Designerisland

Caribbean | Design | Art | Life

[Designerisland @DesignerIsland]

BOX, BRANCH, BUILD, WILL
A Chat with the #Trinidadian Creator William McIntosh

https://t.co/JNscgTTc4D

#CaribbeanCreatives #CaribbeanDesign

[Collins Okinyo @bedjosessien]

I love this ingeneous concept of the last dinner before the FIFA World Cup by Senegal 🇸🇳

The Teranga Lions were hosted a farewell dinner right on the pitch at the Stade Abdoulaye Wade in Diamniadio, Senegal.

The players, technical staff, and administrative crew gathered for this send-off meal to boost team spirit before departing the World Cup.
@soka25east

[Waxan Studio @Waxanimation]

Lakay, un court-métrage d'animation réalisé par Amarise Defranco, une femme d'origine haïtienne 🇭🇹, où nous suivons Makayla, une jeune d'origine haïtienne qui ne veut pas revenir dans le pays de sa mère puis fait un rêve où un se retrouve à Haïti 🇭🇹

[Paul A. Hay @phc_jamaica]

#Economy - @Marladukharan | Switching to renewable #energy will cut Cayman’s cost of living - @cayCompass #KY @phc_facilities
https://t.co/D9dKkkY0Mc

[Antidepressant Content @depressionlesss]

Life got sweeter when I realized that the magic behind childhood wasn't because I was a child, it was because I was living in present

[Maria Popova @themarginalian]

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[ScienceFocus @ScienceFocusonX]

No bee. No food. No us.

That's not a slogan. That's the math.

At a debate hosted by the Earthwatch Institute at the Royal Geographical Society in London, bees were crowned the most important living species on Earth.

Why a tiny striped insect over lions, whales, or us?

Simple. Around 70% of the world's agriculture leans entirely on bees. Three out of every four bites of fruit, nuts, and vegetables on your plate exist because a bee showed up to work.

No pollination, no plants. No plants, no food. No food, no people.

And here's the gut punch.

Bees are now on the endangered list. Studies show colonies have collapsed by up to 90% in recent years. The killers? Pesticides, deforestation, vanishing wildflowers, and habitat loss.

A creature smaller than your thumbnail is holding up the entire food chain.

And we're knocking the legs out from under it.

Protect the bees. Protect the dinner table. Protect ourselves.

Source: Earthwatch Institute debate at the Royal Geographical Society of London

[🖌🎨MIITOONS✏️ | COMMS OPEN! @ArionMiitoons]

A little excerpt from a TikTok I stumbled onto that I think you should sit with the possibility of....👀

[Designerisland @DesignerIsland]

The Beautiful Chaos of Designing Experiences. Our Chat with Event Planner and Creative Professional,@KristaAClarke

https://t.co/4IXJyqyJpU

[Josh Ps.D.  🇹🇹🇧🇧🇻🇪 @jbsuperman]

Somebody needs to start a lil Caribbean Adventure Club.

Once a year we go to a different island and just field trip through the island experiencing all the facets of their culture. Street food, hikes, education sessions where we learn history, language, etc.

[Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder]

This is brilliant 🤌🏼✨️

Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges talking about what the task of Art boils down to.

(Watch all 97 seconds.)

[𐌁𐌉Ᏽ 𐌕𐌉𐌌𐌉 @OrevaZSN]

You’re standing on a planet with molten lava at its core. Trees are turning sunlight into air you can breathe. Your heart is beating without you asking it to. There’s a moon in the sky and bugs that glow. This whole thing is absurdly beautiful. Don’t forget to notice it.

[Nick Frosst @nickfrosst]

lets do more of this and less gambling apps. this is what startups should be all about.

[James Tate @JamesTate121]

Colombia has declared its entire Amazon biome a reserve zone for renewable natural resources, effectively banning any new oil exploration, hydrocarbon production, or large-scale mining projects in the region.
Colombia has declared its entire Amazon biome a reserve zone for renewable natural resources, effectively banning any new oil exploration, hydrocarbon production, or large-scale mining projects in the region.
The protected area spans approximately 483,000 square kilometers about the size of Sweden and represents 42% of Colombia’s continental territory, covering roughly 7% of the entire Amazon rainforest basin.
Announced during COP30 in Brazil, the decision makes Colombia the first Amazonian country to protect its entire share of the rainforest from new extractive industrial activities. The policy halts dozens of pending concessions, including 43 oil blocks and hundreds of mining requests that had not yet begun operations.
By prioritizing ecosystem preservation over fossil fuel and mineral extraction, the measure aims to reduce deforestation, protect biodiversity, and maintain the Amazon’s crucial role in global climate regulation through carbon storage and water cycle stability.
The initiative, introduced under the Petro administration, reflects a shift toward sustainable development and could set a precedent for other Amazon nations facing similar pressures from resource extraction.
Environmental advocates consider it one of the most significant conservation victories in recent history, safeguarding vital ecosystems and Indigenous territories while contributing to global climate protection.

[hunter @3gpmh]

how grotesque is the expression “earn a living”

[Duchess of Brixton ❤️🖤💚☭ @fufuisonme]

The Caribbean Dictionary has existed for 29 years 📚
20,000+ words across Caribbean English Creoles, tracing their history across the islands and Africa ❤️🫶🏾

Time to give it its flowers.

[Entrepreneurs on X @entreprneursonx]

The man who produced Johnny Cash, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Adele explains why Hollywood keeps making soulless movies:

"The audience comes last. I'm not making it for them, I'm making it for me."

"When you make something truly for yourself, you're doing the best thing you possibly can for the audience."

"So many big movies are just not good because they're being made by people trying to make something they think someone else is going to like. That's not how art works. That's commerce."

"Everything we make as artists are essentially diary entries."

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Finland's strategy of building entire apartment blocks for formerly homeless individuals as part of its "Housing First" model has been highly successful, contributing to the near-elimination of homelessness in the country.

This came with the creation of apartment blocks specifically designed for homeless individuals. These complexes come with private rooms, mental-health support, job assistance, and social workers on site — helping people stabilize their lives before anything else.

The rent automatically adjusts to income, meaning no one is ever priced out again. This approach has already helped Finland achieve the lowest homelessness rate in Europe, proving that stable housing creates a foundation for employment, recovery, and long-term independence.

[Designerisland @DesignerIsland]

@chefbrigetterj is how you don't ever seem to miss a Trinidad Food comment on this app. You like the classic meme with that Kar*dshian peeking out the bush! We appreciate you Chef Brigette 😂