For Shakespeare’s 450th birthday the Globe Theater is performing Hamlet in every country in the world. It will take two years and the troupe is hoping it will connect people with diverse backgrounds through the common elements of the narrative.

Read more about it on the BBC.

Like all cities with temperate weather, San Diego has a large homeless population. And they’re using design to help push their social responsibility. Throughout the city they’ve placed parking meter-style coin collection systems. People can still give change to the homeless, but by depositing into these meters the money goes to soup kitchens and shelters. The donations can still help local people but it also helps get them into the system, a first step out of homelessness.

 

Thanks to The Bold Italic, this will be in my nightmares all week. Enjoy!

Wes Anderson has a reputation for creating films that are amazing to look at. Check out the model created for his new film, The Grand Budapest Hotel.

Are apple cores a myth made up by the fruit industry? This piece by James Hamblin gives a pretty good case for it. While this isn’t directly about design, it is about thinking differently. What are other “truths” that we don’t question? Try doing a usual task in an unusual way, even just using your non-dominant hand to eat. Maybe it will change your day.