This ad from Kaiser Permanente called “Emerald Cities” imagines what the world might look like if paper medical records went digital. The company argues that many trees would be saved and possibly growing in the middle of our roads. The ad might not make perfect sense, but it’s nice anyway.
When Michael Lebowitz’s grandfather passed away last year, his family discovered that the man had kept a wonderful collection of hotel door hangers from around the world. Each one was supposedly taken during a stay at the various hotels the grandfather stayed in during his time in the foreign service. This is definitely my visual inspiration for the day!
For this year’s NYC Bicycle Film Festival, Andrea Dorfman submitted this fantastic short video about how riding a bike is a great start to changing the world. [via]
UPDATE: Here’s some background info on the song in case you wanted to know.
From the award-winning documentary, “Playing For Change: Peace Through Music”, comes the first of many “songs around the world” being released independently. Featured is a cover of the Ben E. King classic by musicians around the world adding their part to the song as it travelled the globe.