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Sustainable Social Swiss Design

Sustainable Social Swiss Design

These belt buckles are made out of old bike license plates. They are part of an amazing collection of wearable and home accessories made by long-term unemployed persons. The Social...
One Cold Hand

One Cold Hand

Last week my mom sent me a newspaper clipping about a woman in Pittsburgh dedicated to reuniting lost gloves and mittens. Jennifer Gooch is a Pittsburgh resident who features gloves/mittens...
Bad Trip

Bad Trip

The other day at the store I stumbled upon packaging for a styling product. In the left hand corner was a message informing consumers that only the packaging had changed,...
I LOVE lovelines

I LOVE lovelines

While reading about the upcoming speakers for the AIGA Small Talks, I came across this project by Jonathan Harris who will be speaking in February. Lovelines is a website that...
Great Signage

Great Signage

Great window displays don't need to be expensive. A simple concept with a clever dialog with the product is always compelling. Check out this simple lucite silhouette in a window...
Carbon Copier

Carbon Copier

New logo alert: Xerox. But is it really anything new? Apparently this is an attempt to appear more youthful. For that, I think they've succeeded. Unfortunately, the logo seems to...
Design: Isamu Noguchi and Isamu Kenmochi

Design: Isamu Noguchi and Isamu Kenmochi

At the end of our street, along the East River, sits a small museum dedicated to the industrial designer and artist, Isamu Noguchi. It actually sits in the building that...
Macabre Beauty

Macabre Beauty

While doing some research on sustainability, I came across Chris Jordan’s amazing photographic art. His work is both appealing and alarming. Unsparingly depicting American’s mass consumption, his imagery portrays the...
Better Than a Brown Bag

Better Than a Brown Bag

If I were six years-old, you can bet that I would be rocking this lunch bag at school. And though I don't personally know anyone between the ages of four...
Repurposing Styrofoam

Repurposing Styrofoam

A while back Apple sent me new laptop. I hung onto the Styrofoam sheets in the box because I loved the circle pattern. Today I was cleaning and about to...