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http://gooddesigndaily.com/2011/09/frozen-mountain-seed-vault-svalbard-norway/

Frozen Mountain Seed Vault SVALBARD (Norway) | Good Design Daily A concrete building rises from the mountain side like a functionalist sarcophagus with the soft glow of its upper facade reflecting polar light into the long winters.

http://gooddesigndaily.com/2011/09/a-record-for-extraterrestrials-earth/

Extraterrestrial Record EARTH | Good Design Daily For as long as we’ve stared into the rich indigo of the skies we’ve been wondering if there are others like us, or completely unlike us, out there. In our attempts to seek out other intelligent life, Dr. Carl Sagan lead a NASA committe to dispatch our own timecapsule of our civilization and planet,...

http://gooddesigndaily.com/2011/09/a-perfect-paper-airplane-london/

Perfect Paper Airplanes LONDON | Good Design Daily Studio Glithero partnered up with Baddeley Brothers custom printers to craft the most perfect series of paper airplanes for the 2011 Wallpaper Handmade exhibition in Milan. By using “traditional print press techniques and an unorthodox appropriation of an envelope-folding machine” the team executed ...

Some really solid bikes that serve the purpose: http://gooddesigndaily.com/2011/09/servethepurpose/

Serve The Purpose HELSINKI | gooddesigndaily.com Helsinki’s Pelago bicycles continue the traditions of the indestructible city bikes that have weathered the decades in Amsterdam and Copenhagen. With a fun attitude, commitment to design, and a mission to produce bikes that will serve their purpose of reliable transport both in the city and on exten...

http://gooddesigndaily.com/2011/09/the-upside-down-train-wuppertal/

The Upside Down Train WUPPERTAL | gooddesigndaily.com Monorails typically conjure up futuristic visions but the Germans were way ahead of their time with the 1901 launch of the Schwebebahn, a suspended monorail that floats above the city’s streets and river in what’s surely one of the more unique points of view for exploring the city (or just simply ge...

You know you're committed when your brilliant design project will require a logo every day for 27 years... http://gooddesigndaily.com/2011/09/10000-logos-for-10000-lakes/

10,000 Logos for 10,000 Lakes MINNESOTA | gooddesigndaily.com In what seems totally sane to at least a few people, designer Nicole Meyer is rebranding the 10,000 lakes of Minnesota. One day at a time. Every day. Committed. For 27 years. And the weird thing is each of the logos are actually solid, with several being outstanding.

Vacant storefront gallery art treasure hunt: http://gooddesigndaily.com/2011/09/vacant-storefront-galleries-chicago/

Vacant Storefront Galleries CHICAGO | gooddesigndaily.com The Pop Up Art Loop is one of several initiatives around the world to convert unused commercial storefront space into temporary public art exhibitions, creating a more interesting urban environment to walk through and exposure to ideas and art that are typically confined to the ivory tower of fine a...

The US Currency redesigned: http://gooddesigndaily.com/2011/09/us-currency-redesigned-san-francisco/

US Currency Redesigned SAN FRANCISCO | gooddesigndaily.com UK and US-based design firm Dowling Duncan entered a thoughtfully-designed submission to the Dollar ReDe$ign Project, which aims to revitalize our economy through a rebrand.

http://gooddesigndaily.com/2011/09/nyc-bike-share-new-york-city/

NYC Bike Share NEW YORK CITY | gooddesigndaily.com Following the lead of really successful bike share programs such as Bicing in Barcelona and Vélib’ in Paris, New York City announced it will have its own fleet of 10,000 bikes called NYC Bike Share starting summer 2012.

self-powered bus stops in Barcelona
http://gooddesigndaily.com/2011/09/solar-bus-stop-barcelona/

Solar Bus Stop BARCELONA | gooddesigndaily.com Ruben Oya‘s design for a solar powered bus stop stands inconspicuously in front of one of my favorite buildings in Barcelona, the Planeta office. The stop displays route information on e-ink displays for great legibility; powers itself, including it’s night light, off of the solar paneled roof plate...

throw a little living graf on the walls
http://gooddesigndaily.com/2011/09/moss-graffiti/

Moss Graffiti LONDON | gooddesigndaily.com British illustrator and environmental designer Anna Garforth is one of the leaders of the Eco Graffiti movement with some interesting moss typography poems on urban walls throughout London as well as commissioned installation spaces.

http://gooddesigndaily.com/2011/09/holstee-manifestonew-york-city/

Holstee ManifestoNEW YORK CITY | gooddesigndaily.com At first glance the Holstee Manifesto seemed to lean slightly close to a hipster Hallmark card but once I got over myself I had to admit that it’s true, to-the-point wisdom that everyone can benefit from.