Keeping up with the Commons, August 2016

Ten things to know now from the commons and beyond

Food vendor Sofía Bravo from Images of Empowerment. Photo by Juan Arredondo, CC-BY-NC

1. We interviewed some brilliant technologists creating local, modular, sustainable eco-houses. Discover the CC-licensed future of housing.
2. Images of Empowerment: beautiful, free photos of women’s work around the world
3. We rocked against the TPP with mega super star Evangeline Lilly
4. “Opening the Textbook”: The 2015–2016 OER survey shows growth in key areas, including increased awareness of Open Educational resources. (tl;dr OER is gaining ground in a lot of areas!)
5. Our interview with Dutch designer Joost deCock is starting a #FashRev and helping men of all sizes look dapper via Creative Commons licensing
6. Ignite your creativity with this CC-licensed graphic from HubSpot
7. Unsplash creator and super photographer Samuel Zeller writes about why he gives away his images for free
8. Congratulations to the Free Music Archive for reaching 100,000 songs!
9. Try saying Jan Gildemeester Jansz three times fast, and then explore this famous painting of his gallery, made interactive by our friends at the Knight Foundation
10. A CC-licensed game about Open Data? Sounds like fun for the whole non-profit!

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