United Nations issues a call to arms for creatives to help tackle coronavirus

Creativity has long been used as a tool for good during turbulent times, as we’ve seen with the array of inventive projects and initiatives that have come out of the coronavirus pandemic over the last few weeks. In its new open brief to creatives across the globe, the United Nations is recognising the value of creativity in the ongoing effort to overcome the pandemic.

“We need to meet people where they are, with a stream of fresh, innovative content which drives home the personal behaviours and societal support needed today,” says Robert Skinner, executive director of the UN Office for Partnerships. “We look to the creative community, using factual, accurate and science-based knowledge and messages, to help reach everyone, everywhere in this fight against the coronavirus.”

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The brief, which is being managed by Talenthouse, calls on agencies, creative communities and individuals to come up with “iconic and visualling arresting” content spanning illustration, audio, video and copy. The content can be related to any of the UN’s key messages around the actions that the public can take to help combat the virus, which include personal hygiene; physical distancing; knowing the symptoms; kindness contagion; myth busting and do more, donate.

“This is the first time that we are fighting a war where everyone is on the same side,” says Clare McKeeve, CEO of Talenthouse’s parent company, TLNT. “Looking back at how the famous Rosie the Riveter and Your Country Needs You posters galvanised the public into action during wartime, we believe the creative community can create today’s iconic posters, images and artwork to impact all communities across the world as part of this global mission to help save lives.”

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The open brief is running until 9 April, and submissions will be made available for local authorities, organisations, brands and the public to download from Talenthouse’s website. A panel of industry experts will also be selecting a number of winning submissions to be shared more widely across a range of media channels.

To read the full brief and submit your work, head here

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Yuri Suzuki's Easy Record Maker lets you engrave your own records

Japanese designer and sound artist Yuri Suzuki has created a machine that can be used to make and play records.

Created with Japanese publishing and toy company Gakken, the Easy Record Maker has a recording stylus that engraves sounds onto five-inch plastic disks.

"You simply plug in your iPhone, computer, audio player – any sound source – through the mini audio jack to supply sound to record your own record," Suzuki told Dezeen.

"Put the stylus down on the surface, select 33rpm or 45rpm and start making the record."

The compact record maker is designed to engrave five-inch disks, which Suzuki described as having a "nice lo-fi sound".

Suzuki hopes that the Easy Record Maker will help introduce vinyl records to a generation that has never experienced them.

"This idea has been my dream machine since I was teenager," the London-based designer and Pentagram partner said. "With most of the existing media – CD, tape, and mp3 – it is relatively easy to make a copy or create your own original."

"However, as it's a complicated process with records, there is no way to create them at home," he continued. "Of course professional-use record cutting machines exist, but they are very expensive."

As a teenager in a punk band Suzuki wanted to make his own records, but never did as it was too expensive.

"My life time art projects uses records, as I believe that is the only media to physically make sound – through scratching the groove and the stylus then making sound," said Suzuki. "Records can even playback if we lost electricity in the future."

The designer believes the return of the vinyl record is due to both its warm sound and aesthetic qualities, with album artworks looking better on larger-sized record covers.

"I want to re-introduce how nice the record is, the value of having a physical music media and the sound, the listening experience," Suzuki told Dezeen.

"We are in an extreme time due to the pandemic lockup, but it's easy to call or do an online meeting; we are experiencing alternative ways of communicating," the designer said.

"I hope this device introduces another way to communicate for people – recording your own voice, making a record and sending it to a friend or family via post."

The Easy Record Maker is currently available in Japan and will be available in the UK and US later this year.

Suzuki's previous creations include a re-imagination of a sixty-year-old electronic sequencer and a sonic playground. Suzuki also composed the original music for the Dezeen podcast Face to Face.

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“Pinch Punch, First Of The Month”: Daughter And Dad Prank Each Other Every Month For Over 15 Years

“Pinch punch, first of the month”—that’s the fun and wholesome game some people in English-speaking countries play during the first day of each month where the goal is to be the first one to say the phrase (and maybe add a gentle pinch). In fact, I’ve been doing it every single month with my family for years now.

But that’s nothing compared to New Zealand actress and writer Bridie Connell who has been playing “pinch punch” with her dad Brin for nearly 16 years! They have both gotten incredibly good at it, surprising each other in extremely creative ways.

Bridie and her dad have been battling it out by organizing serenading musicians, pulling pranks on live radio, fitting “pinch punch” during poetry readings, and even going as far as convincing a staff member on an airplane to be part of this decade-and-a-half long playful feud.

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Actress and writer Bridie told Twitter about how she and her dad play “pinch punch” every month

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Bridie’s dad asked the airline staff to hand her a letter on an airplane

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He managed to one-up his daughter with an elaborate prank

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The airline felt guilty for helping out Bridie’s dad, so they upgraded her to premium economy class for her flight

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The most incredible “pinch punch” prank has to be the airline one, don’t you think? After Bridie’s dad pulled a fast one on her, the story went global. Bridie told the Press Association that her dad (who is a company director living in Wellington) woke up “to discover he’s an internet sensation and is more insufferable than ever.”

