http://design-altruism-project.org/?p=118 The intersection of the design and altruism memeplexes Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:43:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://design-altruism-project.org/?p=118&cpage=1#comment-101793 missy Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:56:24 +0000 http://design-altruism-project.org/?p=118#comment-101793 I completely agree with you about the indifferences of the world. people can be too judgemental and if they would just focus on making themselves a better person. we would have a more productive society. I have encountered a recent situation that has caused me to not be able to see the big picture. I have alot of faith, but sometimes I cant see through the clouds because of not believing in myself a 100 percent. i have allowed others to weaken my faith because im scared. IM READY TO GO WHERE MY PASSION LIES. to a place where i know nothing about speaking the language. but its a beautiful place and alot of americans dislike it. opportunity awaits me. :) I completely agree with you about the indifferences of the world. people can be too judgemental and if they would just focus on making themselves a better person. we would have a more productive society. I have encountered a recent situation that has caused me to not be able to see the big picture. I have alot of faith, but sometimes I cant see through the clouds because of not believing in myself a 100 percent. i have allowed others to weaken my faith because im scared. IM READY TO GO WHERE MY PASSION LIES. to a place where i know nothing about speaking the language. but its a beautiful place and alot of americans dislike it. opportunity awaits me.

]]> http://design-altruism-project.org/?p=118&cpage=1#comment-101290 Mike Bray Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:00:08 +0000 http://design-altruism-project.org/?p=118#comment-101290 I think most of us in the fields of art/design are idealists to some degree, but that gets tempered with experience. The worst result is a cynical, selfish approach due to a sense of powerlessness and anonymity. I have started to become more particular with where I put my energies and efforts to attempt to enact change where I think it can happen. Sometimes it is opening a student's mind to other possibilities, sometimes it is focusing my work to speak on one small issue that is part of a much larger situation. I believe I can change the world, but only as part of a much larger issue. I may not even be alive to see the change, but this belief, and it is an act of faith, sustains me. I learned perspective in my first drawing class, and I keep trying to relearn perspective year after year. Keep at it Raymond. If you hadn't done this, I may not have been so considered with my teaching today, with my two upcoming exhibitions, and many other things. You have changed me, and who knows where that could lead. I think most of us in the fields of art/design are idealists to some degree, but that gets tempered with experience. The worst result is a cynical, selfish approach due to a sense of powerlessness and anonymity. I have started to become more particular with where I put my energies and efforts to attempt to enact change where I think it can happen. Sometimes it is opening a student’s mind to other possibilities, sometimes it is focusing my work to speak on one small issue that is part of a much larger situation. I believe I can change the world, but only as part of a much larger issue. I may not even be alive to see the change, but this belief, and it is an act of faith, sustains me. I learned perspective in my first drawing class, and I keep trying to relearn perspective year after year.
Keep at it Raymond. If you hadn’t done this, I may not have been so considered with my teaching today, with my two upcoming exhibitions, and many other things. You have changed me, and who knows where that could lead.

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