http://www.psfk.com Good Ideas Report Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:06:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/photoblog-teddy-on-the-go-captures-the-imagination-of-kuwait.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/photoblog-teddy-on-the-go-captures-the-imagination-of-kuwait.html#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:02:14 +0000 Aziz Ali http://www.psfk.com/?p=46778 Teddy On The Go is a whimsical Kuwait-based photoblog depicting a day-in-life of one very active stuffed bear at various locations throughout the country. Curious viewers have adopted the bear as a "blank slate," using it as a reflection of their own lives and the local social issues taking place.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/photoblog-teddy-on-the-go-captures-the-imagination-of-kuwait.html/feed 1 http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/public-transportation-finally.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/public-transportation-finally.html#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:05:15 +0000 Aziz Ali http://www.psfk.com/?p=46631 The Arabian Gulf’s first metro system was launched in Dubai this past Thursday to much fanfare.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/public-transportation-finally.html/feed 1 http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/bidoun-magazine-middle-eastern-art-and-culture.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/bidoun-magazine-middle-eastern-art-and-culture.html#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:45:53 +0000 Aziz Ali http://www.psfk.com/?p=46629 The latest issue of Bidoun (#18) is the magazine’s second interview issue, where various artists, writers, designers, and public figures share insight into the Middle East’s artistic and cultural scenes.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/bidoun-magazine-middle-eastern-art-and-culture.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/a-design-tour-of-lebanon.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/a-design-tour-of-lebanon.html#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:00:54 +0000 Paloma Vazquez http://www.psfk.com/?p=46552 Sophie Maxwell of the design and brand image shop Pearlfisher has introduced Creativity to some of the most inspiring designers emerging from Beirut, Lebanon. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/a-design-tour-of-lebanon.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2009/07/iran-rooftop-diaries.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/07/iran-rooftop-diaries.html#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:44:38 +0000 Piers Fawkes http://www.psfk.com/2009/07/iran-rooftop-diaries.html While media attention on Iran has dwindled as popular protests have been suppressed, social media has continued to maintain a picture into what is happening in the country. The Iran Rooftop Project blog posts videos every night of the protests that continue from the roof tops of homes in Tehran. In reaction … [visit site to read more] © Piers Fawkes for PSFK, 2009. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: diary, iran, iran crisis, iran elections, Iran Rooftop Project, IranElection, Middle East Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/07/iran-rooftop-diaries.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2009/05/pic-street-intervention-in-tel-aviv.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/05/pic-street-intervention-in-tel-aviv.html#comments Tue, 19 May 2009 22:17:36 +0000 Dan Gould http://www.psfk.com/?p=33588 Artists Bar&Shay took it upon themselves to do a bit of street redecorating in a Tel Aviv underground tunnel. The crew replaced the regular, drab lighting with a rainbow of assorted colors. [via ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/05/pic-street-intervention-in-tel-aviv.html/feed 3 http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/the-soccer-project-pick-up-soccer-around-the-globe.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/the-soccer-project-pick-up-soccer-around-the-globe.html#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:24:26 +0000 Sean Leow http://www.psfk.com/?p=30010 “The Soccer Project” is the story of two soccer players who quit their 9-to-5 jobs and take off around the globe exploring the less glorified side of soccer: pick up games and impromptu contests. In Bolivia, the duo plays with inmates in a prison courtyard; in Palestine, they play with a … [visit site to read more] © Sean Leow for PSFK, 2009. | Permalink | One comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: Africa, Asia, bolivia, documentary, Kenya, Latin America, Middle East, palestine, pick up, soccer, the soccer project Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/the-soccer-project-pick-up-soccer-around-the-globe.html/feed 1 http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/the-99-superheros-from-the-islamic-world.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/the-99-superheros-from-the-islamic-world.html#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:16:37 +0000 Claudia Cukrov http://www.psfk.com/?p=29327 What first appears to be an average American-style comic book, on … [visit site to read more] © Claudia Cukrov for PSFK, 2009. | Permalink | One comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: art, Comics, Islam, Middle East Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/the-99-superheros-from-the-islamic-world.html/feed 1 http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/charles-ogilvie-on-in-flight-innovation-at-psfk-conference-asia-2008.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/charles-ogilvie-on-in-flight-innovation-at-psfk-conference-asia-2008.html#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:15:37 +0000 Jeff Squires http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/charles-ogilvie-on-in-flight-innovation-at-psfk-conference-asia-2008.html At the PSFK Conference Asia 2008, Charles Ogilvie (Panasonic), Creative Designer and Inventor of RED, the award winning in-flight entertainment system for ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/charles-ogilvie-on-in-flight-innovation-at-psfk-conference-asia-2008.html/feed 2 http://www.psfk.com/2008/12/2008s-top-search-engine-queries.html http://www.psfk.com/2008/12/2008s-top-search-engine-queries.html#comments Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:35:30 +0000 Joel Horowitz http://www.psfk.com/?p=19343 “Socializing and politics” are what people around the world most searched for in 2008, according to Marissa Mayer, VP of Search at Google. The company’s year-end roundup of popular searches showcased Sarah Palin, the Republican Party’s vice presidential nominee for … [visit site to read more] © Joel Horowitz for PSFK, 2008. | Permalink | 8 comments | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, UK, US Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2008/12/2008s-top-search-engine-queries.html/feed 8 http://www.psfk.com/2008/10/second-city-center-for-abu-dhabi-in-the-works.html http://www.psfk.com/2008/10/second-city-center-for-abu-dhabi-in-the-works.html#comments Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:50:14 +0000 Christine Huang http://www.psfk.com/?p=17052 The Abu Dhabi urban planning council recently unveiled their plans to create a second city center to handle the exponential growth of the city from 1,000,000 to 3,000,000 people by 2030. The new center, to be situated in the Khlaifa C district, will potentially set off a … [visit site to read more] © Christine Huang for PSFK, 2008. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: Middle East Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2008/10/second-city-center-for-abu-dhabi-in-the-works.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2008/10/bringing-down-a-hurricane.html http://www.psfk.com/2008/10/bringing-down-a-hurricane.html#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:48:28 +0000 Claudia Cukrov http://www.psfk.com/?p=16708 A group of Israeli scientists may hold the key to reducing a hurricane’s destructive potential. The team from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem believe distributing smoke particles within a tropical storm will reduce wind … [visit site to read more] © Claudia Cukrov for PSFK, 2008. | Permalink | 2 comments | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: Middle East Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2008/10/bringing-down-a-hurricane.html/feed 2 http://www.psfk.com/2008/10/skateing-the-streets-of-the-stan.html http://www.psfk.com/2008/10/skateing-the-streets-of-the-stan.html#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:28:50 +0000 Claudia Cukrov http://www.psfk.com/?p=15712 Skateistan is making waves amongst Afghani youth, with the country’s first ever ‘co-educational’ skateboarding school. The idea was first conceived when Australian skateboarders Oliver Percovich, Sharna Nolan and Travis Beard passed through Kabul, … [visit site to read more] © Claudia Cukrov for PSFK, 2008. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: Middle East, Sports Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2008/10/skateing-the-streets-of-the-stan.html/feed 0