Design for Health

UK design firm Priestmangoode believe that healthcare could be improved by applying the same design principles to hospitals and clinics that are applied in the luxury travel trade and first class cabins in airplanes. They have written a manifesto, which revolves around the following principles: Healthcare doesn’t need to be in a hospital; Buildings need [...]

Law Degree for Sale

A young, cheesed off Silicon Valley lawyer has put his law degree up for sale on Craigslist for $59,250 (the outstanding amount of the $100K student loan). Read his reasons, which include boring colleagues and a screwed up work/aspiration balance, here. Hat tip: @jonathanfields

Making Over Carlisle Train Station

Carlisle’s railway station platform was turned into a lounge and garden area for filming for a TV ad for DIY store homebase. Commuters enjoyed the sofas and garden landscaping that they started a Facebook page to try to keep the newly made over station as it was. The number of fans has reached 8,000+ but [...]

Single Black Female

Karyn Langhorne Folan, author of Don’t Bring Home a White Boy: And Other Notions that Keep Black Women From Dating Out, suggests that single African American women need to start dating outside their race if they are to find a partner. Part of the problem is that ‘good’ black men i.e. those with college degrees [...]

In: David Padrusch, VP/Development and Executive Producer, Towers Productions

David Padrusch has been appointed as VP/Development and Executive Producer at Chicago-based Towers Productions (but he will be based in Boston). Source: Cynopsis

Do You Want to Kick Start Your Creativity? Here Are Ten Ways.

In TV development land we are on a constant treadmill of trying to come up with new ideas; and all that spontaneous generation, writing and pitching often comes to a slow, grinding halt when we run out of ideas or enthusiasm. So what to do?

Design blog ISO50 asked 25 people in the creative industries to share their methods for shaking off a creative block – there’s bound to be a suggestion in there that will help you get your project back on track. Click through to find out how they do it.

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Greenlit: Fatal Attractions, Animal Planet

Fatal Attractions (3×60′) – Profiles the owners of dangerous animals such as big cats, chimps and reptiles. Channel: Animal Planet Producer: Oxford Scientific Films TX: Feb/March 2010 Source: Broadcast

Greenlit: Bath Crashers, DIY Network

Bath Crashers – Matt Muenster surprises people who are browsing in home improvement stores and offers to make over their bathrooms. Channel: DIY Network TX: July 2010 Source: Cynopsis

Greenlit: Good Dog, Bad Dog, More4

Good Dog, Bad Dog (1×60′) – Documentary exploring the issues surrounding the breeding of pedigree dogs. Channel: More 4 Producer: Mentorn Media TX: March 2010 Source: Broadcast

Greenlit: The DIY Dominator, DIY Network

The DIY Dominator – A competition series hosted by Chris Grundy in which three hopefuls compete for a cash prize. Channel: DIY Network TX: June 2010 Source: Cynopsis