Hospital gowns with dignity - what a crazy idea! http://bit.ly/ceRTKm
I have learned from my mother that one of the main challenges to recovery in a long hospital stay is the lack of dignity and humanity of the experience. You are prodded, rolled, poked, talked around, condescended to, belittled, and dismissed. On top of that, you wear a demeaning gown with an open backend that constantly reminds you about just how low your life has gotten. Anyone who isn't depressed by all this is either exceptionally strong, oblivious, or medicated.
So I love these new gowns for the NHS - they open on the side, so you aren't as exposed. They come with a cell phone pocket for easy access to your support network. And they have a soft fleecy blanket for extra comfort on a sensory level.
Little design changes like this are comparatively affordable ways to improve outcomes, the end goal of all medical change.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
Population Concentration?
http://strangemaps.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/neighbourhood.gif
This is one of those ideas that seems so reasonable to someone in NYC, and makes people in Colorado go all twitchy and question 'comfortably.' As a designer, I like the presentation but the idea catches in my throat. Though a nation of unpopulated green is a great thought, there is a power in seeing the mountains from my window. There is a connection to the world as I watch the coyotes play behind my house that I didn't get living in central London. There is beauty in acres of farmland, held by families with histories and heartaches. Giving people a little piece of wilderness inspires them to reach out and care for the big pieces they can't see as well.
Barbara Kingsolver, in High Tide in Tuscon, wrote:
Who will love the imperfect lands, the fragments of backyard desert paradise, the creek that runs between farms? In our passion to protect the last remnants of virgin wilderness, shall we surrender everything else in exchange?
This is one of those ideas that seems so reasonable to someone in NYC, and makes people in Colorado go all twitchy and question 'comfortably.' As a designer, I like the presentation but the idea catches in my throat. Though a nation of unpopulated green is a great thought, there is a power in seeing the mountains from my window. There is a connection to the world as I watch the coyotes play behind my house that I didn't get living in central London. There is beauty in acres of farmland, held by families with histories and heartaches. Giving people a little piece of wilderness inspires them to reach out and care for the big pieces they can't see as well.
Barbara Kingsolver, in High Tide in Tuscon, wrote:
Who will love the imperfect lands, the fragments of backyard desert paradise, the creek that runs between farms? In our passion to protect the last remnants of virgin wilderness, shall we surrender everything else in exchange?
Collaborative Art
http://art.othernet.com/index.htm
This is strangely addictive collaborative art. It's also a testament to abstraction, which can be very emotive and tangible. There is also something wonderful about the idea that beneath our humanity are these common threads.
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