Getting it Right is a new plan launched by the Wales Assembly government to support children in having their voices heard.

Actions Speak Loudest: Keeping Our Promise for a Better World, a new book by Robert McKinnon inspires us to keep a generational promise to leave the world a better place than we inherited.

What would a picture of the 2000s look like? The Economist asks contemporary designers and curators to identify icons of the past decade.

Arts and cultural events website Flavorpill is looking to extend their reach to the southern hemisphere, in Melbourne, Australia. Flavorpill is now on the search for an editor to run the site.

Sun Haipeng is one of the most talked-about computer graphics (CG) animators in China at the moment. His 3D animations Dragon Fist and Super Baozi vs. Sushi Man caught our eye early on and over the past couple of months have received a tremendous response from the Chinese netizentry.

We’ve heard of several instances where people’s online activities have gotten them into trouble, but can they also save you from prison?

Moofus is a twelve year old artist from Sydney. Too young to get a “real job”, Moofus began selling his prints for charity.

Idea-planner Russell Davies has some interesting ideas within his presentation on his site about playfulness.

Ford is developing inflatable seat belts for back seat passengers (especially children) which will be an option on the 2011 Explorer.

While far from a comprehensive study on the development of hyper-local languages, Giles Turnbull’s ad hoc research on how different children name Lego’s various building blocks is an interesting, albeit quirky, glimpse into the ways we build internal dialogues and communicate with one another.

“Guangzhou Supports You!” is a new crowdsourced, hyper-local online photography activity in Guangzhou, China.

As further evidence of the increasing threat that crowdsourcing poses to advertising agencies, PepsiCo’s Mountain Dew will reward marketing duties for a $100 million-plus business to a consumer-picked player, via an online contest beginning in late November 2009.

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Japanese pop act, the Helicopter Boyz highlighted the projection feature of the new Nikon COOLPIX in a recent performance.

China’s Central South University has set up a new facility to help students deal with emotional stress.