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Similar Diversity is an information graphic which opens up a new perspective at the topics religion and faith by visualizing the Holy Books of five world religions. Communalities and differences of Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Judaism are shown up in this datavisualization.

The visual’s basis is an objective text analysis of the Holy Scriptures, and works without any interpretations from the creators’ side. Despite - or even because of this abstraction, the artworks are not only working on an informal but also on an emotional level. The viewers should be inspired to think about own prejudices and current religious conflicts. [From the Similar Diversity website.]

The project was realized in a joint Processing effort by Multimediaart and Stefan Sagmeister and shown at Hangar7: Salzburg Is it possible to touch someone’s heart with design?.

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Bags of Goodwill is an exhibition and auction to raise awareness and funds for the Fairtrade Foundation. 40 designers are being showcased in the twentytwentyone showroom during this week’s London Design Festival. The auction is taking place online; all proceeds will go directly to the Fairtrade Foundation.

Of course, twentytwentyone sourced a manufacturer to provide Fairtrade, organic cotton bags.

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Today is World Peace Day, and above is a piece found over at Computerlove.

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PARK(ing) Day is an event conceived by REBAR, a San Francisco-based art collective, wherein parking lots are transformed into temporary public parks.  According to the website, it’s a “one-day, global event” where “artists, activists, and citizens collaborate” that has been growing since its inception in 2005.  Last year, the event was granted an endorsement by the Trust for Public Land.  You can get involved by staging your own takeover/reclamation with their handy how-to manual, or join theirs if you live in the Bay area. They encourage you to be lawful about it, of course…

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The Urban Forest Project is coming to Denver in mid-October to plaster the streets with eco-friendly, tree-themed banners. The tree symbolizes sustainability, and in keeping with the project’s awareness-raising mission, the banners will be recycled (they are made of Ecophab, up-cycled from plastic bottles) into messenger bags sold by Alchemy Goods, who will donate proceeds to charity.

Last year, the Urban Forest Project took place in New York City, and was a resounding success. Now it’s on to Denver with 24 new couplings of students and professional designers creating for the installation.

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