According to Bridie, they couldn’t stop laughing. “We think it’s hilarious it’s taken off. Of course, he’s now trying to spin this into a fatherly lesson of perseverance and creativity over years of work.”

In May 2019, immediately after losing that month’s challenge, she declared that she was “already plotting” her revenge. But some good things do come with losing. In this case, the airline “felt ever so slightly guilty for helping” Bridie’s dad prank her that they upgraded her to premium economy class for the trip.

Bridie is an award-winning writer and has loads of experience in acting, comedy, voice artistry, and even musical theater. She has written and performed several plays with lots of success in New Zealand and Australia.

She was also a cast member of the Australian version of Whose Line Is It Anyway, recently starred in the webseries Resting Pitch Face and appeared in the film Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie’s Dead Aunt).

People loved Bridie’s story and some Twitter users shared their own experiences with “pinch punch”

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Riverside visitor centre in China built around existing trees

A visitor centre for the village of Xiahuangyu, China, is formed of interconnected pavilions built around existing pine trees by DnA_Design and Architecture.

Called Pine Pavilion, the project in Songyang County is made of wood, with big glass windows and doors looking out onto the Songyin River.

Pine Pavilion includes a tearoom, shop, toilets, viewing platforms and exhibition areas, alongside a pedestrian and cycle path.

DnA_Design and Architecture described Pine Pavilion as "architectural acupuncture".

The studio worked alongside the county government to develop a space for the village to encourage in a more sustainable form of tourism.

Located on a narrow strip of land between the river and a fishpond surrounded by pine trees, the pavilion is part of the wider Songyin River Scenic District Development project.

"As a public facility for both the village and tourists, these facilities will introduce the village's heritage and history, inviting tourism as an effective strategy to regenerate the village and increase circulation," said the studio.

"[Pine Pavilion is] a playful art installation introducing the heritage and the context, a large-scale, miniature landscape bonsai of this pine forest."

Sitting atop a concrete base, a sequence of pine frames form a long, thin run of interconnected volumes.

Pine was chosen as a nod to the area's heritage. Songyang County's has a history of pine resin production dating back over a thousand years.

Many of these frames have been infilled with wood or glass, while others have been left open to the elements.

In some of these open areas, existing pine trees have been built around and brought into the structure.

Full-scale, black and white vinyl images on the glass of workers tapping trees overlay views of the real trees.

Cutting through the structure, a series of narrow passages covered by wooden brise soleil create a connection between the riverside path and the fishpond, across which views of the village are visible.

Slightly higher volumes house the more enclosed elements of the programme.

These are topped with clerestory glazing, and can be opened up to the surroundings with sliding glass doors.

In January, DnA_Design and Architecture presented the Pine Pavilion at The World Around conference in New York, which was livestreamed on Dezeen.

Also in Songyang County, Chinese architect He Wei recently transformed a traditional rammed-earth residence into a youth hostel using a series of polycarbonate-clad rooms on wheels.

Photography is by Wang Ziling.

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Project credits:

Architecture design: DnA_Design and Architecture
Principle architect: Xu Tiantian
Design team: Xu Tiantian, Zhang Longxiao, Zhou Yang

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People Are Calling Queen Elizabeth Immortal And Creating Hilarious Memes (40 Pics)

Did you know that at 93 years old, Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-ruling monarch in British history? In fact, she has been ruling the country for so long, some people even began speculating she might be immortal. And, believe it or not, these speculations quickly picked up and even inspired some people to start creating hilarious memes.

People from all over the world are creating memes inspired by the Queen’s supposed immortality and you don’t need to be from the UK to have a laugh. Check out some of the best ones in the gallery below!

#1 Colonizing Of Paradise

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#2 It Do Be Like That

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#3 This Meme Will Never End

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#4 Old Queen Lady Immortal Haha

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#5 Long Live

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#6 She Will Outlive All Of Us

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#7 She’s One Tough Cookie

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#8 Evil Royal Laughter

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#9 The New Rickroll

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#10 Immortal Being

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#11 With Great Interest

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#12 Is It Possible To Learn This Power?

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#13 Oh No. Here We Go Again

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#14 Immortalitea

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#15 She Needs That Record 4 Years 58 Days To Go

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#16 Long Live The Queen

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#17 She Saw It All Happen

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#18 Immortal

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#19 You Can’t Kill Me

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#20 She Is Immortal

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#21 She Is So Op, It’s Disgusting

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#22 The Sun Will Never Set

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#23 Immortal Being

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#24 *confused British Noises

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#25 Immortality

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#26 Birthday Confirmed , 95 Ac

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#27 She Is Immortal

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#28 She Is Immortal

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#29 She Never Yields

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#30 This Is Her Third Time Going Out For A Walk

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#31 She Is Immortal, Unkillable, Unmatched

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#32 So Relatable

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#33 It’s Time For You To Go

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#34 The Legend Never Dies

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#35 I Think She Puts Immortality Juice In Her Tea

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#36 Weak Piece Of Shit

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#37 The Queen Can Fly

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#38 Legends Never Die

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#39 She Looks Good In That Immortal Look

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#40 She’s Not Gonna Leave Anytime Soon Guys

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