A collection of resources illustrating how we communicate through art, design and technology.Tumblr (3.0; @peaswithcarrots)http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/76394c8c4186832e6b32d82ebd5c4468/tumblr_mgp1f1pYNH1r7r5o6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/post/40641958217http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/post/40641958217Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:59:00 -0500inforgaphicdata visualizationdesign<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b88b1f5080a4ab9554f00fb5fed2fed7/tumblr_mgogifbiv41r7r5o6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Caffeine consumption and data visualization come together in this interactive coffee poster from <a href="http://columnfivemedia.com/">Column5 media</a>. This poster provides you a great visual backdrop to track consumption data over the course of a month. The user is invited to use their coffee to ‘paint’ their data onto the poster to complete the visualization.</p>http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/post/40609271537http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/post/40609271537Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:27:50 -0500data visualizationinfographicdesignpostercoffee<a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/explainer/2013/01/when_did_humans_realize_sex_makes_babies_evolution_of_reproductive_consciousness.html">How Did Humans Figure Out That Sex Makes Babies?</a>: <p>An answer to one of the Explainer’s 2012 runner-up Questions of the Year by J. Bryan Lowder via <a href="http://www.slate.com">Slate.com</a></p>http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/post/40371122965http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/post/40371122965Sat, 12 Jan 2013 17:30:44 -0500sexevolutionanthropology<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9b2a05cd9763013caebff23a5ee6eedd/tumblr_mgivqoonQh1r7r5o6o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><strong><br/></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://Mashable.com">Mashable.com</a>,</strong> the popular online magazine for all things tech and social media, uses what it refers to as “the mashable velocity graph” to visually illustrate how quickly people are sharing articles from it’s website (it’s the squiggly worm in the bottom corner of the article box).  In the age of information and social network connectivity sharing content online is as easy as choosing your network of preference and pressing a button. </p> <p><strong>Pierre Bourdieu</strong> (1930 – 2002) a French sociologist, anthropologist and philosopher pioneered, among many terms, the concept of social capital to reveal the dynamics and power relations in social life.</p> <p><strong>Social currency</strong>, a term derived from Bourdieu’s social capital theory, is the actual and potential value that arises from the presence in social networks and communities, including in the online realm.  Social currency is about increasing the sense of community, granting access to information and knowledge, and providing status and recognition.</p> <p>Social networks have value for businesses.  For organizations like <a href="http://Mashable.com">Mashable</a>, who’s core activity is content management, delivering information and providing options for it to be shared and distributed online through social networks, creates brand interaction and engagement which ultimately results in increased social currency.  Through the use of tools like the “velocity graph” <a href="http://Mashable.com">Mashable</a> not only measures the popularity of it’s content online but also creates, with the help of a visual aid, an incentive for individuals to share “hot content” with others, tapping directly to the power of social networks to create social capital for it’s brand.</p>http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/post/40346206643http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/post/40346206643Sat, 12 Jan 2013 12:11:00 -0500mediaSocial mediasocial networksanalyticsPierre Bourdieucontent managementsocial capital<iframe src="http://embed.ted.com/talks/diane_kelly_what_we_didn_t_know_about_penis_anatomy.html" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" webkitallowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/><br/><p id="tagline">There are basic facts about the human body we’re still learning. Case in point: How does the mammalian erection work?</p> <p>Diane Kelly studies vertebrate anatomy, in particular the connection between the design and the function of reproductive organs.</p>http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/post/40303853568http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/post/40303853568Fri, 11 Jan 2013 21:54:43 -0500sexanthropologydesignfunction<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5f947463a617ea947d333668a42a22e1/tumblr_mg9j06fcFF1qbz9meo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://life.tumblr.com/post/40261634595/koala-bears-need-we-say-more" class="tumblr_blog">life</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Koala bears… Need we say more?</p></blockquote> <p> <br/>  </p>http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/post/40283163379http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/post/40283163379Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:30:29 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8e2fJfiddx4?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p> <a href="http://www.ledzeppelin.com/">Led Zeppelin</a> at the <a href="http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/specialevents/honors/">35th Annual Kennedy Center Honors</a> and Ann and Nancy Wilson of <a href="http://www.heart-music.com/">Heart</a>  with a very moving rendition of “Stairway to Heaven.”</p>http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/post/40273444295http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/post/40273444295Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:23:49 -0500led zeppelinmusic<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/aa5e9eed795645a3e0656152a01c6bfe/tumblr_mgh3qaPSR41r7r5o6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Huffy Radio Bike, 1955.</p>http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/post/40265345412http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/post/40265345412Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:08:34 -0500bikesdesign<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a9cc110f50f8f03d11160ba600594502/tumblr_mgh3p8P6Aa1r7r5o6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Huffy Radio Bike 1955.