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Populating Our Problems Elsewhere

Populating Our Problems Elsewhere

A while back I posted a request for feminine hygiene product manufacturers to take their packaging's design to the next level. In general, I was hoping that MSLK could inspire...
Pass It On

Pass It On

The other day my friend Liz sent out a mass email with a link to a website, simply stating: "This is a great video to check out. If you already...
Post Modern

Post Modern

I was given this necklace as a present from my mom for Christmas. I love it! A great gift for someone who loves art history and of course, Modernism, Post...
Best Designer Burger

Best Designer Burger

A while back we were having an intense debate in the studio about the best burger in NYC. It became quite heated with questions like, can you really count the...
Lucky Beer

Lucky Beer

I like how the bottle design for this beer ties in with its name "Lucky" – the "Laughing Buddha" is a symbol for luck in Asian cultures. I think it...
Designer Gum

Designer Gum

Korres, a Greek beauty company, recently opened their first store in New York on Wooster St. in Soho. They market themselves as "natural products" (whatever that means these days), with...
Dress to Impress

Dress to Impress

Two movie posters, two very different approaches to promoting. Both employ equal amounts of oscar-fueled star power, yet the one on the left breaks from convention through its whimsical use...
A Classy Can

A Classy Can

Leave it to San Pellegrino to make even a crappy can a bit classier. When not in its signature citrus shaped bottle, Limonata Soda is sold with an aluminum cover...
Powers of Details

Powers of Details

Recently we received a package from Design Within Reach which had a great quote from design master Charles Eames printed directly on the packing tape: "The details are not details....
Not Sure How I Feel About the New, New Museum

Not Sure How I Feel About the New, New Museum

One thing I know is that I'm not encouraging anyone to rush off and see the museum's inaugural exhibit, Unmonumental: The Object in the 21st Century. I found the work...