by Sven | Mar 5, 2015 | design, news
A couple of weeks ago, I went to the opening of The Other Barrio at the Brava Theater in San Francisco. Based on a story by San Francisco Poet Laureate Alejandro Murguia, this beautifully shot neo-film noir — directed by Dante Betteo and co-produced by my friend Lou...
by Sven | Nov 11, 2014 | articles, features, print, writing
I’m really psyched with the job YES! Magazine has done with my feature article about Medellín, Colombia in their current Winter 2015 cities issue. It’s online now, but if you can, please pick up a copy at your local news stand or bookstore (if you still...
by Sven | May 23, 2014 | features, online, photo essays, writing
Shareable just published my 2nd postcard from Medellin, Are We Better Off Being Better Off?, looking more deeply into the meaning of “development” and “progress,” including plenty of photos and examples from my excursions through...
by Sven | Apr 18, 2014 | online, photo essays, writing
Postcard from Medellín: A Big WUF for Urban Equity This is the first in a multi-part series about Medellín, the World Urban Forum 7, and the Ecocitizen World Map Project, an exciting crowdmapping initiative I’ve been involved in for the last 6 months. It is...
by Sven | Jan 24, 2014 | essays, online, writing
A few weeks ago I wrote an article about our relationship with information technology for the Matador Network that I thought would be worth sharing here. I find that there is a bit of a taboo we all impose on ourselves when it comes to looking at the use of digital...
