I am posting the following photos and descriptions from an e-mail that apparently has been forwarded and posted widely. I was not, however, able to find the source. When I did a search for this on Google, I found 10 pages of blogs that had posted this, but I would really like to know the full story. Who did the research? How was this set up? Who traveled to help the families track their food intake and then gather and display the food? If anyone knows, please leave a comment.
Thanks Malina for sending this to me. :)
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What is eaten in one week
Ecuador : The Ayme family of Tingo
Food expenditure for one week: $31.55
Bhutan: The Namgay family of Shingkhey Village
Food expenditure for one week: 224.93 ngultrum or $5.03
Chad: The Aboufakar family of Breidjing Camp
Food expenditure for one week: 685 CFA Francs or $1.23
Germany : The Melander family of Bargteheide
Food expenditure for one week: 375.39 Euros or $500.07
United States: The Revis family of North Carolina
Food expenditure for one week $341.98
Mexico: The Casales family of Cuernavaca
Food expenditure for one week: 1,862.78 Mexican Pesos or $189.09
Poland : The Sobczynscy family of Konstancin-Jeziorna
Food expenditure for one week: 582.48 Zlotys or $151.27
Egypt : The Ahmed family of Cairo
Food expenditure for one week: 387.85 Egyptian Pounds or $68.53
Italy: The Manzo family of Sicily
Food expenditure for one week: 214.36 Euros or $260.11
Week's Supply of Food
Fuse.TV at Penn Station
Experiential Marketing is a topic that I will address in this blog many times. One of the main principles of creating an experience is to respect the viewer. Provide them with something of value, something they will enjoy and want to tell their friends about. This ad by Fuse.TV is worth telling your friends about. I love the way the words go down into the sidewalk. How did they get a permit to do that?
Common Cents Penny Harvest NYC
A harvest of pennies in Rockefeller Center. There is nothing like millions of pennies to make you feel the need to empty your pockets. What a lot of fun to see children throwing change onto the field.
For more information visit the Common Cents website.
Visual treats in London and NYC
While I was in London last week for some meetings, I saw this "rubbish collection vehicle." The City of London seems to be very proactive in using and promoting design in the public space. In addition to the garbage trucks, their newer public buildings are often highly modern and beautiful. It made my day to see this work of art on the streets. It's a lovely way to turn something so ordinary, necessary and potentially unpleasant into something delightful and surprising. Brilliant!
I stopped off in New York on my way home from London. Here's another visual treat from the back side of a diner in Tribeca.
Canadian Government Explores Internet Design and Culture
The Canadian Government publishes Intercultures Magazine. A few months ago, I received a call from Mara Munro, a freelance writer, to discuss cultural issues and Web design. We had a lovely discussion that went way beyond what I think Mara was expecting. Mara also interviewed Aaron Marcus, a fellow AIGA Center for Cross-Cultural Design activist.
Here is the article:
Internet and Design Culture - Unraveling the Tangled Web
by Mara Munro
