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Watch this fun and great talk at The Do Lectures, and also check the other talks too.
The Do idea is a simple one: that people who Do things can inspire the rest of us to go and Do things, too. So each year we invite a set of people down here to come 
Next Tuesday May 31 at the symposium the department Communication & Multimedia Design (CMD) of the NHL Hogeschool in Leeuwarden, looking ahead ten years in time to celebrate ten years of CMD. I will be talking about Dreamschool and a bit more.
June 16 at UN Studio, an international architectural practice, situated 

PICNIC, Europe’s leading platform for the creative industries announced its program themes and a new venue for PICNIC Festival 2011 during a meet-up in the historic Waag building in Amsterdam.
Now in its sixth year, PICNIC reiterated its commitment to creativity and technology – in terms of content, involvement of the PICNIC community and its international 

Today I had the opportunity to visit the initiatives Carlos Slim Foundation is undertaking. Carlos Slim is one of the world’s most important philanthropists and most people have never heard about his humanitarian activities. He owns stock in more than 200 companies that employ more than 200,000 people in Latin America and beyond. 

This morning Eva took me to Instituto Docet, a paradise for kids from 1 to 3 years old in Monterrey. What an amazing place to be. Kids learning by playing, growing plants, playing music, listening to music, covering all senses. The team is truly passionate about what they are doing there since only 

Pablo Collada, director and founder of Camino Ciudadano — a company dedicated to establish links between Civil Society Organizations, Private Sector and young people, in order to generate new responsible citizens, and I had the privilege to do an informal talk at Universidad Metropolitana de Monterrey. And met again a bunch of great people. 

Just returned from a visit to CEDIM, an applied design school in Monterrey. And I can only say that I was truly amazed. Housed in a brand new contemporary building in the valley, you will find a great active atmosphere. You could feel the activity happening, even though it was quite a quiet 

LIFT was awesome. Led to a load of new contacts, quite impressive. Just after my talk, I had the mic removed and because the next speaker was already up, I found a place on the stairs, not wanting to interfere the audience too much. 

At PICNIC ‘10 we had the privilege to premiere Sustainism publicly. Sustainism Is the New Modernism, A Cultural Manifesto for the Sustainist Era by Michiel Schwarz and Joost Elffers a bold document that combines a powerful idea with really strong iconic graphic design. I 

In Bright #35 een groot artikel gewijd aan Project Droomschool:
De beste school voor Nederland en misschien wel voor de wereld; dat is de ambitieuze inzet van Project Droomschool. In Meppel verrijst een compleet nieuwe school waar een nieuwe visie op onderwijs wordt gerealiseerd. ‘De tijd van de eenheidsworst is voorbij.’

These beautiful Project Dream School cahier journals, designed in collaboration with Martine Eyzenga, just came in! Made from paper waste and recycled paper. Kindly supported by Zwaan Printmedia and Antalis. Available for free (bundle of three, 80 pages each, each cahier with its own colored staples) for those who participate in 

Volgende week vrijdag ben ik spreker op de design mind Salon sessie in Amsterdam op vrijdag 23 april, 2010, 14:00 – 18.00 uur, georganiseerd door Microsoft en frog design. Onderwerp: How Design Triggers Transformation – in Innovation, Business, Art and Technology. Belangrijkste spreker is 

We had a great session with the LEMZ team to create the perfect PICNIC 2010. They prepared really really well, brought lots and lots of inspiration and fresh insights to the table, pure delight. Thanks guys!

Vinkega is een portret van een klein dorp in Friesland door Marije Kuiper, als afstudeerproject van de Academie voor Popcultuur in Leeuwarden, waar ze in de jaren tachtig geboren is.
70 huizen en een pottenbakkerij zei ik vroeger altijd en om die reden vluchtte ik zodra ik kon weg uit dit gehucht. Inmiddels is zelfs de 

A small peek at the work in progress for PICNIC10, developing the theme. Don’t forget to share your ideas!

Currently working on a contribution for the renewed international edition of Blend magazine.

Jonne Seijdel is derdejaars student Interactive/Media/Design en is momenteel op stage in India waar hij meehelpt bij een weeshuis. Op zijn weblog doet hij verslag van zijn avonturen. Erg leuk geschreven persoonlijke verhalen en Jonne is ook nog eens geweldig fotograaf, meerdere redenen om eens te gaan kijken. Vanmorgen kwam van hem het verzoek 
23 April I will one of the keynote speakers at a invitation only event by frog design and Microsoft, with as a special guest from Bill Buxton Principal Researcher at Microsoft USA and Tjeerd Hoek of frog design. All I can say is that you really want to be on that 

Hurray! It’s live! To share what you want to share for Picnic Festival 2010, you can use this page. Remember: it’s always more fun when you bring your own stuff to a picnic!