Beauty in chaos

"Design is about people creating solutions that help or improve the lives of other people-often in profound ways, but often in ways that are quite small and unnoticed."  (pg. 195 [E-book edition)

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This quote says everything that needs to be said about this image.  This picture was taken the day of Game 7 of the Stanley Cup in Vancouver, Canada after the Vancouver Canucks lost to the Boston Bruins.

I became a fan of the Canucks during the Fall 2010 semester of my undergrad studies when one of my semester long projects was to advertise an area (with a magazine article, brochure, etc.) we picked out of a hat.  I picked Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada.  My area was the only one outside of the county.  In order to learn the culture without going to Canada, I started to watch a Canadian channel I get with cable almost exclusively (even to the point of picking up the accent).  What I learned from the almost 24-7 watching of CKWS, was that Canadians are very nice and friendly people.  Even their advertisements seemed like the people wanted to be your friend. 

Jump to a few weeks ago.  Vancouver loses the Stanley Cup in the last game at home.  Although hockey is a major part of the culture of our neighbors up north, I would be the last person to say that there would be riots afterward.  But within all the chaos, there was a couple in the middle of a street kissing each other.  Others were showing negativity and hatred, while these two people went (almost) unnoticed to the rioters.

I would not be surprised if this image became the "updated" version of the "Kiss in Time Square" picture.  It resembles the same ideals to me.  Both saw such negativity and hatred in where they were (war or the riots) and both decided to bring joy and love into their life.  Moments that lasted only seconds, captured in time, to share the message of peace and love.

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