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Dr. Bonne Zabolotney @bonnezab.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

So much to critique in this essay, which I fully disagree with. One undiscussed element is not *just* the ecological footprint + resource usage in the production of polyester versus natural cloth, but the impact of VOLUMES of polyester produced by fast fashion. What fabric dominates the landfills?

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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

BARKERVILLE VS CATHEDRAL GROVE THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH OF THE SEARCH FOR BC'S BEST ROADSIDE ATTRACTION IS HERE TREES VS GOLD NATURE VS COMMERCE TWO MYTHS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ONE WINNER VOTE NOW

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Search for B.C.'s best roadside attraction: Finals, Cathedral Grove vs. Barkerville | CBC News

Two public attractions steeped in history – cultural and natural – have made it to the finals. But which one will voters choose to win it all?

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Dr. Bonne Zabolotney @bonnezab.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Canadian Design Studies friends, you may already know about this, but the documentary about Clairtone is available on Crave right now. One more piece of Canadian design history that deserves attention: www.sphinxproductions.com/films/clairt...

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Clairtone — Sphinx Productions

Acclaimed director Ron Mann delves into the captivating rise and fall of Clairtone, an audacious Canadian electronics company founded by Peter Munk and David Gilmour during the vibrant 1960s. Renowned...

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Meredith Plays Horn @meredithmoo25.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Siegfried’s Long Call from Twilight of the Garage (Gäragerdämmerung)

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Dr. Bonne Zabolotney @bonnezab.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

"Waymos don’t have human drivers, they’re devoid of humanity,” she said. Destroyed robot taxis are “symbolic of the attempts, throughout the history of this country, by the tech industry to strip us of community.” www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/the-weapon...

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The weaponization of Waymo

How protestors turned torched Waymos into icons of the anti-ICE demonstrations

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Dr. Bonne Zabolotney @bonnezab.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

We had a great Canadian Design Studies class today, discussing a very (limited) history of Service Design, as exemplified in Canadian wheat/dairy/livestock Pools and Federated Co-ops. (image from: everettbakerslides.smugmug.com/Photography/...)

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Dr. Bonne Zabolotney @bonnezab.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

I didn't actually know about the restrictive IP laws brought about by fair trade. This is throttling Canada's right to repair, our right to jailbreak devices, our right to modify/adapt devices. www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... #Canada

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What if Canada stopped upholding U.S. tech companies’ intellectual property? - CCPA

The following article was originally published by Cory Doctorow on his blog. It is reprinted here with his permission and under the terms of its Creative Commons 4.0 licensing.

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Dr. Bonne Zabolotney @bonnezab.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Not one but TWO pairs of blue herons building nests at Hastings duck pond late this afternoon. So amazing to watch.

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Dr. Bonne Zabolotney @bonnezab.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

This 1949 memo from the T. Eaton Company archives, at the beginning of Canada's Good Design Movement, is still timely. When they refer to "foreign exchange" they are referring to the tariffs the US still had in place in 1949

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Dr. Bonne Zabolotney @bonnezab.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Canadians - I have cloud storage on google and apple, which I think I should move. Are there any Canadian-based cloud storage places I should be looking at? #canadasky

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Dr. Bonne Zabolotney @bonnezab.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Design Scholars + Educators! Bloomsbury Design Library is calling for proposals! If interested in contributing, pls use these links to submit a proposal. Design Bibliography: lnkd.in/gqUvzhCT Lesson Plans: lnkd.in/g7y-xwYe Designer Biography: lnkd.in/gjXabuEA Encyclopedia Entry: lnkd.in/gF3G-jyv

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Dr. Bonne Zabolotney @bonnezab.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

It feels like there has never been a better time to examine Canada's Good Design movement and its economic/socio-political raison d'être.

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Dr. Bonne Zabolotney @bonnezab.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

If you saw Mark Carney on The Daily Show and are interested in how he sees the world economically, listen to the 2020 Reith Lectures from BBC: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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BBC Radio 4 - The Reith Lectures, Mark Carney - How We Get What We Value, From Moral to Market Sentiments

Why have financial values come to be considered more important than human ones?

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Dr. Bonne Zabolotney @bonnezab.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

This week, my husband rediscovered a few old photos that were given to him by a family friend about 20 years ago. I had a look and lo and behold: Andrew King posters in the wild! Hiding in the foreground.

