Gray’s Economy
Of the many known, reliable economic indicators (New Residential Construction, GDP, Quarterly Services Survey to name a few...) one stands out as the clearest: Gray's Papaya Hot Dog Index. Despite...
Chanel Mobile Art Arrives in NYC
If you have a passion for quilted leather hold onto your handbags, next month Chanel will be rolling into town their roving art mobile with an exhibit dedicated to artists'...
Smarter Online Ads
Online ads annoy me. The passive ones are never very effective. They're all formatted the same, packed with as much information as possible. The "guerrilla" ones are even worse, bombarding...
Think Timeless
My beloved old Saab finally kicked the dust a couple weeks ago. After some debate, I've decided to look into some options for replacing it. My search led me to...
Sheri and Spark to Host a Talk at the MYOB Conference
This September 25-28th I'll be attending the HOW magazine's Mind Your Own Business Conference in Austin, Texas. While I am there I, along with my colleague and Spark VP, Christina...
While You Were Out: We Founded a Design Organization
I just realized that somehow one very important topic/thread of how we spend our time outside of the studio has been missing from this blog...Spark Over 5 years ago, when...
Sustainable Beauty Companies and Wooden Caps
Last weekend at Terrain I spotted a line of beauty products by Akhassausa that are beautifully designed. Their two small lines, nature and retreat, are differentiated by accent color. The...
Create Your Own Niche
What does it take to stand out in the crowd or on the shelves? Personality. A memorable hook. Being remarkable. So then how do you become remarkable? Most companies spend...