The Donut Project

I don’t play the guitar so I obviously don’t own one. But if I did, my guitar case might look something like these.

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Dutch designers Jeroen Koolhaas and Dre Urhahn began developing the idea of creating community-driven art interventions in Brazil. After painting two murals in Vila Cruzeiro, Hass & Hahn began the third stage of their Favela Painting project in the community of Santa Marta. Located in the heart of Rio de Janeiro, Santa Marta is one of Brazil’s most notorious ‘favelas’ or shantytowns. Employing local residents and training them in professional painting techniques and safety, the final result was a huge work of art spanning 34 houses.

I’m always in awe when I see projects like this. It’s hard to imagine something so dramatic and so colorful on buildings here in the States.

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Music Philosophy is a weekly project from Mico Toledo where he graphically/typographically interprets the lyrics from various song favorites. Anyone can submit a song lyric for the project or you can purchase your favorite lyric as a t-shirt!

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Leah Dieterich’s mother always told her to write thank you notes. So she does. To everything. And thx thx thx is her blog where she does it. Proof that even during the worst of times, there’s always something to be thankful for!

I love these Karvt Wooden MacBook skins spotted on Oh Joy!. With a wide variety of finishes from Carmel Bamboo to Chocolate Pine, there’s something for everyone. Made from 100% real wood these skins are available for your iPad too.

Urban Outfitters has teamed up with Society 6 to create Print Shop. Featuring artists from over 70 countries, each piece is available as a high-quality print in a variety of sizes and as a skin for your laptop or iPhone.

This Saturday an estimated one billion people across the world will come together to participate in the 4th Annual Earth Hour.

Earth Hour is a global event organized by the World Wildlife Fund and takes place the last Saturday in March. It began in Sydney, Australia in 2007 when 2.2 million homes and business turned their lights off for one hour to raise awareness about climate change. A year later Earth Hour became a global event with more than 36 million people across 35 countries participating. In 2009, over 4,000 cities in 88 countries took part, including several iconic landmarks like the Great Pyramids of Giza, the Acropolis and Parthenon in Athens, Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament in London and the Las Vegas Strip in the U.S.. With the number of participates growing each year, this year’s Earth Hour looks to be the biggest yet.

Regardless of whether or not you believe climate change is taking place, it’s definitely mind-blowing to think about how many different people across the world come together for this event. To participate in Earth Hour 2010, simply turn off your computer, your TV and your lights tomorrow, March 27th, from 8:30 to 9:30 PM (your local time).

Tonight, 7:00 pm through Sunday, March 28th
Tower City Center, $10 for CIFF members, students and seniors; $12 for non-members
Visit the CIFF site for a listing of events, films and show times

One film of particular interest to us here at TDP, Fire in the Heartland: Kent State, May 4th, and Student Protest in America, will have several showings throughout the duration of the film festival. Just a few months shy of the 40th anniversary, this film adeptly produces a timeline of a decade’s worth of events that progressively led to the shootings that occurred on May 4th at Kent State. Be sure to check it out!

One of North America’s five largest film festivals, The Cleveland International Film Festival, begins next Thursday, March 18th at 7:00 pm at Tower City Center.

Founded in 1977, the Cleveland International Film Festival has been presented every spring for over three decades. Ohio’s premier film event features over 240 films originating from close to 60 countries. Visiting filmmakers, panel discussions, and student screenings are all CIFF highlights.

Tickets are on sale now. For more information, including a listing of films that will be playing, visit the CIFF site.

Brazilian artists Anderson Augusto and Leonardo Delafuente started the 6emeia Project with the purpose of changing and transforming daily life. The duo’s objective is to modify the means within which we all live, proposing a new way to view things by reflecting upon themes generated through creative and unusual works. Such modifications are made by painting storm drains, light posts, manhole covers and any other object which makes up the urban scenario. Unfortunately these can only be viewed in and around the São Paulo area, but we here in the US can certainly admire them from afar.

Thanks to Ryan for the tip!