Black and white candid photo of two guitar players, performing on stage. Below them, on the front of the stage is a show print, most likely by Andrew King.

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

On this day in 1924, Yvonne Brill was born in Winnipeg. She invented the Electrothermal Hydrazine Thruster, which today keeps satellites in orbit. Her work revolutionized rocket science and changed humanity's future in space. Let's learn about her :) 🧵1/10

The photo is a black-and-white portrait of a woman with short, wavy hair styled to one side. She has a calm expression and is wearing a necklace with large, round beads. The image appears to be from a past era, likely mid-20th century, based on the hairstyle and photographic style.

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Dr. Bonne Zabolotney @bonnezab.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

I had the pleasure of working with Joe on Vancouver Opera posters.... in 1998! An entire career ago. He was a kind, courageous, and creative man. What an icon.

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Dr. Bonne Zabolotney @bonnezab.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

I'm working on my Canadian Design History syllabus. In my other survey course, I explain how Vancouver was clear-cut, part of False Creek filled in with earth removed from "the cut", Sumas Lake filled in, etc as ways to intently manipulate/design natural elements.

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Dr. Bonne Zabolotney @bonnezab.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Honestly, about 15 years ago I thought the freighters were going overboard with foghorns. I could hear them going off day and night. And then I discovered I had a horrible inner ear infection.

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Erin Dwyer aka Ginger Is A Construct @erindwyer.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

My brain at 3:00 a.m.:

Screenshot of a Duolingo year in review, green owl Duolingo is waving while half submerged in a hole but he’s bathed in red light from below so it looks menacing. Above Duolingo it says “you made 625 mistakes this year.”

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Dr. Bonne Zabolotney @bonnezab.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

In the underground parking lot at Emily Carr University. What would you call this, a Gaggle of Gagworthy Go-carts?

A line up of six parked Tesla Cybertrucks, parked in an underground parking lot. They appear to be new and waiting to be picked up by their owners.

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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 18/11/2024

Doctors open two unsanctioned overdose prevention sites at Vancouver Island hospitals: Physicians and volunteers say they plan to run the sites for at least the first three days of this week to protest inaction on harm reduction services

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Doctors open two unsanctioned overdose prevention sites at Vancouver Island hospitals

Physicians and volunteers say they plan to run the sites for at least the first three days of this week to protest inaction on harm reduction services

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Rob Jackson @robcamera.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

A Little Egret takes some time out to reflect on its day, photo taken at Lyn Coed y Dinas in mid Wales. #LittleEgret #ornithology #birds #nature #reflection #NaturePhotography

A Little Egret, with its full white plumage and black beak and legs, is beautifully reflected in the calm still blue waters in which it stands.

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Moudhy Al-Rashid (she/her) @moudhy.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

May as well dive right in. Did you know that dogs in ancient Mesopotamia also refused to drop the ball? According to a Sumerian proverb, “The dog understands ‘Take it!’ It does not understand ‘Put it down!’” Source: cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/34...

A round, light brown tablet made of clay with three lines of cuneiform scripts. Two rulings, or traced straight lines, enclose the writing. The photo also shows the sides of the tablet, including a few damaged parts.

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Dr. Bonne Zabolotney @bonnezab.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

I'm not sure how many design history profs are here, but I could use some feedback. I am putting together a dhis lecture on design and consumer capitalism as a follow up to my consumer culture lecture (which typically ends in the 20th century).

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Dr. Bonne Zabolotney @bonnezab.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

I’m at a point in my research where I need to have more extensive conversations about this recurring issue in Canadian Design History.

Newspaper clipping from July 15, 1950, stating “Canadian Producers Hit for Lack of Originality in Design”

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paulseesequasis @pseesequasis.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

‘Great Cree Indians’ vs ‘Fast Ojibway Indians.’ Cree and Ojibway hockey tour of Ontario and northern States. Photographed in Toronto on January 11, 1928. 📷 Unknown | Library and Archives Canada

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Dr. Bonne Zabolotney @bonnezab.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

The last tweet I authored, from 2023: Almost 100 years ago, the City of Vancouver Engineering department enjoyed their 2nd Annual Dinner, where they gave toasts and enjoyed a meal presented to them in a menu as information design. I'm in love with this crazy thing.

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