</p>http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/post/40265311205http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/post/40265311205Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:07:56 -0500bikesdesign<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e7c02046e63a73432280554664c18bb6/tumblr_meuo2pWAC01rjbwsgo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://think-progress.tumblr.com/post/38886638453/wesustain-a-warm-november-and-record-breaking" class="tumblr_blog">think-progress</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://wesustain.tumblr.com/post/37695031895/a-warm-november-and-record-breaking-early-december">wesustain</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p class="p1">A warm November and record-breaking early December means 2012 will be the warmest year ever for the U.S</p> </blockquote> <p>You did it world. It’s the <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/12/10/1307221/2012-is-the-hottest-most-extreme-year-in-us-history/">hottest year recorded</a> for the U.S. </p></blockquote>http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/post/38911714593http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/post/38911714593Wed, 26 Dec 2012 20:15:25 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d7468a777ff9c205399304c784c35ae2/tumblr_mfe1f6k4781qjxnl0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/post/38809831925http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/post/38809831925Tue, 25 Dec 2012 15:23:58 -0500posterdesign<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fae3f89f4af37a017d68bda4d2607d4e/tumblr_mfls1sau5x1qc6j5yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://discoverynews.tumblr.com/post/38809289899/rhamphotheca-the-sun-on-christmas-12-25-12" class="tumblr_blog">discoverynews</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://rhamphotheca.tumblr.com/post/38808988867/the-sun-on-christmas-12-25-12-we-still-are">rhamphotheca</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>The Sun on Christmas (12/25/12)</strong></p> <p><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoPageCaption"><span class="hasCaption">We still are seeing a quiet Sun. Even though the active region in the center of the Sun harbors the energy for a M-class (Medium) sized solar flare, we have only tracked B and C-class flares. These are much smaller in size and provide barely noticeable effects. <br/><br/> Wishing you all a safe celebration today! <br/><br/> (Credit: NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory)</span></span></p> </blockquote> <p>Super-hot Christmas hugs from our nearest star.</p></blockquote>http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/post/38809662613http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/post/38809662613Tue, 25 Dec 2012 15:21:18 -0500sciencephotography<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/43f0f50ba6c9075de585026a253f49bc/tumblr_mfclfhZ2u61r0bs4no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://adesigncube.com/post/38577636252/henrique-oliveira">designcube</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>henrique oliveira</p> </blockquote>http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/post/38583548529http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/post/38583548529Sat, 22 Dec 2012 19:24:44 -0500designinstallation<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/00dc022072cf4ba977a254cc3adbb4c7/tumblr_mf2ya9yL5W1r0bs4no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><blockquote> <h1 class="homeoffice title title-page">Death Star Ice SPHERE Mold</h1> </blockquote></p>http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/post/38039086056http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/post/38039086056Sat, 15 Dec 2012 23:45:59 -0500design<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mehrwvBTAO1r7r5o6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote><p><a href="http://flpbd.it/hfR2j">Color</a><br/><a href="http://flpbd.it/hfR2j">facebook.com</a></p> </blockquote>http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/post/37171771130http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/post/37171771130Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:43:42 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mehrvz4JCH1r7r5o6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote><p><a href="http://flpbd.it/IxxtG">Our Colorful Planet</a><br/><a href="http://flpbd.it/IxxtG">facebook.com</a></p> </blockquote>http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/post/37171740956http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/post/37171740956Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:43:10 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_majzx6jPCE1rgahabo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_majzx6jPCE1rgahabo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_majzx6jPCE1rgahabo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_majzx6jPCE1rgahabo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_majzx6jPCE1rgahabo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_majzx6jPCE1rgahabo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_majzx6jPCE1rgahabo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/post/35259186174http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/post/35259186174Thu, 08 Nov 2012 01:33:57 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3qageOKa71qggmq6o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3qageOKa71qggmq6o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://kennethbotsfordjr.tumblr.com/post/33356111885/what-dali-and-van-goghs-insides-would-look-like" class="tumblr_blog">kennethbotsfordjr</a>:</p> <blockquote><blockquote> <p>What Dali and Van Gogh’s insides would look like based on their art styles.</p> </blockquote> <p>This is such a beautiful idea</p></blockquote>http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/post/35259141871http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/post/35259141871Thu, 08 Nov 2012 01:32:43 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md5oh1OgNj1r7r5o6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote><p><a href="http://flpbd.it/ztG69">Creative Design Ideas</a><br/><a href="http://flpbd.it/ztG69">facebook.com</a></p> </blockquote>http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/post/35258840462http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/post/35258840462Thu, 08 Nov 2012 01:24:36 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md1sznfPux1r7r5o6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/post/35107452137http://peaswithcarrots.tumblr.com/post/35107452137Mon, 05 Nov 2012 23:11:47 -0500photographyPhillipe HalsmanDali Salvador