - Mustache

http://worldseasiestdecision.org/en-us/

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Climate Change Deniers Anthem - Funny or Die 

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CRUK Dryathlon by Karmarama

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“‘Twas the night after Christmas. When all through the house, dancing in our leavings, sings a merriful louse;

Drained of our riches and blood pressures high - who invented this holiday? Really? Why?

Yet there was an ointment, a cure for this pest. Take these grim wrappings, make a silent protest!”

http://www.terriblechristmas.com/

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Jaden Smith laughs in the face of gender stereotypes in Louis Vuitton ad

http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/jan/05/jaden-smith-skirt-gender-stereotypes-louis-vuitton-ad

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‘To coincide with World AIDS Day on 1 December, Durex is encouraging its customers to call upon the Unicode Consortium, who oversee the introduction of new emoji, to give the world a condom emoji in their next update.’

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http://doeasbarras.com.br/

‘J Walter Thompson Brazil has created a website that donates the black space appearing in portrait-mode YouTube videos to charity. Users can upload their film through the Doe as Barras ("Donate the Bars") site and the black space will be filled with a message from a charity or NGO.′

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‘IKEA just turned turned its flat pack sensibilities from the urban apartment to the global village by unveiling a comfortable, solar-powered shelter that can provide emergency housing for natural disaster victims and refugees. The flat pack homes were developed in collaboration between the IKEA Foundation and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNCHR), and they can be set up in a snap to provide immediate shelter for those in need.’

(via IKEA Refugee Shelter)

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More women.

It’s no secret that men have long dominated the fields of business, politics, media and the arts—but the dramatic inequalities become all the more impactful when we have visual evidence to aid our understanding.

With a goal to “celebrate the global power of women’s collectives in a playful, engaging way” Elle UK has initiated the #MoreWomen campaign as accompaniment to the magazine’s Feminism Issue for November.

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Nifty Fifty

‘50 Creatives. 50 One-Off Posters. Edition of One Posters auctioned with Sealed Bids. All proceeds will be going to CMHCharity. Organised by SocioDesign. ‘

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The Guardian - Keep it in the ground animations - Can Arctic oil drilling help save the climate?

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http://youtu.be/GEKo22ryWxM

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We just need to make sure she has what she needs.