Recently, I watched a TED talk by Daniele Quercia titled “Happy Maps“, in which he encouraged all of us to take a chance sometimes and take the road less travelled, rather than the most efficient. As he put it, you can likely have a more enjoyable experience by eschewing the world that is “fabricated for efficiency” and look for something that is perhaps, quieter, greener, and more beautiful.
As I walked past a restroom recently, in a building I was visiting, I came across a bathroom door that used a more conceptual symbol to identify the intended gender for the room. Next to that sign, stuck on the door with tape, was another photocopied sign with a more conventional image and text. I walked around until I found the men’s restroom and saw that it had been temporarily re-signed the same way.
I came across this link the other day in reddit, for a marketing campaign from a UK mobile service provider. The campaign featured the song “We Built This City” by Starship”, in which you first watch an advert featuring a girl riding her bike with a cat in her front pannier. Then, you have the opportunity to upload your own photos and put yourself in the action. It’s great for a laugh, so see the …
